No two paths leading Badgers to the University of Wisconsin are exactly the same, and for UW faculty member Jampa Khedup, the journey to Madison began when he decided to start a new chapter of his life after spending 20 years as a monk in India.After his years at a Tibetan… Read more »

According to the recently released budget estimates of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, fiscal year 2013 will start with a $342.1 million positive balance, the largest opening balance since fiscal year 2001. A DOA statement said there would be no structural deficit for the 2013-15 budget planning process, and for… Read more »

Growth in the U.S. gross domestic product has slowed from 2010 to 2011, according to an industry analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. After increasing 2.4 percent in 2010, the GDP growth increased by 1.8 percent in 2011. The analysis outlined that the manufacturing results of retail and… Read more »

Wisconsin private landowners have registered more than a million acres in an open-managed forest program for recreational public use in exchange for tax subsidies. The report from a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation indicated that in certain areas public use has been denied.Monday, legislators promised legislation to remove the legal loopholes in… Read more »

Now that the presidential debates are over, the two campaigns have a little less than two weeks to make their final cases to voters throughout the country with the help of campus branches.Monday’s foreign policy debate was the last chance for President Barack Obama and his challenger, former Mass. Gov.… Read more »

The second debate in the presidential election was held Tuesday night between President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., and President Obama exchanged many topics, issues and disagreements. Concerning the character of the debate, however, representatives of both sides agreed both candidates were aggressive,… Read more »

A recent report showed President Barack Obama’s campaign is currently leading in advertising spending, especially in battleground states. The Wesleyan Media Project released a report last week that showed Obama “dominat[ing]” advertisements in the election’s crucial states. “The heavy advertising from the Obama campaign has challenged the assumption Romney-friendly outside… Read more »

A recent study conducted by the University of Wisconsin suggests despite voters’ ability to turn their ballots in early, the practice does not facilitate a greater election turnout.UW political science professor Kenneth Mayer said he initially believed these early voting procedures would give way to higher poll numbers.“It makes intuitive… Read more »

Claims of voter fraud in Wisconsin, often cited as a reason for passing last year’s voter ID law, are not as high as supporters of the law have claimed, according to a Government Accountability Board spokesperson. GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said voter fraud incidents in Wisconsin are rare. Many voter… Read more »

The campaigns of Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan will each make stops in Wisconsin in the coming week, which is shaping up to be a key state in the upcoming national election and holds 10 electoral votes.Biden plans to host a rally at the University… Read more »