Mayor Paul Soglin announced Monday that Madison is now one of 16 new cities to be a part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, an effort to increase the city government’s use of data and evidence.
Sex Out Loud, a student organization that focuses on promoting healthy sexuality, met with a student government committee Monday in order to assess potential repercussions for wage policy violations. Sex Out Loud was found to have intentionally violated Associated Students of Madison bylaws and General Student Services Fund Rules under the 20-hour work day policy in early October.
Five emerging Madison startups met with prominent venture capital firms in Silicon Valley this week in an exclusive delegation led by The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. “Our economic momentum is real, and it is important that we continue to tell the Greater Madison’s story as a world-class place to build and invest,” said Chamber President Zach Brandon in a release.
In an attempt to tackle issues such as recidivism, racial disparities and violence in Madison, Mayor Paul Soglin announced a $299.5 million operating budget proposal Tuesday. Highlights of the 2017 plan include a $15 minimum wage for all city employees, an overall pay increase for almost all employees and a $400,000 action plan focused on racial disparities. After years of debate between Soglin and the Common Council over a new Midtown police district and a Southeast side fire station, the new budget has put the projects on hold in order to limit increases in city spending.
Madison Police Department officers and detectives are linking a 38-year-old woman to a series of robberies in the Madison area over the past few days, according to Madison Police Department incident reports. Sunday evening the woman, armed with a handgun, allegedly robbed the Pan & Pan bakery on East Washington Avenue.
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