Dane County Board passes resolution urging UW-Madison to discontinue in-person classes
The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a resolution Thursday night to pressure the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discontinue in-person classes.
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The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a resolution Thursday night to pressure the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discontinue in-person classes.
A new policy in the Madison Metropolitan School District that would allow staff to use transgender students’ preferred names and pronouns without consulting parents has been halted amid a temporary injunction after facing a conservative advocacy group’s legal challenges.
As Madisonians prepare to cast their ballots in this year’s presidential election, residents must also decide whether or not they support the Madison Metropolitan School District’s Future Ready Referenda.
The Plaza Tavern and Grill has raised over 70,000 dollars from nearly 1.5 thousand people in the past week after creating a GoFundMe to keep the historic institution open amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Madison Clerk’s Office dismissed concerns from residents and legal teams alike regarding the city’s Friday “Democracy in the Park” voting event.
The Madison Police Department spent nearly $20,000 on tear gas, pepper spray, foam bullets and other riot control materials in response to protests after the death of George Floyd from May 30 to June 1, according to an open records request.
An amendment allocating $83,000 for a police body-worn camera pilot program was approved by the Madison Finance Committee on Tuesday and will advance to final deliberations for the 2021 Capital Improvement Plan.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued yet another statement on Monday in response to one from Dane County officials asking that the university take responsibility for rising positive cases.
While the City of Madison experienced a hectic summer full of protests, health mandates, recall efforts and police oversight measures, the Madison Metropolitan School District has had a turbulent year of its own.
Following Wednesday’s announcement that Big Ten football will resume in late October, several Madison and Dane county officials have voiced concerns that the return of Badger football could lead to an increase in cases of COVID-19.
Amid market changes and declining revenue due to COVID-19, the Madison City Council slashed funding for three prominent tourism organizations, but also applied for a federal grant to help finance the construction of another project — an indoor public market.
The Madison City Council heard a presentation Tuesday night regarding a proposal to implement recommendations for a full-time, smaller, higher-paid common council.
Twenty-six years ago this month, The Notorious B.I.G dropped his legendary album, Ready to Die. 1994 was an absolutely riveting year, not just for pop culture but for the world. “Pulp Fiction” and “The Shawshank Redemption” both hit theaters less than a month apart, while Amazon got its start in a garage in Bellevue, Washington, and Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first Black president. Needless to say, 1994 was also a magical year for music. Beck’s Mellow Gold and Pavement’s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain which defined the alternative/indie niche while elsewhere in hip-hop Nas’s Illmatic would eventually become one of the most critically acclaimed rap projects of all time. But on Sept. 13, 1994, under the brand new label Bad Boy Records, Ready to Die introduced the world to hip-hop’s most recognizable superhero, Biggie Smalls.
Madison residents gathered with commissioners in a virtual town hall this past Saturday to discuss what they wish to see in the city’s next police chief, emphasizing professionalism and willingness to accept criticism.
Several Madison-area private schools are making plans to open for in-person learning this week following a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on Thursday that overturned Dane County’s order for classes to remain online.
While many young people in Madison have struggled with social events being canceled and sports postponed, some youth have looked to devote their newfound free time to bettering their community.
The City of Madison will receive over $7.5 million to purchase 15 new public transport buses as part of a $18 million public transit grant for Wisconsin communities announced Wednesday.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has elected not to heed requests from Dane County elected officials, instead opting to move to completely remote instruction from Sept. 10 to the 25.
As COVID-19 cases rise in Dane County, several bars in the downtown Madison area have shortened their hours or shut down entirely to prevent transmission among patrons and employees.
An effort to recall Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway failed after not meeting the necessary amount of signatures in addition to not turning paperwork in on time.