NEWS
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Holly Henschen
Supporting refugees
On Friday, Madisonians protested both the conditions in facilities where asylum seekers are being held and a national raid on undocumented immigrants set to begin on Sunday. The protest coincided with dozens around the country. Read more
Greg Anderson
Wisconsin Examiner launches next week
The Newsroom, a nonprofit venture working to increase coverage of state government, will launch its 11th state publication: The Wisconsin Examiner Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Parental guidance
The Dane County jail started a pilot, Parenting Inside Out, in February. The 12-week program provided six inmate fathers training on parenting skills in hopes of improving family communication and reentry into home-life. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Chase Hammond
Busker blues
Bassist Josh Cohen says Madison is missing out by tightly regulating buskers who use amplifiers. He’s contesting a municipal ticket in the hopes that a judge will find the city’s ordinance unconstitutional. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Andy Moore
Health care for all
ABC for Health — the “ABC” stands for “Advocacy and Benefits Counseling — marks its 25th anniversary. The organization helps families obtain, maintain, and finance health care coverage and services. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Linda Falkenstein
Play like an artist
In life drawing, it is folly to try to make your sketches “too human, too soon.” This and other artistic advice is available free at the Chazen Museum of Art. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Falling in line
Wisconsin Republicans once put up a good fight to keep Donald Trump off the 2016 GOP ticket. Now that he’s president, some conservatives fear the state GOP is starting to look more and more Trumpian. Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Madweek for July 11, 2019
Madison school board member Mary Burke resigns nearly two years before her term is up, UW-Madison alum helps nab World Cup title and Beloit police chief worries about Illinois weed...it’s been a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Week! Read more
Jul 11, 2019
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Victoria Davis
Dances with lions
Chinese Lion Dancing is an ancient art form that requires dancers to use every part of their bodies. Teams from around the country came to Madison last weekend to compete in the Second National Dragon & Lion Dance Championships. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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No milksop
With The Milkweed, Pete Hardin has been a hard-edged voice challenging exploitative food processors, bullying seed companies and self-serving agricultural groups that he feels habitually abuse the farmers who enrich them. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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Carolyn Fath Ashby
The new NORML
Alan Robinson is a notable contrast to the stereotypical gray-haired, white hippies with ponytails who are typically associated with marijuana activism. He’s taking NORML Wisconsin into the Capitol, trying to shift the conversation. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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Placemaking pitfalls
Madison rejected two ideas — a zipline and a public restroom — for activating the top of State Street and curbing bad behavior. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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Madweek for July 4, 2019
SCOTUS is A-okay with partisan gerrymandering, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos might push for medical pot and Rep. Jonathan Brostoff gets a well-deserved haircut...it’s been a super Madweek. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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Fix it or lose it
The city has given the owner of the historic Suhr house on Langdon Street a deadline to fix the structure or risk losing it through demolition by neglect. Read more
Ron Johnson’s moment
As chair of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson has a lot of power. He should use it to help desperate families who are crossing the border. Read more
How city budgets get made
As the city starts to put together its next budget, there is again a projected gap between expenses and revenues. Agencies will be asked to cut back and some will offer options that are not feasible politically. Read more
Wisconsin Examiner launches next week
The Newsroom, a nonprofit venture working to increase coverage of state government, will launch its 11th state publication: The Wisconsin Examiner Read more
Quicksand: Police attempt to find solutions devolves into cruel joke
A police brainstorming list for how to deal with problems at the top of State Street became “a poor attempt at a joke." Read more
