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Joyride: Car thefts are up since last year reports MPD
By Max Bayer | Feb. 1, 2018Four suspects were arrested for car theft Thursday morning after a reportedly stolen vehicle crashed on the W.
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Dane County has all hands on deck to divert those with mental illnesses from jail. What’s next?
By Max Bayer | Feb. 1, 2018Between Jan. 16 and 17, Dane County criminal justice leaders met to answer this question: How can we best direct people with mental illness away from the criminal justice system?
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MPD responds to recommendations after department review
By Max Bayer | Jan. 31, 2018The Madison Police Department released its response on Wednesday to recommendations that followed a comprehensive report of the department last December. The original report, which was conducted by the OIR Group, a California-based research firm, found that the MPD succeeded in many facets but faced scrutiny particularly regarding community involvement and engagement.
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City officials reach no conclusion after public debate over Confederate monuments
By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 30, 2018The city’s Landmark, Parks and Equal Opportunities commissions decided to postpone a vote on two confederate monuments in Forest Hill Cemetery after extensive public comment. Reconsidering the monuments was brought to light by Mayor Paul Soglin, who ordered the removal of Madison’s Confederate monuments after they were vandalized on Aug.
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Madison signs international pact, pledges to work towards sustainable food access
By Robyn Cawley | Jan. 30, 2018Following Madison’s efforts to improve access to healthy and sustainable food options, the city joined an international coalition committed to lowering food costs and increasing accessibility.
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Madison officials to decide fate of Confederate monuments at Forest Hill Cemetery
By Max Bayer | Jan. 29, 2018Three Madison city commissions, joined by Mayor Paul Soglin, will meet Tuesday to decide what to do about two confederate monuments at Forest Hill Cemetery that have drawn criticism and dispute.
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Dane County Elections Forum: Major takeaways and impact for students
By Max Bayer | Jan. 25, 2018Sixteen candidates for Dane County’s Board of Supervisors participated in a forum Thursday night hosted by Our Wisconsin Revolution to promote policy priorities and goals for the county. All 37 seats on the board are up for election on April 3 but only five districts have contested races, three of which — Districts 6, 11 and 15 — will have primaries on Feb.
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Amazon’s second headquarters won’t be in Madison. Should the state shoulder the blame?
By Max Bayer | Jan. 24, 2018Six days ago, Madison economic officials faced reality: They were not in contention to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters.
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Madison investigators kept busy as four robberies occur in 12-hour span
By Max Bayer | Jan. 23, 2018After three robberies last night, Madison investigators were already busy tracking down suspects.
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Planting a SEED: Madison Food Policy Council opens application for its 2018 grants
By Regan Murray | Jan. 23, 2018Those in Madison hoping to make an impact on food access will have an opportunity to finance their projects after the city’s food policy council announced its fourth cycle of SEED Grants Monday and reopened the application for 2018.
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Business as usual for city leaders as Soglin runs for governor
By Max Bayer | Jan. 22, 2018When Mayor Paul Soglin entered the race for governor, it was a hardly a surprise after months of hinting at the prospect of running.
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Keep them warm: City’s homeless a focus as record winter persists
By Max Bayer | Jan. 22, 2018On New Year’s Eve, a man was found dead in a State Street parking structure. Two days earlier, a man was found distressed outside of a business on Olin Ave.
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Alec Cook’s notebook to be excluded from upcoming trial
By Max Bayer | Jan. 20, 2018Alec Cook’s notebook, retrieved during a search of his apartment, will not be able to be used for his upcoming trial after two Dane County circuit judges granted a motion set forth by Cook’s attorneys. Cook was arrested in October 2016 on 21 counts including 12 counts of sexual assault, six of which include force and two counts of strangulation and suffocation.
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Soglin officially throws his hat into the 2018 governor’s race
By Nina Bertelsen | Jan. 10, 2018Madison Mayor Paul Soglin officially announced his bid for governor on Wednesday morning after months of speculation.
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Common Council upholds mayor's veto of Taco Bell alcohol license
By Max Bayer | Jan. 2, 2018The Taco Bell on State Street will remain barred from serving alcohol after the city council voted to uphold Mayor Paul Soglin’s veto of an alcohol license for the restaurant. The council, which needed 14 votes to override the veto, had only nine.
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State Street hairdresser arrested after violent cut
By Max Bayer | Dec. 27, 2017For one Madison man, a routine haircut at a State Street salon went suddenly awry — literally. Stylist and owner of Ruby’s Salon, 46-year-old Khaled A.
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Dane County to fight pharmaceutical companies in court over opioid epidemic
By Max Bayer | Dec. 20, 2017Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Wednesday that the county will pursue legal action against pharmaceutical companies for their responsibility in the nation’s opioid epidemic. Between 2000 and 2016, Dane County has seen a significant rise in the rate in prescription overdose deaths from 6.3 per 100,000 residents to 12.4 per 100,000.
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Internal review of the MPD highlights successes, areas of improvement
By Max Bayer | Dec. 14, 2017An internal review of the Madison Police Department released Thursday afternoon found that the department is often effective, but faces similar scrutiny to police around the country in terms of community engagement and involvement.
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Soglin says no más to local liquor licenses, vetoes approval for State Street Taco Bell
By Max Bayer | Dec. 11, 2017Madison Mayor Paul Soglin vetoed an alcohol license for the new Taco Bell Cantina on Monday, citing safety concerns and unnecessary costs.
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Read the Top Ten News of the semester
By The Daily Cardinal News Team | Dec. 9, 2017The Daily Cardinal has you covered. Get debriefed on the top ten things that happened on campus this semester with our Top Ten News.
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