Thursday, Nov. 17
Brendan Dassey, made famous by the Netflix’s Making a Murderer, was supposed to be home for Thanksgiving for the first time in nearly a decade. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit grants an emergency motion, at the request of Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, to keep him in prison. Dassey’s conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach was overturned in August by a lower court.
Friday, Nov. 18
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi complains about the Board of Supervisors giving itself a 33 percent pay raise. On Thursday, the board voted to hike supervisor annual pay from $8,200 to $10,900 by 2020. Supervisors also increase the salaries for the full-time board chair and the county executive. Parisi says: “The last thing the county’s elected officials should be doing right now is giving themselves a raise.”
Monday, Nov. 21
A federal court in Madison rules the 2011 redistricting maps are unconstitutional. Drawn by GOP lawmakers in secret, one of the judges on the panel writes the maps constitute “an unconstitutional political gerrymander.” Both sides now have 30 days to file briefs on how to remedy the maps.
A man walking on the Beltline is struck and killed by vehicles early Monday morning. He is later identified as 26-year-old Dustin Dilks of Madison.
Tuesday, Nov. 22
The National Science Foundation ranks UW-Madison sixth among all U.S. universities, private and public, for its volume of research. It’s the first time the university hasn’t been in the top five research universities since 1972.
