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Baldwin, Pocan call for policy action as Trump prepares to take office

By Gina Heeb | Nov. 17, 2016

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., urged President-elect Donald Trump to carry through on campaign appeals to the middle class by keeping Wall Street elites out of his cabinet in a Thursday letter. “You have made a promise to ‘drain the swamp’ in Washington by reducing the influence of special interests in government and expressed deep concerns about the influence of Wall Street over government,” Baldwin wrote.

Protesters are asking the university to protect undocumented members of the UW-Madison community after the election of Donald Trump as president last week.
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As undocumented students ask for university protections, legislators clash over policy

By Hannah J. Olson | Nov. 16, 2016

While undocumented students proactively fight to secure university protection from deportation as the president-elect’s inauguration approaches, state legislators are divided on how to move forward. Though not officially a sanctuary city, Madison’s police department follows a resolution passed by common council in 2010 discouraging MPD officers from reporting undocumented people to immigration officers, except in instances of violent crime. After a presidential campaign that emphasized deportation and wall-building, anxieties continue to rise for undocumented students as Trump gets closer to the Oval Office. A letter to university administration urging protection for students, staff and their families by making the campus a sanctuary for the undocumented has gained 4,500 signatures. Mike Mikalsen, chief of staff for state Sen.

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CITY NEWS

Credit card skimmer found near campus

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 16, 2016

A City of Madison inspector found a credit card skimmer in a gas pump located at Genin’s Mobil on the 3500 block of University Avenue Tuesday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. “He was conducting random inspections when he made the finding on pump five at Genin's Mobil."

Mayor Paul Soglin said Madison’s policies regarding immigrants won’t change following the election and the city will stay in a coalition of city’s that protects citizens regardless of status.
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Soglin says city’s immigration policies won’t change

By Miller Jozwiak | Nov. 16, 2016

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Police Chief Mike Koval said Wednesday that the city’s policies regarding immigration will not change in light of the election, while City Attorney Michael May said he will be researching impacts of possible changes in federal immigration policy. The three officials held a press conference Wednesday with several city alders to address the issue. 

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CAMPUS NEWS

Sixteen bias incidents reported on campus since the election

By Jake Skubish | Nov. 16, 2016

There have been 16 bias incidents reported on campus since the election of President-elect Donald Trump last week, according to a university release. The release defined the bias incidents as “harassing and threatening behavior toward individuals based on their race, ethnicity, presumed national origin and political affiliation,” although it did not specify which identities were targeted on campus.

The graffiti appeared on the base of the Abraham Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill last week.
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‘All white people are racist’ graffiti found on Lincoln statue

By Jake Skubish | Nov. 16, 2016

Graffiti that said “All white people are racist” appeared on the base of the Abraham Lincoln statue atop Bascom Hill following the election last week. According to UW-Madison Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott, campus officers responded to the incident but were unable to determine who was responsible for the graffiti.

Radio host Charlie Sykes and UW-Madison professors Kathy Cramer and Michael Wagner headlined a panel Wednesday on the aftermath of the 2016 election.
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Panelists discuss media, political tenses in 2016 election

By Ningyuan Ma | Nov. 15, 2016

A week after the historical presidential election last week, a Washington Post reporter and Milwaukee radio host joined two UW-Madison professors Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of Donald Trump’s shocking victory. The panel was headlined by David Weigel, a political correspondent from the Washington Post, who is also the Public Affairs Writer in Residence at UW-Madison.

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