Alys Brooks: Legislature could solve election funding issues

Tax dollars should fund election administration, and election workers should be paid for their vital efforts. It is now up to the Legislature to make sure the funding exists to make that happen in both ordinary and extraordinary election years, whether that’s due to a novel coronavirus or a not-so-novel economic downturn.

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Nick Ramos: What are you waiting for AG Kaul?

The fake electors in Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona who nearly overturned the 2020 presidential election are now facing criminal charges. We have no clue if the State of Wisconsin will press criminal charges against our slate of fake electors.

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CROWE report explores UW-Madison economics

In a recent report, a UW-Madison think tank found instructional staff growth at the university hasn’t kept up with rising undergraduate enrollment.  The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, or CROWE, recently released a report called “Administrative Intensity at

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Alys Brooks: Legislature could solve election funding issues

Tax dollars should fund election administration, and election workers should be paid for their vital efforts. It is now up to the Legislature to make sure the funding exists to make that happen in both ordinary and extraordinary election years, whether that’s due to a novel coronavirus or a not-so-novel economic downturn.

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Nick Ramos: What are you waiting for AG Kaul?

The fake electors in Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona who nearly overturned the 2020 presidential election are now facing criminal charges. We have no clue if the State of Wisconsin will press criminal charges against our slate of fake electors.

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CROWE report explores UW-Madison economics

In a recent report, a UW-Madison think tank found instructional staff growth at the university hasn’t kept up with rising undergraduate enrollment.  The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, or CROWE, recently released a report called “Administrative Intensity at UW-Madison,” the fourth in a series focused on the economics

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UW-Madison: Chancellor Mnookin update on Library Mall tent encampment

The following message was sent by email on Wednesday to all UW–Madison students and employees. An earlier update from Wednesday morning can be found here. Dear Campus Community, As you may be aware, this morning around 7 a.m., the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD), in concert with partner law enforcement

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Real estate exec says spring market brings improvements, stability

The greater Madison area is seeing “significant” improvements in housing inventory as the market stabilizes, according to a local real estate executive.  Stark Company Realtors President David Stark says this spring brings “far less uncertainty” than was present in early 2023, when rising mortgage rates led to confusion among analysts

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