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Public Safety Review Committee renews call to ban tear gas
By Jackson Mozena | Feb. 12The Public Safety Review Committee recommends disregarding MPD report about use of tear gas.
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Dane County relaxes restrictions on gatherings, activities under new emergency order
By Nicole Herzog | Feb. 11New local ordinance loosens COVID-19 restrictions, allows for larger public gatherings
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11.4 percent of Dane County residents have received a COVID-19 vaccine
By Charlie Hildebrand | Feb. 10Over 60,000 Dane County residents have received their first dose of the COVID-19.
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Common Council puts $250,000 towards Black cultural center
By Zoe Bockhorst | Feb. 9Madison Common Council approved the allocation of $250,000 from its small business relief fund towards efforts for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture
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MPD concludes tear gas is 'critical,' report to be discussed at committee meeting
By Molly Carmichael | Feb. 9The MPD released a report on the use of tear gas over three decades, will be reviewed by city council
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‘A grave error:’ Sun Prairie teachers suspended after assigning controversial lesson
By Nicole Herzog | Feb. 5The school district is investigating after middle schoolers were asked to determine how they would punish a slave in a hypothetical question meant to test their knowledge of Hammurabi’s code.
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Madison and Dane County officials open new dedicated homeless shelter
By Isabel Garlough-Shah | Feb. 3Officials unveil new homeless shelter capable of housing 250 amidst ongoing COVID-19 housing crisis.
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A Room of One’s Own, other local businesses forced to relocate as developer plans new apartment complex
By Kate Van Dyke | Feb. 2The developers of The Hub and The James have plans for a new downtown apartment complex that would displace a host of State Street businesses
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County Board recommends reducing jail capacity by 50
By Jackson Mozena | Feb. 1The non-binding resolution, which some Supervisors criticized as a hollow gesture towards justice reform, comes amid a $148 million effort to build a new Dane County jail
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MPD report shows rising gun violence, police use of force incidents
By Zoe Bockhorst | Jan. 29Use of force in response to protests outweighed all other uses of force for the year, the report says.
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Dane County, City of Madison gets $16.2 million for rental assistance
By Charlie Hildebrand | Jan. 28Local officials announced plans to combat a housing crisis made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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District 8 Alder Candidates meet in first debate
By Molly Carmichael | Jan. 27UW-Madison student activists, Ayomi Obuseh and Julianna Bennet discussed policy platforms in district 8 candidate debate
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Protests for Tony Robinson continue nearly six years after his death
By Isabel Garlough-Shah | Jan. 26As the statute of limitations for the case expires in March, community members renew calls for action against Madison officer Matthew Kenny, who shot and killed Robinson in 2015.
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MPD Police Chief search delayed as community members give input, offer critiques
By Samantha Henschel | Dec. 10Further extending a year-long vacancy, the Madison Police and Fire Commission decided to delay its election of the Madison Police Department’s next chief following strong feedback and concerns from the public Wednesday.
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Madison nonprofit opens storefront to bring attention to exploitation in fashion industry
By Molly Carmichael | Dec. 9The two-month pop-up shop hopes to provide shoppers with ethically sourced gift options.
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Police and Fire Commission move ahead with finalists for MPD chief as some question process, candidates
By Benjamin Farrell | Dec. 8Candidate Christopher A. Davis in particular has faced criticism for his past department’s use of excessive force during protests.
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'We need change': Madison activist Ayomi Obuseh speaks on her campaign for District 8 Alder
By Jackson Mozena | Dec. 7The Impact Demand organizer hopes to carry her community experience to the elected position.
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Two candidates announce campaigns for District 6 Alder
By Isabel Garlough-Shah | Dec. 4Former alder Brian Benford and high school history teacher Shawn Matson will be running for the Dis. 6 city council seat.
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Madison City Council passes ban on facial recognition technology
By Michael Parsky | Dec. 3The Madison City Council voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition technology with exemptions for the Madison Police Department after a divisive debate over the controversial tool.
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The race for District 8 begins as candidates step up and back down
By Addison Lathers | Dec. 2Current Dis. 8 seatholder Max Prestigiacomo will not be re-running, but has instead spoken to two students who have recently announced their campaigns.
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