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Concealed weapons are no longer banned on Madison Metro Transit buses, including those serving the downtown and campus area.
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Concealed weapons officially allowed on Madison buses

By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 12, 2017

Passengers are now officially able to carry concealed weapons on Madison buses, after the city’s transit committee updated its policy Wednesday to comply with state law. The decision comes following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling passed last month, which reversed an appeals court decision to maintain Madison Metro Transit’s previous policy of prohibiting weapons on buses.

An agreement between UW Health and Meriter allowing patients to avoid overcrowded hospital stays could be finalized as early as this summer.
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UW Health, Meriter on track for merger

By Cailynn Hensen | Apr. 11, 2017

In a move that will reduce overcrowding and address the need for construction in local health care facilities, UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter have signed an agreement to merge operations. The joint-operating agreement that has been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission comes nine months after the two health care providers announced plans for the agreement.

A methamphetamine drug bust Tuesday in Southern Wisconsin led to the arrest of eight people, including two 40-year-olds from Madison.
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Two Madison residents among those charged in meth ring bust

By Cailynn Hensen | Apr. 5, 2017

Two 40-year-olds from Madison are among eight people charged by a federal judge in a major methamphetamine ring bust in Southern Wisconsin, a court document recently revealed. The U.S. Attorney for the western district of Wisconsin Jeffrey Anderson unsealed the case’s indictment Tuesday, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Two posts on Madison School Board, Seat 6 and Seat 7, were filled in Tuesday’s municipal election.
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Two new members elected to Madison School Board

By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 4, 2017

Kate Toews and Nicki Vander Meulen will serve on Madison Metropolitan School District board after being elected in the municipal election Tuesday. Madison School Board, Seat 6 Kate Toews defeated Ali Muldrow by a 11.5 percent margin in the race to fill Seat 6, winning 55.6 percent of the votes.

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What’s on the ballot in Tuesday’s election

By Gina Heeb | Apr. 3, 2017

Several races on the ballot in Tuesday’s municipal election—including those for judicial, education and city posts—are contested. Here’s what to expect for community members heading to the polls with downtown and campus addresses.

Attorneys Marilyn Townsend and Jill Karofsky are competing for a Dane County judge seat in Tuesday’s municipal election.
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Marilyn Townsend, Jill Karofsky vie for Dane County judge seat

By Claire Lancaster | Mar. 30, 2017

Both candidates vying for a Dane County judge seat have said they will spend the two-year term serving individuals who are disadvantaged in the justice system, each insisting that their background prepares them best for the job. Two attorneys—Marilyn Townsend and Jill Karofsky—are competing to fill the seat for Branch 12 of the Dane County Circuit Court. Townsend spent 30 years as a union and civil rights lawyer before being elected for three terms as a municipal judge for the Village of Shorewood Hills.

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