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Calming the electorate
Clerks expect voter turnout to be high, even for a presidential year. All report an already busier than average season — primarily due to an unprecedented number of absentee ballots and the extra precautions needed due to COVID-19. Read more
Eloisa Gómez /Alan Rubin
Behind the ballots
Love Wisconsin, the digital storytelling website that celebrates our state, took a closer look at the voting process by giving 10 poll workers a voice. Read more
Oct 21, 2020
Early voting launches today in Madison
Due to COVID-19, in-person absentee voting sites in Madison will primarily be drive-up or outdoors, per the advice of the public health department. Read more
Oct 20, 2020
Trump Campaign
Trump world comes to Janesville
President Donald Trump mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic only briefly during his remarks in Janesville, saying “You got to open the state up.” His supporters also believe concerns about the coronavirus are overblown. Read more
Oct 19, 2020
Johnson Street coffee shop target of racist graffiti
Photos of President Donald Trump surrounded the message, “It’s okay to be white,” on a sign affixed to Johnson Public House. Read more
Oct 17, 2020
Libertarian presidential candidate courts Black Lives Matter supporters
Protesters in the streets of Madison this summer and Jo Jorgensen agree fundamental change to the criminal justice system is needed. How to get there is another matter. Read more
Oct 15, 2020
Tamia Fowlkes
College students fill gaps in Wisconsin’s poll worker shortage
There is a nationwide shortage of poll workers. Older and retired volunteers typically staff poll stations around the country but many this year are not working due to concerns around COVID-19. Read more
Oct 7, 2020
Voting ambassadors
Why does UW-Madison’s Odyssey Project do a voting event every other year? “One of the key parts of the mission of the Odyssey Project is to encourage civic engagement and finding a voice,” says director Emily Auerbach. Read more
Oct 1, 2020
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Tamia Fowkles
More than 10,000 absentee ballots collected in city parks
Poll workers at each of the parks helped voters register, turn in absentee ballots, and answer any questions they might have about the upcoming election. Read more
Sep 28, 2020
10:00 AM
City of Madison surveillance camera
Tear gas used against fleeing protesters without authorization
Initially, Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney was told his deputy fired a tear gas round at protesters because a “rock or brick” was thrown at law enforcement. But a video obtained by Isthmus shows otherwise. Read more
Sep 18, 2020
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CXC Middleton Outdoor Recreation and Sports Complex
Unhappy trails
In recent years, local cross-country skiers had one place to go when Mother Nature was not cooperative: Madison’s Elver Park. Another facility with snowmaking abilities is on hold. Read more
Sep 10, 2020
10:00 AM
COVID puts campus to the test
Despite efforts to minimize contact and potential contamination, there are concerns about how people will stay safe and healthy and what will happen if the university has an outbreak and has to shut down. Read more
Sep 4, 2020
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Dylan Brogan
Kenosha at the center
Staff writer Dylan Brogan reports from Kenosha as the city struggles to understand what comes next after the police shooting of Jacob Blake — and contends with a visit from President Donald Trump and his supporters. Read more
Sep 2, 2020
6:24 PM
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Carry on and vend
Some food carts took the year off. Others forged ahead. And there were even some new names entering the business. Read more
School referendums should have price tags
If both referendums on the fall ballot are approved, taxes on the average $311,000 home would go up a whopping $470 or so when the new spending is fully implemented in a few years. Read more
Rockhound Brewing Company to close
Rockhound Brewing Company announces it “can see no logical path forward.” The restaurant will close Nov. 14. Read more
Johnson Street coffee shop target of racist graffiti
Photos of President Donald Trump surrounded the message, “It’s okay to be white,” on a sign affixed to Johnson Public House. Read more
Libertarian presidential candidate courts Black Lives Matter supporters
Protesters in the streets of Madison this summer and Jo Jorgensen agree fundamental change to the criminal justice system is needed. How to get there is another matter. Read more
