The state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday preventing those who sue employers for workplace discrimination from seeking damages in Wisconsin court.
A Supreme Court decision in October could forbid or significantly alter race as a consideration in college admissions when the court hears an appeal from a white student in Texas who hopes to end "racial preferences" in admissions.
Federal judges may take up a redistricting lawsuit Wednesday after Republican lawmakers said Tuesday they could not fulfill the judges' request to redraw the latest state redistricting maps.
WSUM, UW-Madison's student radio station, will celebrate a decade on the airwaves Wednesday with an anniversary celebration at Union South.
Despite reports from city officials that the implementation of a new voter ID law went smoothly, Tuesday's primary, local judge and county supervisor elections saw low voter turnout.
Rapid response from officers and paramedics saved the life of a student who went into cardiac arrest in the Kohl Center during Saturday's hockey game, according to a UW-Madison Police Department press release.
Police are investigating multiple thefts at a local liquor store resulting in more than $2,000 in stolen merchandise.
Two senators announced a bipartisan amendment Tuesday to the Assembly bill that would ease mining restrictions and streamline the development of a contentious iron mine proposal.
A suspect, who the victim could not identify, attacked a Madison woman without reason early Saturday evening on West Johnson Street, according to police.
City officials unanimously approved a plan for proposed redevelopment in the downtown area Monday, which includes possible plans to construct high rise apartment buildings in the Mifflin neighborhood.
The Board of Estimates unanimously approved an ordinance Monday requiring private contractors with the city of Madison to give the same benefits, such as health insurance, to those in domestic partnerships as married couples.
In the first semester since the program began, nearly 90 percent of UW-Madison students required to take a course on alcohol consumption safety found it beneficial, according to university health experts, though one participant disagreed.
The chair of UW-Madison's primary licensing advisory committee said Monday she is unhappy with the way Chancellor David Ward decided to enter a period of mediation with Adidas, rather than give the company 90 days' notice to pay severance to its workers as the committee recommended.
Tuesday's primary elections will be the first time voters will be asked to provide an acceptable photo ID before receiving a ballot, in accordance to the new Voter ID law passed last year.
The Student Services Finance Committee heard University Health Services' budget request for over $13 million Monday.
After a letter was sent from the mayor's office to local bar owners about controversial ID policies, city officials and police instructed bar owners and employees on bar admittance rules and management at an annual tavern safety meeting Monday.
So you're a diehard fan of the only publicly owned team in the NFL and want to support them from your home in Saskatoon, eh? Well it's time to start saving up loonies and toonies, you hoser, because Canadians can now buy stock in the Green Bay Packers.
The state's largest public workers' union endorsed former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk Monday in her bid to defeat Gov. Scott Walker in his likely recall election.
Increasing renewable energy generation while decreasing dependence on coal power plants in Wisconsin can lower rate-payer's energy costs, according to a report presented to legislators Monday.
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