Tag Politics & public affairs
Former governor Doyle to teach at La Follette this spring
Former governor Jim Doyle will teach a spring class on the politics of state policy issues class at the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Get ready to vote – now, or on Nov. 4
Election Day is less than a week away: Are you prepared? Make sure you’ve got the information and registration you need before Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Advisory RE: ELECTION NIGHT EXPERTS
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls to elect candidates for governor and attorney general, along with the U.S. House of Representatives and state Legislature.
Bipartisan Issues Group strives to find solutions
While Congressional gridlock in Washington continues to attract public ire and media attention, a UW–Madison student organization is working to promote bipartisanship across campus. The Bipartisan Issues Group, or BIG, has entered its third year on campus. According to the group’s mission statement, its goal is to “prove that realistic solutions to America’s . . . toughest problems do indeed exist.”
Former Gov. Thompson to give Offner Lecture Sept. 30
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson will give this year's Paul Offner Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street.
Turnout for first-ever classified congressional election surpasses expectations
The results are in from the first-ever classified staff congressional election. Voting took place July 7 through July 21.
UW-Madison ranks 4th for public administration research
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked fourth worldwide for public administration research in a new study published by the Journal of Public Affairs Education.
Single mothers don’t delay marriage just to boost tax credit, study says
When the Earned Income Tax Credit was expanded in 1993, supporters hoped it would reward poor parents for working while critics feared that it might discourage single mothers from marrying or incentivize women to have more children to boost their tax refund.
Campus mourns Nelson Mandela
As the UW–Madison campus community remembers anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died last week at age 95, faculty and students with strong connections to the man and his country shared their reflections with Inside UW.
Anxiety among few certainties in federal shutdown
Unable to resolve differences in a resolution that would have kept funding flowing to most federal agencies and programs, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate shut down many of those operations on Tuesday morning. The shutdown threw plenty of UW–Madison faculty and staff functions into question, as more than half the research work done on campus is funded by federal money.
John Dean to speak on Watergate, lawyers and ethics
John Dean, best known as former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon and a key witness in the Senate Watergate hearings, will deliver the University of Wisconsin Law School's 2013 Kastenmeier Lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at Gordon Dining and Event Center, Second Floor, 770 W. Dayton St.
New database allows custom comparisons of city finances
As Detroit faces bankruptcy and other U.S. cities address an ongoing crisis in municipal finance, a new interactive database allows for the first time meaningful comparisons of city finances — from spending on schools, police, and public works to revenues from the property tax and other sources.
Rumpled Capitol badger not the real Bucky
Wisconsin's newest invasive species is an imposter in Bucky's clothing. From a distance, recent visitors to Wisconsin's State Capitol might think they've caught a glimpse of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's beloved mascot, Bucky Badger. Examine the interloper with a Badgers fan's eye, however, and its puffy features, odd coloring and sloppy sweater make for a more disappointing sight: a knockoff, one that may have wandered far from its home range to America's Dairyland.
Q&A: Turning fandom into political and social action
As the public's faith in government and traditional political institutions crumbles, younger generations are taking cues from fictional wizards and TV vampires to take action on behalf of issues or causes they believe in.