MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: * * * An icy start to spring semester University of Wisconsin-Madison students returning to class on Tuesday were greeted by an arctic air mass that brought subzero temperatures and 20-below windchills. Some students made the most of winter by sledding; others refused to acknowledge it by wearing shorts. Luckily, by Friday temperatures reached a more seasonal 24 degrees. And students carried w  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: * * * City councilor earns 'Secular' award for removing invocations from council meetings FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is a Tulsa councilor who successfully proposed a rule change regarding invoc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: * * * GOP Texas chair is 'Theocrat of the Week' for denying state-church separation FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is the Texas Republican Party chair for claiming that state-church separation does n  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: * * * OP-ED: Governor Evers' State of the State Address an Inspiring Call to Action Amid Shift in National Politics Governor Evers delivered his 2025 State of the State address on January 22, lifting up a much needed reminder that amid a shift in national politics that has left many Wisconsinites feeling uneasy, the  more