21+ min ago   (120+ words) The Madison School District’s Superintendent Joe Gothard has been named to In Business Madison’s Power 100, the District announced Monday. Thirty-seven Madison School District students were named semifinalists, and one school led all Wisconsin high schools. A grassroots effort to restructure…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (467+ words) John Nolen wasn’t from Madison. He never even lived in Wisconsin. A nationally influential landscape architect from Philadelphia, Nolen made his mark on Madison in the early 1900s as a contractor hired to plan the city’s parks. In “Madison: A Model…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (207+ words) The average Madison homeowner’s bill rose by 11%, but depending on where you live that increase could range from 5% to more than 21%. Javascript is required to use this website. At $8979 for a $481,300 home assessed at 100% of its fair market value,…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) Dorota Grejner-Brzezińska a year ago stepped into a top role at UW-Madison with big plans to expand its billion-dollar research operation. Wisconsin employers hire about 2,600 employees each year using H-1B visas, which going forward will cost $100,000 each. The number of…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (719+ words) Madison’s first independent police monitor has resigned effective Friday, a city spokesperson has confirmed. Robin Copley was in the role for a little less than three years after her hiring in October 2022 under a different name, and is stepping down…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (749+ words) Donald Trump is demanding $500 million from Harvard University in exchange for restoring $2.6 billion in frozen federal research funding. The dispute centers on allegations that Harvard failed to address antisemitism related to pro-Palestinian protests. While reports suggest a possible settl… UW-Madison…...