Emily Otten

A new Madison apartment complex intended for University of Wisconsin students will be built on Broom Street, offering 1,600 beds with 165 of those beds offered for under-market affordable housing rates, according to the Cap Times. While it is important to provide housing for students and residents in Madison amidst the housing crisis, Madison is...

UW-Madison’s Premier Independent Student Newspaper

In preparation for the 2024 election season, Wisconsin Democrats have already launched canvassing campaigns in Wisconsin cities like Eau Claire, Lacrosse and Superior, according to WEAU News. Though quite early in terms of campaigning, the Wisconsin Democratic Chairman Ben Wikler claims these efforts are not meant to persuade citizens to vote a certain way, but...

UW-Madison’s Premier Independent Student Newspaper

UW-Madison’s Premier Independent Student Newspaper

The city of Madison needs to fund more accessible public transportation to best support Madison’s disabled community.  The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that 25.5 million Americans have travel-limiting disabilities, meaning that their disability makes it difficult to travel using inaccessible forms of transportation, like a car without a wheelchair ramp.  Although personal vehicles are...

Madison residents with travel-limiting disabilities left with few ways to use public transportation

Wisconsin’s labor shortages increased from October to November 2022, with more workers in healthcare, social assistance fields dropping out of the workforce

Wisconsin’s labor shortages increased from October to November 2022, with more workers in healthcare, social assistance fields dropping out of the workforce

Innovative program offers integrated services to address familial homelessness in Wisconsin