Jeffrey Deiss

Senate bill 245 received bipartisan support

University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty, also known as IRP, continued its 2021-22 seminar series Thursday with a presentation on the effects of negative income taxes. The seminar, titled “Welfare vs Work Under a Negative Income Tax: Evidence from the Gary, Seattle, Denver, and Manitoba Income Maintenance Experiments,” was hosted by University of...

‘The Upper Midwest might be a little more naturally climate-resilient,’ UW professor says

‘The Upper Midwest might be a little more naturally climate-resilient,’ UW professor says

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos criticizes inclusion of critical race theory in required Canvas course

Despite taking a huge hit from the pandemic, September 2021 showed the greatest spending growth in state history

President Thompson announced new private, public funding for projects throughout System, new developments in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Formerly incarcerated individuals, criminal justice experts propose changes to Wisconsin’s correctional system to reduce recidivism, reform carceral process

Jeffrey Deiss 0:16 Hi, this is Jeff, director of the Badger Herald podcast. And tonight we have a very important episode. I’ll be speaking with Colin Barushok and Juliana Bennett, the winners of Madison’s district 2 Alder primary. Juliana and Colin will be competing against each other in the general election on April 4. I...

Despite the University of Wisconsin’s rising four- and six-year graduation rates, completing a bachelor’s degree in that time span can be difficult. According to The Hechinger Report, colleges and government bodies tend to count successful institutional graduate rates over six- or eight-year spans. Nevertheless, many colleges claim their goal is to have high four-year graduation...