Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 23, 2024:
“We’re still not where we want to be:" Madison's school board has delayed their decision in the search for the district's next superintendent
"One thing that connects the Democrats and the Republicans is their shared use of a hyper-militarized police force to keep poor and working people in line:" On Saturday, a coalition of leftist, labor
"The current City Hall is at capacity and – in fact – some areas have been over capacity for some time:" The city of Fitchburg is looking to construct a new police facility - but some residents ar
"Dane County deserves a leader who has worked with and in our community at all levels:" Over the last week, two more candidates have entered the race for Dane County Executive
"The conditions that these men are being subjected to are absolutely vicious:" Last Thursday, advocates held a community forum on Wisconsin’s prison lockdowns
"All these concerns were expressed before. How can we trust that this will be different?:” Last week, the state's Department of Military Affairs held a series of community listening sessions on F-35
"Let's take a look at the data:" Homicides and traffic fatalities are up - but public safety has improved in other areas, according to Madison Police Chief Barnes in this year's "State of Public Safet
"CAFOs can generate as much waste as a small city:" Yesterday’s circuit court ruling upholds the state’s right to regulate animal waste management on large farms
"We want to make sure that people know what things are real:" A bipartisan bill that would regulate artificial intelligence in political ads is headed to the state Assembly floor
"When you have natural gas that’s used as an energy source, it [...] creates pollutants in the air:" Environmental activists are pushing back, as a utility company seeks permits to repower a natural
“I think this is one of those bills that you kind of don’t believe it actually has to exist. [It's] just inherently gross:" A bipartisan bill to criminalize "child sex dolls" is headed to Governor
"When you don't have the kind of transparency that's needed [...], usually bad things are occurring:" While Governor Evers prepared for his sixth State of the State, Republican lawmakers advanced a su
"It’ll be a record turnout, basically, when you have a presidential election:" Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has endorsed state Senator Melissa Agard in the race to be his successor
"It’s horrifying to me to think that we would spend $200 million on a jail:" Tonight, Dane County supervisors are slated to vote on additional funds for the jail consolidation project
"I also believe nobody should die for reckless driving:" Yesterday, the Monona City Council lifted temporary restrictions to the city's police pursuit policy - just two weeks after a pursuit killed th
"I’m really excited to see what democracy looks like when everybody’s vote counts equally:" Wisconsin's redistricting process is underway - with seven voting map proposals on the table
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"Imagine having only five DMVs in Wisconsin. Right?:" State Assembly Republicans have proposed legalizing medical cannabis, which would be sold at five state-run dispensaries
"That underdog community is who I can help most as poet laureate:" The Common Council has selected Madison's new poet laureate - Steven Espada Dawson
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