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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
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
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
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
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Can Madison spare officers for the DNC?
Police staffing has led to budget fights for several years now in Madison. So how can the city afford to send 10-20 percent of its police force to work the 2020 Democratic National Convention for 10 days? Read more
Mar 12, 2020
5:05 AM
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Missed opportunity or wise nut stashing?
The governor and Legislature came up with very different proposals for handling a projected budget surplus. What does that mean for taxpayers, school districts, and everybody else in Wisconsin? Read more
Mar 12, 2020
5:00 AM
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Unseasonably warm weather drives bats batty
"Any bat you find outside this time of year is going to need some sort of intervention to keep it alive,” says Paige Pederson, a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist with the Dane County Humane Society. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
5:00 AM
Keith Furman
Turn Down the Volume!
Since an “off the charts” storm in August 2018 overwhelmed basements and infrastructure around Madison, city engineers have been studying problem spots on the west side to prepare for future flooding. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
5:01 AM
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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
