Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University will not require SAT or ACT scores from prospective students applying during fall 2020. Photo: Richard Hurd, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman The UW-Madison drops its standardized testing requirement for fall …

Election officials opened up 16 drive-up in-person absentee voting locations across the city, along with five in-person absentee-ballot drop-off sites. Photo: Licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman In-person absentee voting begins in Madison for Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 partisan primary.  …

The bicameral team from Wisconsin demanded that Congress include a $1 billion nation-wide aid program for farmers in its upcoming COVID-19 relief package. Photo: William Garrett, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin and Mark Pocan lead …

The program will focus on improving UW universities’ online learning and advising and improving access to technology for students. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman The UW System launches a new program to optimize online learning with the help of …

The union expressed disappointment in the Mayor’s leadership and attentiveness to law-enforcement needs. Photo: Screenshot of MPPOA press release. Author: Sam Buisman The Madison Professional Police Officers Association declares it has “no confidence” in Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.  In a

Starting in August, the Farmers’ Market will offer walk-up shopping from 9:30 A.M to 1:00 P.M. on Saturdays at its new location on Willow Island. Photo: Dane County Farmers’ Market, used with permission. Author: Sam Buisman The Dane County Farmers’ …

The MPD recommended hardening the charges facing a 17-year-old white man stemming from a July 10 battery case on a Metro bus to reflect an alleged racist motive. Photo: Packerfan386, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman The MPD is …

State leaders have not yet announced where these newest cuts will come from. Photo: Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman Governor Tony Evers announces that the state government will have to cut an additional …

Madison is partnering with online micro-lender Kiva to offer loans to Madison businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman The City of Madison partners with an online micro-lender to offer no-interest and no-fee …

Health officials confirmed 1,117 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, marking a new single-day record and first 1,000-plus-cases day for Wisconsin. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: Sam Buisman Wisconsin confirms over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, smashing its previous daily record.  …

After a video of a white Madison man yelling at Black artists painting a mural spread across Facebook, his employers let him go. Graphic: Sam Buisman Listen to the audio version of this story, originally aired on 7/21/20, here. Author: …

UW officials believe that a partnership between multiple of its labs will provide the capacity to test all on-campus students and staff for free. Photo: Bryce Richter. The UW-Madison builds the infrastructure to provide free campus-wide COVID-19 testing in the …