Soglin proposes cut to 2013 Overture funding
By Abby Becker | Oct. 3, 2012Mayor Paul Soglin introduced his $266.4 million 2013 City of Madison operating budget Monday, which proposes decreasing the Overture Center’s requested funding by $1 million.
Mayor Paul Soglin introduced his $266.4 million 2013 City of Madison operating budget Monday, which proposes decreasing the Overture Center’s requested funding by $1 million.
U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin will join President Barack Obama for a campaign event on Bascom Hill Thursday that is expected to draw thousands of supporters.
The Student Judiciary ruled all Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee decisions made in fall 2012 void Monday following a student group’s complaint over a recent funding decision.
Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Programs Damon Williams held a press conference Tuesday outlining the schedule for the 2012 Diversity Forum, which will take place Friday, Oct. 12.
The Romney campaign sent a letter to Wisconsin election officials Monday asking local voting districts that did not send military absentee ballots overseas by the Sept. 22 deadline to do so immediately.
Students and downtown residents will now be able to vote in the Nov. 6 election and shop for groceries in the same building.
Student government leaders met Tuesday to discuss campaigns addressing mental health and safety on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday three University of Wisconsin-Madison students accused of attacking Badger running back Montee Ball could stand trial on felony battery charges.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward told the Faculty Senate Monday the university must prepare to take action and develop a new vision to adapt to the current climate of higher education.
The Human Resources redesign team presented a condensed version of the new personnel plan to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Faculty Senate Monday.
President Barack Obama’s visit to campus Thursday will bring the president off the television screen and onto Bascom Hill, where he will attempt to lock in support from the liberal capital of a swing state.
Student Services Finance Committee denied Wisconsin Student Lobby funding eligibility in a meeting Monday, saying the group had showed a lack of fiscal responsibility in recent years.
Members of the Student Labor Action Coalition delivered a letter and a pizza spelling “No Justice, No Pizza!” to Chancellor David Ward Monday to protest alleged poor working conditions at Palermo’s Pizza factories.
The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee discussed a plan Monday to grant students under the influence of alcohol protection from being issued citations if seeking medical assistance from authorities.
After five years of planning, a city committee unanimously approved new zoning codes and maps Monday, which could affect downtown areas currently occupied by students.
Police arrested a man for burglarizing a candy store on State Street and stealing an employee’s possessions Monday.
Students could see a multi-purpose building on the 300 block of West Johnson Street in the future, which developers say could change the street’s atmosphere from a campus and student-driven area to a more urban neighborhood.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee met Monday to discuss its plans to challenge University of Wisconsin-Madison’s ethnic studies requirement, which was last reviewed in 2002 with few changes put into effect since.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Monday his $522 million budget for 2013 will focus on funding programs that support health and human services.
President Barack Obama will campaign in Madison Thursday in his first visit to the city since September 2010.