Some are raising questions about a ruling earlier this month on the use of student IDs to vote as the state prepares to implement a new law that will require photo identification at the polls. The Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections in Wisconsin, clarified at a meeting that University of Wisconsin System IDs could be used for voting – if they include all the required information – but technical college IDs could not. Technical college officials are formally requesting that the board reconsider its decision at its Nov. 9 meeting. Also noted: A UW-Madison emeritus professor who wrote about a new species of sunflower in the journal Brittonia earlier this month, a bike valet for fans who bike to the Badgers game on Saturday, and a $2 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding for UW-Madison to pay for new projects and upgrade its facilities.
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