Gov. Tony Evers' call last weekend to spend $700 million to fight COVID-19 includes a grant program that could go turning existing facilities into treatment centers.

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Wisconsin's finances are stronger than before the onset of the last recession in 2007, but are about average when compared with those of other states, according to a new report released Monday by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.

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A state senator is crying foul over roughly $33 million in cost overruns on two University of Wisconsin System buildings projects.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is using rolling robots to deliver food.

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A foundation that supports University of Wisconsin-Madison research has given the college's School of Veterinary Medicine a $15 million gift to jump-start renovations and new construction.

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The University of Wisconsin says it has received just $700,000 of the $100 million that Foxconn Technology Group pledged to pay for engineering and innovation research at the school's flagship campus.

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The Nicholas Recreation Center – the “Nick” for short – is being built as a replacement of UW-Madison campus’ 170,145-square-foot Southeast Recreational Facility, which was demolished in fall 2017. That former building, which was nearly 35 years old, tended to get crowded at certain times of the day, had a swimming pool that wasn’t big enough for swim meets and had structural flaws like a leaky roof.

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Some classes are being moved on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after flooding this weekend caused damage to two buildings.

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PROJECT NAME: UW-Madison Chemistry Building addition and expansion SITE: On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, on a block bounded by University Avenue and North Mills, West Johnson and Charter streets. SIZE: The work will involve the construction of a 188,442-square-foot, ...

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Foxconn Technology Group will manage their new research partnership largely behind closed doors.

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