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Kohl Center bill totals $32,000 for Obama rally
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Members of the UW-Madison marching band perform at halftime during the Badger men’s basketball game at Indiana. Fans were invited to watch the game air on the Big Ten Network at the Kohl Center for free Wednesday.
Budget shortfall projected at $650 million By Charles Brace THE DAILY CARDINAL
The state budget will face a $652.3 million shortfall, according to state officials Wednesday, $200 million more than projected last month. In a memo to the state Joint Finance Committee, which helps write the budget, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said the deficit is largely due to decreased tax collections. The state budget is written assuming tax collections and earnings will increase at a certain rate over the next two years, the rate typically
being around 3 percent. LFB Director Bob Lang said in the memo state income, sales and corporate taxes will not reach the rate anticipated when the budget was written, so the deficit is likely to occur. Lang said economic slowdown in the national economy, along with high-profile court cases involving state funds, could also increase the deficit. One of the court cases includes $200 million transferred from a malpractice insurance fund during the budget process last fall. A doc-
tors group is currently suing the state over the transfer. “I have directed state agencies to take immediate action that will save $111 million over the biennium,” said Gov. Jim Doyle in a statement responding to the projected shortfall, “but we must work together and be prepared to all shoulder some of the burden.” Doyle said he would not raise taxes in response to the shortfall. Leaders in the Republican-controlled state Assembly also said they would not raise taxes. Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, said
in a release he would try to work with Doyle to solve the problem by cutting spending. Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Weston, said he wanted to help Wisconsin businesses by revising the current tax structure in the state. He said he wanted to close a loophole in state law allowing companies to not pay taxes if they have corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, Nev. The Democrat-controlled state Senate made closing the loophole the major funding source for the economic agenda announced earlier this year.
Orpheum solidifies place in Madison history State Street’s Orpheum Theatre gets national recognition by National Register of Historic Places By Lauren Vettel THE DAILY CARDINAL
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The Orpheum Theatre, located at 216 State St., is in the process of restoring the marquee to its original state.
The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Feb. 4 one of State Street’s oldest and most beloved buildings, the Orpheum Theatre, joined the National Register of Historic Places. For many Madison residents, however, the Orpheum’s unique architecture and charm have made it a local landmark since its creation nearly 80 years ago. The Orpheum, located at 216 State St., was built in 1927 as a movie and vaudeville theatre in Art-Deco and French Renaissance style by the Chicago architecture firm Rapp & Rapp. The firm was the biggest name in movie theatre design at the time of the Orpheum’s construction.
“This was really the main venue in Madison until the Overture Center and the Civic Center [were built],” said Orpheum owner Henry Doane. “There’s a lot of history in this building and I feel like we’re building on it.” Chris Warren, a board member on the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, said he has been working closely with Doane to gain recognition for the theater. In 1997, the Orpheum became a Madison landmark after being nominated by the Trust. Doane said he helped rescue the building from being converted into an IMAX theatre in 1998. The fol-
University officials said high-profile 2008 presidential campaign stops at UW-Madison this week have been successful, but required much behind-the-scenes preparation. Todd Nelson, assistant athletic director for event operations, said U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s, D-Ill., campaign notified the university five days in advance that he wanted to come to campus. Originally the campaign sought Feb. 11, which was too short of a notice for the university to pull it all together. The UW Athletic Department is in charge of all events at the Kohl Center. Nelson said the university offered Feb. 18 as a possibility—Obama’s campaign said the date was too late. The Wisconsin primary is Feb. 19. “We wanted it as close to campus as possible, with as many people as possible,” Bryon Eagon, director of Wisconsin Students for Obama, said of the location. According to Nelson, the university worked around scheduled practices of Badgers sports teams to have Obama at the Kohl Center. The men’s basketball team practiced at the Kohl Center until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Marc Kennedy, communications director for Wisconsin Unions, said each political candidate could host one event on campus. “Every legitimate political candidate, according to policy, can receive a one-time shot at a venue, something that would be free to the public,” he said. “Barack Obama has had his … Hillary Clinton hasn’t been here so she still would get [her shot].” The University of Wisconsin Police Department worked with the Madison Police Department and U.S. Secret Service for Obama’s rally. Expenditures for the event cost nearly $32,000 to the Obama campaign, according to Nelson. Nelson said the crowd control and security measures Tuesday were similar to UW men’s basketball games. “We just had some extra, unique things because of the person involved,” he said. “We did end up obama page 3
Bill Clinton on UW-Madison campus Thursday Former President Clinton in Madison Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, DN.Y., Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the UW Stock Pavilion, 1675 Linden Dr.
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