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‘Dragging their feet'
The federal government's unprecedented $2 trillion dollar response to the coronavirus pandemic was signed by President Donald Trump last week. But Wisconsin republicans are taking their time on a state aid package proposed by Gov. Tony Evers. Read more
Clipped wings
It’s difficult for non-wheelchair-users to understand how two wheelchairs ostensibly designed for the same purpose can be so far apart in price, but the differences are obvious to the user. Read more
Mar 31, 2020
Bobbie Harte
Madison Mayor: ‘Stay home and save lives’
Staff writer Dylan Brogan interviews Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on how Madison is faring during the still unfolding coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Thank you, Ben
Ben Koppa’s tragic death provided his ever-generous soul one final, grand opportunity to give. For 13 years, two of his organs — a kidney and pancreas — have been keeping John Groleau alive. Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Bill Lueders
An untapped resource for fighting COVID-19
“If the hospitals get overwhelmed, we’re going to need places to put people,” Ald. Tag Evers says. “We could either start from scratch and build field hospitals on soccer fields, or we can take existing structures and refurbish them.” Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Supreme decision
The state Supreme Court race presents Wisconsin with a dramatic choice, especially since Daniel Kelly, appointed to the bench in 2016 by Scott Walker, has a track record of expressing contempt for the idea of government assistance to people in need. Read more
Mar 25, 2020
Madison bus driver tests positive for COVID-19
Madison Metro employees have been demanding greater protections from the city for more than a week. Read more
Mar 25, 2020
12:00 AM
Mary Langenfeld
Knowledge, then progress
“Unless we understand how we got here we can’t move ahead,” says Rev. Alex Gee. And that is one of the goals of his nine-week Justified Anger history series. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
5:00 AM
Who’s got the right?
Have you heard of Marsy’s Law? Voters will decide April 7 whether “additional rights” for crime victims should be added to the Wisconsin constitution. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Homeless in a pandemic
“With schools being closed it’s difficult for families who are working, especially being homeless,” says Melissa Sorensen, executive director of social services for the Salvation Army. “It’s really making it hard for folks to have a place to go." Read more
Mar 18, 2020
4:00 PM
Anders Nienstaedt
Lather, rinse, reprogram
Hand hygiene’s role in disease prevention is both highly effective and generally underappreciated. Dr. Ajay Sethi and Dr. Nasia Safdar of UW-Madison testify to its importance. Read more
Mar 18, 2020
4:00 PM
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Supreme decision
The state Supreme Court race presents Wisconsin with a dramatic choice, especially since Daniel Kelly, appointed to the bench in 2016 by Scott Walker, has a track record of expressing contempt for the idea of government assistance to people in need. Read more
You’ve got time
Dennis Chandler’s “The Devil Takes One and Other Stories” is a meandering visit to small-town Wisconsin. Read more
Final vision
James Cagle, a painter-turned-photographer with a terminal form of cancer, creates an exhibit for MMoCA, “A Final Meditation on Art." Read more
The Imagists take MMoCA
Another generous gift from Mark and Judy Bednar means the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art now houses 279 works from the Chicago Imagists. The museum will extend the run of this exhibit through September due to COVID-19. Read more
Who’s got the right?
Have you heard of Marsy’s Law? Voters will decide April 7 whether “additional rights” for crime victims should be added to the Wisconsin constitution. Read more
