Wednesday, Nov. 25
The Mount Horeb Area School District cancels a reading of I am Jazz, a children’s book about a transgender girl, after threats of a lawsuit from Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based nonprofit that specializes in evangelical Christian litigation. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled the Liberty Council a hate group.
Sunday, Nov. 29
Gov. Scott Walker takes a tumble after lighting the Christmas tree at the executive residence during a private ceremony. Lay off the eggnog, Scooter!
Wisconsin’s wetlands “bank” is in need of a deposit. Builders have been eliminating wetlands at the fastest rate in at least a decade thanks to a controversial law that loosened restrictions for development, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Gov. Walker might not want to accept new Syrian refugees, but the city of Madison is sending the opposite message. Common Council members unanimously pass a resolution welcoming refugees. It’s not legally binding, but it’s the thought that counts.
David Michael Miller
The struggle to help Madison’s homeless continues. Mayor Paul Soglin and other city officials are considering spending $64,000 to hire an architect to see if the city’s Fairchild Building, 120 S. Fairchild St., could be converted into an overnight shelter for homeless men.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
The state Supreme Court refuses to reopen the John Doe investigation into Walker’s recall campaign, but the court did modify an order to return and destroy evidence. Perhaps Justice Shirley Abrahamson says it best in her dissent: “What a mess this court has wrought!”
