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Voter ID to take effect for fall elections By Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL
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A panel of three federal appeals judges reinstated Wisconsin’s 2011 voting identification requirement Friday after a lower court had placed an injunction on the bill before the November elections. After U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Adelman ruled the law unconstitutional, the Department of Transportation and other state agencies implemented policy changes the judges on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals say make the law sufficient for implementation before November. “After the district court’s decision, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin revised the procedures to make it easier for persons who have difficulty affording any fees to obtain the birth certificates or other
documentation needed under the law, or to have the need for documentation waived,” the opinion said. Last week the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Health Services announced new procedures for obtaining verifying documents to obtain a photo ID sufficient for voting. The three judges will release a full opinion with complete legal reasoning at a later date, according to the opinion. State Rep. Mandela Barnes, D-Milwaukee, says the decision will make it harder for thousands of Wisconsinites to vote in the midterm elections on November 4. “I think it’s a huge vehicle for disenfranchisement,” Barnes said. “It’s so eerie that this close to the election, the decision was made about voter ID to lift the injunction.”
Gov. Scott Walker called the measure a “common sense solution that protects the integrity of our elections,” according to a statement. Kevin Kennedy, director of the Government Accountability Board, said in a statement the board is moving to implement the requirement quickly before the elections this fall. Barnes said the issue will be a top priority for his colleagues in the new legislative term next year. “Absolutely no way we’re throwing in the towel,” Barnes said. “I think this is one of those things that’s going to backfire. It has to be something we work to get rid of in a way that it won’t come back at all.” Wisconsin residents may obtain a free, state-issued photo ID for the express purpose of voting at any Department of Motor Vehicles service center.
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UW junior advocates for women’s equality through campus group By Adelina Yankova THE DAILY CARDINAL
Lean In @ UW will hold its first meeting of the semester Thursday, but the organization’s Founder and President Amanda Rosso will not be in attendance. Instead Rosso will be in San Francisco, representing the University of WisconsinMadison’s chapter of Lean In Circles and speaking alongside Facebook COO Sheryl
Sandberg about the importance of advancing women’s equality in the professional sphere. Started by Sandberg, author of the eponymous book “Lean In,” Lean In Circles is a worldwide network of support groups targeted at empowering women to pursue their goals, professional and otherwise, by asking the question “what would you
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank is focusing her second year in office on reaching out to Wisconsin businesses and community leaders.
Blank visits GE, talks UW research
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University of WisconsinMadison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is starting her second year in the university’s leadership role by reaching out to areas of the state beyond just the world of Madison in an effort to emphasize the impact of the university across Wisconsin. For her first stop, Blank visited the General Electric Healthcare headquarters in Wauwatosa Sept. 11 to speak with UW-Madison alumni, according to a university statement. “All of you are the best example of the kind of talented, skilled men and women we
Man stabbed in non-fatal attack on East Johnson Street Sunday morning A man suffered a nonlife threatening stab wound at approximately 12 a.m. Sunday on Johnson Street, according to a Madison Police Department report. Three men approached the victim on the 600 block of East Johnson Street, according to the report. The victim sustained a stab
wound and was transported to University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, according to the report. MPD Sgt. Jason Sweeney wrote in the police report the victim was not selected at random and all involved parties knew each other. There is no threat to the general public, according to the report.
train for the workplace, and you are our best ambassadors,” Blank said to the 30 alumni
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during the Milwaukee-area visit, according to the release. The chancellor will be meeting with more businesses,
organizations and community leaders during her second year in an effort to identify how UW-Madison can create more opportunities for students and the university overall, according to the statement. Both in the past year and during her GE stop, Blank addressed the importance of a research focus in universities as a link to future success for students and Wisconsin’s economy. “I deeply believe that big, public research universities are key
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Group of college-aged men beat victim unconscious on West Mifflin Street early Sunday morning A group of several collegeaged males, ranging from 18 to 23 years old, beat a 24-year-old man early Sunday morning on the 400 block of West Mifflin Street, according to a Madison
Police Department report. The older victim was walking with a friend along Mifflin Street near the Capitol when he engaged in an argument with the group of men at 3:30 a.m.,
according to the report. The suspect or suspects struck the victim and knocked him unconscious, escalating the argument to a physical altercation, according to the report.
Officers transferred the victim to a local hospital, MPD Lt. Timothy Strassman wrote in the report. When the report was released at 9:16 a.m. Sunday,
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Strassman wrote the victim was being treated at the hospital. The report did not indicate the extent of the victim’s injuries. Police are investigating the incident, according to the report.
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