Gavin Escott

1 week ago | madison.com | Kimberly Wethal |Gavin Escott

Republicans lawmakers voted Tuesday to include millions more in overtime pay for prison staff and more than $1 million annually to create and run prisoner reentry centers in the next state budget. But Democrats said the proposals don't go far enough toward accomplishing the key goal of closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution, the state’s oldest prison facility.

1 week ago | journaltimes.com | Gavin Escott |Anna Hansen |Audrey Korte

Thousands marched through Downtown Madison on Saturday in a protest against the Trump administration that culminated in a rally at the state Capitol with multiple high-profile speakers. Madison's "No Kings" protest was one of more than 2,000 such events planned across the country to counter a military parade in Washington, D.C., that commemorated the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and fell on President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

3 weeks ago | madison.com | Anna Hansen |Gavin Escott

UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital and the hospital’s nurses union reached a tentative agreement Saturday that secured wage increases and what the union called “strong contractual language” reflecting safety, security and staffing concerns, a day before the strike was set to end.

1 month ago | madison.com | Kimberly Wethal |Gavin Escott

A proposed overhaul of the federal financial aid system would significantly restrict access to education for low-income students and have a “devastating impact” on Wisconsin technical colleges and private colleges, state higher education leaders warned Thursday.

Jan 22, 2025 | dailycardinal.com | Gavin Escott

Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow launched a lawsuit against the UW System seeking the reinstatement of his faculty position and compensatory damages. Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow filed a federal lawsuit against the UW System Monday night, seeking reinstatement to the faculty position he was stripped from in September after his continued creation of pornographic films.