Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 23, 2024:
"You are loved, please buckle up:" A Dane County safety coalition finds that the racial disparities in traffic injuries and deaths are consistently rising
"We're here to make sure that our voices are heard:" Local organizers rally inside the Capitol rotunda to criticize Republican redistricting efforts
"We are very ready to compete with any other state in the country:" President Biden designates Wisconsin a 'Regional Tech Hub,' which could mean millions of dollars in federal funding for the state's biomedical industry
"[It's] just one of the tools we need to have in our toolbox:" Two Democratic lawmakers propose a statewide, gun buyback program
"It allows this new culture to bring us together. You really have to trust each other:" Joshua Castille, a lead in APT's sign language production of 'Romeo and Juliet,' shares his experience being deaf in theater
"That’s one of the most important things - to showcase how we care for animals:" Tomorrow is the public's last chance to comment on Dane County's 2024 budget proposal, with one item allotting millions to Henry Vilas Zoo
"Are things better or worse?:" Kids Forward has released their latest "Race to Equity" report, quantifying Dane County's racial disparities in economics, education, and health
"It’s certainly salt on the wound for our LGBT community:" The Republican-held state Assembly passes three bills targeting transgender Wisconsinites
"My mission is [...] to help vulnerable victims get the resources, support, and help they need:" The Assembly Speaker's task force on human trafficking hosts a public meeting
"‘The lockdown is making the violence worse':" Prison reform advocates gathered outside the Capitol to call for change amid Waupun's ongoing lockdown
"The back doors and halls in the bill [...] are buried in the details:" The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign hosts a public telling after the Republican-held state Assembly passes a redistricting bill
"The people's house:" An armed man was arrested yesterday - twice - after demanding to speak to the Governor
"This is life-saving medical care:" State lawmakers hold hearings on two, much-opposed anti-trans bills
"Madison does not receive its fair share of state funding:" Mayor Rhodes-Conway releases her 2024 operating budget proposal amid growing structural deficit
"We have to pressure our leaders:" Madison City Council may pass a resolution on the prevention of nuclear war
"I say never again and we can't go back:" Protesters and counter-protesters gather outside of Madison East Planned Parenthood
“We have a goal of getting people the appropriate care at the appropriate time:" CARES may soon respond to mental health crisis calls outside of Madison
"The passion for skating never really leaves you:" Wisconsin skateboarders keep an eye on the Capitol as lawmakers consider a bill that might loosen regulations
"My big key is to make sure that it's safe:" The Common Council is set to repeal an unenforceable anti-panhandling ordinance next month
"I'm here to tell you it does not get easier:" Legislators, activists, and gun violence victims' families convene at the Capitol to support proposed regulations
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