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MPD to investigate all future use of tear gas

Madison police now have to file reports after using tear gas. 

Madison Alder resigns after former Oath Keeper membership revealed

Madison Alder Gary Halverson, whose past ties with the right-wing extremist group the Oath Keepers drew a firestorm of condemnation and criticism, announced Wednesday he was resigning effective immediately due to safety concerns for his family. 

Juliana Bennett releases call to action prohibiting MPD from using indiscriminate weapons for crowd control

District 8 Alder Juliana Bennett released a call to action this week to support prohibiting the Madison Police Department from using indiscriminate weapons for crowd control.

Madison City Council President to run for State Assembly

Madison City Council President Syed Abbas announced Sunday he would run for state assembly in the 46th District — a reversal of his decision two days earlier to run for the 37th district.

The rise of luxury student housing

When a developer proposed “Hub II”, a seven-story student apartment building with a rooftop swimming pool to be built on Langdon Street, then-student and District 8 Alder Sally Rohrer remembered being “sketched out.”

‘Surprised, sad and scrambling’: Businesses reflect on loss of State Street storefronts

Over the course of the past decade, as the city’s population has increased, Madison’s historic State Street area has experienced an influx of investment from large business interests.  

Q&A: Juliana Bennett speaks on affordable housing, Chamberlain rock backlash and student engagement

Madison has long had a unique political relationship with the student body of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with students making up roughly 17% of the Madison population as well as a considerable majority of the eight aldermanic district.

Campus voter district preserved as Madison city council votes to adopt new redistricted map

The Madison city council unanimously voted to adopt a new map updating Madison’s alder districts and wards this Tuesday. The new map is expected to rebalance the city’s population after a decade of growth.

Q&A: Dane County Supervisor Elena Haasl believes in the importance of student representation

The Madison and larger Dane County area has long had a unique political relationship with the student body of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with students making up roughly 17 and 8% of the Madison and Dane County population, respectively — meaning that students make up a considerate voting block in local elections 

City of Madison considers plans to divide the UW campus district

The City of Madison is considering two plans to redraw district boundaries which would break up District 8, a district that has historically been occupied predominantly by UW-Madison students.

Burnt Out: Madison’s student activists prioritize the community’s needs over their own

Fifty minutes. That’s the amount of time that Sam Jorudd spent of his brief spring break in a meeting with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s administration. As the Chair of ASM’s Grants Allocation Committee and a junior at UW, Jorudd had been working to ensure that the University properly allocated emergency relief grants to students. He and the UW BIPOC noticed that the University had received these funds, but not dispersed them. 

Juliana Bennett, Patrick Heck, Nikki Conklin among winners of Tuesday’s election

Juliana Bennett was elected to represent the UW campus on the Madison Common Council in  Tuesday’s city-wide election of local officials. Other victors include Patrick Heck, District 2, and Nikki Conklin, District 9. 

Letter to the Editor: Regarding Ayomi Obuseh's harmful comments

ASM unanimously passes four pieces of legislation

The Associated Students of Madison passed legislation in support of transgender women in sports, revisions to their COVID-19 Student Relief Fund and the implementation of a Tribal Affairs position for their organization on Tuesday. 

A comprehensive students guide to April 6 elections

Madisonians will decide which local candidates will serve on the common council for a two year term during the April 6 elections.  

District 8 Alder candidate Ayomi Obuseh to voters: ‘I am fighting for my home’

Since high school, Ayomi Obuseh has had a vision for the city she calls home. She developed a close relationship with a Madison West after-school care worker who fostered her passion as an activist and community advocate.

District 8 Alder candidate Juliana Bennett hopes to bring a new voice to drive change in Madison

The summer of 2020 brought many people to the streets to protest for racial justice and cultural change in America. The movement for Black lives was largely reinvigorated by young activists and local leaders — like Juliana Bennett. 

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Why are city committees rejecting police body-worn cameras?

The Public Safety Review Committee voted 4-2 on Wednesday to recommend that the City Council not pursue using police body-worn cameras either in a pilot program or a full deployment. The Equal Opportunities Commission echoed the review committee’s concerns Thursday, voting against the pilot program 8-2.

Proposal to cut State Street buses by 30%, make way for rapid transit program

Madison Metro Transit proposed a route change that would shift as much as 30% of bus traffic off of State Street on Feb. 6.