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Four Republican bills were introduced last week to help homeless Wisconsinites get off the streets and into stable, safe housing.
STATE NEWS

Assembly Committee considers bills to combat statewide homelessness

With over 5,000 residents throughout Wisconsin having an unstable living arrangement every night, a committee in the Legislature considered a series of bills that address homelessness in a hearing Tuesday. The Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform discussed a package of Republican bills introduced last week that were initially criticized by Democrats as being a “cosmetic solution” that would not provide any real improvements for families currently living on the streets.


The city will further discuss paying nearly $22,000 in legal fees accumulated by Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval between Sept. 6, 2016 through March 15, 2017.
CITY NEWS

City postpones decision to pay MPD chief’s legal fees

A vote was halted by Madison alders Tuesday on whether the city will reimburse the Madison police chief for nearly $22,000 in legal fees racked up in a case filed against him after calling a family member of Tony Robinson—a teen fatally shot by an officer in 2015—a “raging lunatic.” Sharon Irwin, Robinson’s grandmother, and her friend Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores filed a complaint last year against Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval for the name-calling incident, as well as for allegedly making a gesture toward his sidearm after a summer city council meeting.


STATE NEWS

Trump signs executive order restricting visa program while in Kenosha

President Donald Trump signed an executive order while visiting Wisconsin Tuesday to aid American workers by limiting the number of highly skilled foreign workers that technology companies can hire. Trump signed the directive at Snap-on Inc., a large tool manufacturer in Kenosha, Wis., where he gave a speech highlighting the importance of manufacturing.


The LGBT Campus Center created a template to serve as a model for signs such as this, which is placed next to what was previously labeled a women’s restroom on the fourth floor of Helen C. White Hall.
CAMPUS NEWS

Campus groups move toward creating gender-inclusive restrooms

Signs may start appearing next to more bathrooms around campus as a template created by the LGBT Campus Center begins to circulate. The model form has been posted on the newly updated LGBTCC website since late February. It goes along with other content on a page that details restroom practices and lists single-stall restrooms around campus.


Police are searching for 22-year-old Sorell A. Gilmore, an inmate who did not return Saturday to the Dane County Jail.
CITY NEWS

Dane County Jail inmate declared AWOL

Madison police are searching who did not return to the Dane County Jail over the weekend and was declared AWOL, the sheriff’s office said in a release. Sorell A. Gilmore, 22, left the facility for work privileges around 6:45 a.m. Saturday, but did not come back at his scheduled return time of 5:45 p.m.


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CITY NEWS

Crack found at downtown grocery store

A bag of crack cocaine was discovered at a grocery store near the downtown area over the weekend, the Madison Police Department said Monday. Officers were called to Copps grocery store on South Park Street around 1:54 p.m. Saturday, MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in an incident report.


UW-Madison’s Campus plan recognized for excellence in analysis and planning.
CAMPUS NEWS

Fellowship encourages spreading the Wisconsin Idea

The Wisconsin Idea Fellowship awards roughly seven fellowships annually and aids students in implementing service projects that will impact the campus and beyond. The program, which is open to students who hold sophomore to senior standing, offers logistical assistance as well as up to $7,000 in funding. It connects participants with a community partner and a UW-Madison faculty or academic staff advisor to address social problems that have been identified locally, nationally and globally, according to Wisconsin Idea Fellowship Graduate Assistant Garrett Grainger.



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