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Legislature rejects plan to give Wisconsin DACA recipients in-state tuition at UW schools

By Jessica Lipaz | Feb. 26, 2018

To the dismay of Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, a bill that would grant undocumented Wisconsin residents the opportunity to receive in-state tuition at UW System institutions once again failed to pass, according to a recent press release. The 2017-’18 cost of out-of-state tuition at UW-Madison was $34,783, compared to $10,533 for in-state students.

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In final session of the year, Assembly hurries to OK policy priorities

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 25, 2018

In the last day of session activity this year, Assembly Republicans hurried to check off a series of top priorities on their legislative agenda.

While the State Asssembly unanimously passed criminal justice reform bills, Sen. Fitzgerald, R-Juneau is hesitant as the bills come to the Senate.

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Criminal justice bills unanimously pass assembly, face scrutiny in senate

By Will Husted | Feb. 22, 2018

The State Assembly unanimously passed a series of anti-crime and prison restructuring bills Wednesday but this overwhelming support for the legislation, however is not felt as strongly in the state Senate.

The St. Croix Chippewa Indian Tribe in Northwest Wisconsin has felt the impact of the opioid epidemic in many facets of their society.

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Wisconsin tribe fights back as effects of opioid crisis deepen in Native communities

By Will Husted | Feb. 21, 2018

The opioid crisis across the United States is no secret. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 42,000 people died of opioid overdoses in 2016. Many counties around the country, as well as over two-thirds of those in Wisconsin, have taken legal action in an attempt to mediate this issue.

Most tribes run their own health care systems through the federally-funded Indian Health Services. But it can also be difficult to know where exactly help can be found, because clinics that are not bound to cities or reservations are often few and far between.

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Experts say to look to history for answers as health inequity persists among Native communities

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 21, 2018

Concern erupted nationwide last year, after the release of a Centers for Disease Control report indicated that, for the first time in over five decades, Americans were starting to die sooner. But the document, which made national news, showed a mere 0.1 year decline in average age of death.

A new partnership between the Menominee Nation and The Nelson Institute may help advance the tribe’s current conservation goals while also exposing UW-Madison environmental studies students to Menominee land management traditions.

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Menominee Tribe partners with UW students to protect sacred place of origin

By Sydney Widell | Feb. 21, 2018

The Menominee River winds southeast from Iron Mountain, MI, through densely forested ridgeland all the way to Marinette, where it empties into Lake Michigan’s Green Bay.

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Dallet, Screnock advance to Supreme Court general election

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 20, 2018

Milwaukee Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet will meet Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock in the April general election, after Madison attorney Tim Burns fell short in Tuesday's non-partisan primary.

As state legislators clash over how to ensure student safety from gun violence, state Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, has introduced a bill to allow guns into private schools.

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Legislators butt heads over how to handle gun violence

By Dylan Ayer | Feb. 20, 2018

As state legislators clash over how to ensure student safety from gun violence, Rep. Jesse Kremer has introduced a bill to allow guns into private schools.

Three candidates are running to fill a vacant seat on the state Supreme Court; Wisconsinites will hit the polls tomorrow to pick their two favorite candidates to run in the April general election.

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What you need to know about Tuesday’s elections

By Will Husted | Feb. 19, 2018

Voters will trudge through the rain tomorrow to cast their ballots to fill a newly vacant seat on the state Supreme Court. In an off-year election without much publicity, The Daily Cardinal is here to help students figure out how they can cast their ballot.

School shootings have become hypersensitive due to increasing numbers in America and hate crimes abroad.

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As nation reels from Parkland tragedy, the state debates its own gun laws

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 18, 2018

As the nation grieves for the victims of another deadly school shooting, state lawmakers around the country are taking a step back and examining their own legislative safeguards against similar tragedies.

In a special session called by Gov. Scott Walker, the state Assembly passed a series of reforms to the state’s welfare system, adding work requirements, drug testing, and asset value limitations to various social programs.

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Walker’s welfare reforms pass state Assembly

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 18, 2018

In a special session called by Gov. Scott Walker, the state Assembly passed a series of reforms to the state’s welfare system, adding work requirements, drug testing, and asset value limitations to various social programs.

Under a bill authored by Rep. Andre Jacque and Sen. David Craig public employees will not be able to access abortions through their insurance.

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Public employees face uphill battle in accessing abortion services under new bill

By Luisa de Vogel | Feb. 15, 2018

Public employees in Wisconsin could face an uphill climb when seeking abortion services under a new bill advanced by state Republicans this week.

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Smoking weed and looking for a job? A new bill in the state Capitol would make it easier

By Luisa de Vogel | Feb. 15, 2018

Wisconsinites who have consumed marijuana in the past few months may have an easier time obtaining jobs under a bill sponsored by a Democratic lawmaker.

After months of outrage over abuse allegations, lawmakers may finally close the controversial Lincoln Hills juvenile detention center, should a new bill pass.

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As new bill attempts to overhaul juvenile justice system, what you need to know about the Lincoln Hills controversy

By Jessica Lipaz | Feb. 15, 2018

After months of outrage over abuse allegations, lawmakers may finally close the controversial Lincoln Hills juvenile detention center, should a new bill pass.

A bipartisan bill named in honor of a late UW-Madison professor, which would reform the university’s research contract practices, unanimously passed the Assembly this week.

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‘Mark Cook Bill’ would streamline university research, professors argue

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 14, 2018

A bipartisan bill named in honor of a late UW-Madison professor, which would reform the university’s research contract practices, unanimously passed the Assembly this week.

A new bill would provide grant money to out-of-staters who settle down in Wisconsin after graduation in an attempt to address the state’s hemorrhaging labor force.

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Lawmakers hope to retain out-of-state students by giving them back some tuition money

By Dylan Ayer | Feb. 13, 2018

A new bill would provide grant money to out-of-staters who settle down in Wisconsin after graduation in an attempt to address the state’s hemorrhaging labor force.

Foster children throughout the state would go to UW schools for free under a newly passed Assembly bill.

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Free tuition for foster kids OK’d by Assembly

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 13, 2018

Foster children throughout the state would go to UW schools for free under a newly passed Assembly bill.

As addiction struggles sweep the region, lawmakers consider expanding veteran mental health services statewide in light of controversies surrounding opioid prescription practices.

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Advocates push for expanded veteran health services as addiction struggles continue

By Lauren Sorensen | Feb. 13, 2018

As addiction struggles sweep the region, lawmakers consider expanding veteran mental health services statewide in light of controversies surrounding opioid prescription practices.

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Racing to the Supreme Court; candidates juggle partisanship in a charged election year

By Andy Goldstein | Feb. 12, 2018

Tim Burns, Rebecca Dallet, and Michael Screnock trade criticisms of their rivals’ political and judicial philosophies leading up to next Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.

Wisconsin public sector employees make about 4 percent less than the national average.

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While Walker welcomes Foxconn, Wisconsin’s public sector is among the smallest in the nation

By Luisa de Vogel | Feb. 8, 2018

Wisconsin has fewer public employees, working for less pay than in most states, according to the Wisconsin Budget Project. Wisconsin spent 7.6 percent less than the national average on public payrolls in the last fiscal year and is ranked 36th among the 50 states for the number of public employees per population.