Author: Will Kenneally Police say more than a dozen protesters were escorted out of Bascom Hall as members of the Teaching Assistants’ Association protested administration policy with a sit in on Friday. Members of the TAA were scheduled to meet …

Author: Will Kenneally The two candidates running for mayor, Paul Soglin and Satya Rhodes-Conway, were separated by a little more than 300 votes in the primary and now face each other in a contentious general election. “I don’t think anybody’s …

Here is our WSUM spring general election guide with the candidates running for Madison mayor and common council. To find information on your polling place and what will appear on your ballot, visit myvote.wi.gov. Mayor Paul Soglin (incumbent): Hear …

Author: Will Kenneally A state appellate court has ruled that the actions taken during December’s state extraordinary legislative session can move forward for now. Last year, Republican lawmakers convened a lame duck session and passed laws that took …

Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers is withdrawing the more than 80 Walker appointments the state legislature confirmed in a lame duck session last December. The appointments by former Gov. Scott Walker were just part of the actions deemed …

Author: Will Kenneally Dane County Judge Richard Niess ruled Thursday that the laws passed in December’s lame duck session are unconstitutional, in a decision that returns power to the office of governor and attorney general. Part of the legislation …

https://soundcloud.com/wsum/mandela-barnes-sits-down-with-wsum   Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers unveiled his first budget in what he calls “the people’s budget.” That’s because he and Lt Gov. Mandela Barnes held a series of listening sessions around the state to solicit input from …

Author: Will Kenneally Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne says no charges will be filed against the Madison school staffer who pulled out a black student’s braids. The district attorney says that what happened at Whitehorse Middle School does not …

Author: Will Kenneally Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Satya Rhodes-Conway advance out of the primary and will square off in an April 2 general election. The two top vote-earners won 28 percent and 27 percent of the vote respectively. The …

Author: Will Kenneally Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman who many suspect will make a 2020 presidential bid, visited UW-Madison on a swing through the midwest. O’Rourke did not make any noise on whether he was going to run …

Author: Will Kenneally State Assembly Republicans are calling on Democrats to keep abortion legislation off of the table in the coming session. Members of the Assembly Republican caucus spoke at a press conference today, and mirrored concerns over abortion …

Author: Will Kenneally Foxconn is backtracking on plans to produce LCD screens in southeastern Wisconsin, and to instead focus on research and development in the state. A Foxconn representative tells Reuters that the high costs of production and labor …