Wednesday, April 6
The Henry Vilas Zoo announces its latest project, the Wisconsin Heritage Exhibit, which will showcase native species like badgers and sandhill cranes. The stars of the show will be badger siblings Dekker and Kaminsky, named after the UW-Madison basketball standouts.
Sunday, April 10
UW-Madison awards a rare posthumous doctorate to Craig Schuff, a graduate student who was paralyzed in a diving accident in 2011 and died last October, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The university has awarded only one other posthumous graduate degree.
Monday, April 11
Madison’s finance committee unanimously recommends Beitler Real Estate Services of Chicago for the redevelopment of Judge Doyle Square. Beitler’s $170 million plan has less public cost for parking, and its lease of city land generates more revenue than its competitor.
More legal trouble for former UW-Madison star football players. Montee Ball is arrested over the weekend for felony bail jumping, the State Journal reports, and Brent Moss is charged with felony cocaine possession. What’s next? Kicking puppies?
Gov. Scott Walker, known for his “thrifty dad” vibe, needs help paying off the $1.2 million in debt from his failed presidential campaign. A $45 donation gets you a leftover T-shirt, which he says is perfect for making “crafty things” like a pillow or a bag. Or a voodoo doll.
Tuesday, April 12
A federal appeals court sides with the American Civil Liberties Union in the group’s challenge to Wisconsin’s voter ID law, ruling that people who face “daunting obstacles” to obtaining an acceptable photo ID should be able to vote without one.
