Wis. Mayors Compete in City Life Contest
The mayor of New York is offering big cash prizes to his colleagues in smaller cities. A nonprofit backed by Michael Bloomberg is holding a competition to find some of the most innovative ideas to...
View ArticleNew Bill Would Limit Hours For In-Person Absentee Voting
Republican state lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit evening and weekend hours for in-person absentee voting ahead of Election Day.
View ArticleWith Immigration Reform On Horizon, Activists Take To The Streets
Marches supporting immigration reform will be held today in Milwaukee and Madison.
View ArticleDead Police Honored Outside State Capitol
Five police officers who died in the line of duty were honored at a ceremony outside the State Capitol today.
View ArticleMadison Philanthropists Give 600K For Barneveld Library Expansion
Two Madison philanthropists are giving a $600,000 donation to the Barneveld Public Library to help cover the costs of an expansion project.
View ArticleAntipoverty Advocates Ask Policymakers To Be Mindful Of Poor
Some Dane County officials say they want every local policy or project to take the poor into consideration.
View ArticleMadison Family Will Lobby Congress On Behalf Of Children's Hospitals
A Madison family is going to Washington, D.C. next week to lobby Congress to prevent Medicaid cuts.
View ArticleSoglin, Barrett Sign Pledge To Make Cities Resilient To Climate
Two Wisconsin mayors — Paul Soglin, of Madison, and Tom Barrett, of Milwaukee — have signed on to a national agreement to better make communities ready for climate change.
View ArticleInternational Thieves Steal Wind Turbine Software From Middleton
Two Chinese citizens and a Serbian national face federal charges in Madison for stealing proprietary wind turbine software.
View ArticleUW Hospital Workers With Expiring Contracts Look For Municipal Support
About 5,000 union workers at the University of Wisconsin Hospital with expiring contracts are seeking support from the Madison Common Council.
View ArticleRhythm And Booms Will Be Relocated In 2014
Madison is moving its signature Fourth of July fireworks event Rhythm and Booms to a central city location along Lake Monona in 2014.
View ArticleDane County Groups Look At Public Health Dimension Of Heroin
In Madison and Dane County, in addition to looking at heroin as a criminal problem there's also a heavy focus on heroin as it affects public health.
View ArticleSNAP Users Will Soon Be Able To Spend More At Farmers' Markets In Madison
To increase food stamp usage at farmers’ markets in Madison, hospitals and insurers are going to start footing part of the bill.
View ArticleDrug Courts Give Heroin Users An Alternative To Prison
When heroin addicts are arrested for possession or another crime, some end up in drug court instead of being thrown in jail.
View ArticleMadison Will Host Gold Wing Motorcycle Convention Next Summer
Twelve thousand members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) are expected at a convention called the Wing Ding in Madison next July.
View ArticlePolice Arrest 22 At Solidarity Sing Along Inside Capitol Building
Police arrested 22 people today in the state Capitol rotunda for holding a noontime sing-along without a permit.
View ArticleSolidarity Sing Along Arrests Continue For Third Straight Day
Arrests continued at the state Capitol today, as members of a noontime sing along split up between the rotunda and the capitol lawn.
View ArticleCoworking: What Is It And Where Is It Found In Wisconsin?
More people in Wisconsin are embracing what's called “coworking,” an approach that helps people collaborate and keeps costs low.
View ArticleOccupy Madison Begins Building 'Tiny Houses' For The Homeless
A homeless prevention group in Madison has begun building tiny houses on wheels that they hope will eventually become part of a homeless village.
View ArticleState Historical Society, Veterans Museum Will Get New Building For Archives
A new archive preservation facility in Madison will give much-needed storage space to the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
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