In mid-November, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick held a private workout to show he was ready to rejoin the NFL. Nothing seems to have come from the workout for him, but Jordan Veasy, a wide receiver on the field with Kaepernick, just landed a deal with an NFL team. Alex Brost has the details on […]
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UW-Madison Students Protest Return of “Abusive” Professor
Student protesters chanted “We all you love you ECE, we stand in solidarity,” as they marched up to Bascom Hall. Among them was Marcel, a graduate student at UW-Madison, one of many protesting today against the return of researcher and professor Dr. Akbar Sayeed to UW-Madison. “We are protesting because professor Sayeed drove his grad […]
Sharon Kilfoy on Panmela Castro’s Murals
On the east side Willy St. Coop is a mural of two women conjoined by their hair. Titled Utopia, the mural is the work of internationally-acclaimed Brazilian graffiti artist Panmela Castro. Willy Street Art Center Director Sharon Kilfoy recently shared the nearly 8-year-old mural’s backstory with the Marquette Neighborhood Association, and why it should be […]
Wisconsin Set Precedent for Federal SNAP Changes
Yesterday, Sonny Perdue, the head of the United States Department of Agriculture announced a final rule change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. That program provided food stamps to at least 39 million people in 2018, but Purdue says the system has gotten away from its original intent. “Our purpose is to restore […]
Katherine Hamilton: Keynote Speaker for Jan 16, 2020 Renewable Energy ...
Katherine Hamilton, Chair, 38 North Solutions is coming to Madison to headline the RENEW Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit on January 16, 2020. Heather talks with Katherine about trends in federal policy and global economic drivers as they relate to renewables. They discuss solar tax credits, trends in electricity storage and efforts by states to develop […]
AG Calls for Legislation on Sexual Assault Kits
In Wisconsin, a survivor of sexual assault receiving medical attention is offered a rape kit. If they chose to report the assault to the police, the rape kit goes to the cops to be used in their investigation. If they choose not to report, the kit is held in storage for 10 years. Wisconsin’s top […]
