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Gov. Scott Walker signed over 20 bills into law Thursday, including measures that allow hunters to wear pink and reform the foster care system.
STATE NEWS

Gov. Scott Walker signs host of bills into law

By Ningyuan Ma | Feb. 4, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker signed 21 new bills into law Thursday at the state Capitol, covering issues ranging from children in the foster care system, criminal penalties and transportation. The most prominent bill is one allowing hunters to wear blaze pink in addition to traditional colors like hunter orange and blaze orange, authored by state Rep. Nick Milroy, D-South Range, and state Sen. Terry Moulton, R-Chippewa Falls.

Native activists swarmed the Capitol in 2015 to protest Gov. Scott Walker's decision to reject a proposed casino from the Menominee Nation.
STATE NEWS

Native groups look ahead to 12th annual State of the Tribes address

By Jason Snyder | Feb. 4, 2016

The state released Wednesday the date for the 12th annual State of the Tribes address to take place this month, amid increased activism by native groups. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, reiterated the importance of finding common interests between state government and tribal leaders. “I’m pleased that we can continue this Assembly tradition.

Ald. Chris Schmidt had held the position since 2009, before resigning in January.
NEWS

Madison Common Council announces vacant position

Feb. 3, 2016

In light of District 11 Ald. Chris Schmidt’s resignation from his position on the Madison Common Council, the council announced it is accepting resumes from interested residents in the 11th Aldermanic District to fill the vacant position for an interim basis.

A citizen helped the Madison Police Department by calling in after they saw the suspect around 1 p.m. at East Towne Mall.
CITY NEWS

Suspect arrested in Tuesday night homicide

By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 3, 2016

A woman in her early 20s and employee of the Metro Market on the east side was killed in a shooting Tuesday night, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. She was shot in a parking lot on the 6000 block of Cottage Grove Road around 8 p.m.

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CITY NEWS

Emerald Ash Borer Task Force updates plan to combat deadly tree beetle

By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 3, 2016

More than 2,500 ash trees were removed during 2015 in accordance with Madison’s adopted response plan to the emerald ash borer, according to a Common Council meeting Tuesday night. The Emerald Ash Borer Task Force updated Madison Common Council with a presentation on the response plan to the invasive beetle species that has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America.

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