Tuesday, Madison’s city council voted unanimously to make it legal for adults to consume and possess small amounts of cannabis in public. Madison residents have been able to use cannabis in private and indoors since 1977. Under that ordinance you could be fined $50, not including court costs, for smoking or having cannabis in public. […]
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Asks for Big Investments in...
On Tuesday, the state Superintendent released the biennial budget request for Wisconsin’s schools. The budget asks for a state funding increase of 10%. That’s a bump of nearly 1.5 billion dollars for fall 2021 through spring 2023. According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) enrollment in public schools across the state is down by […]
Assembly Task Force on Racial Disparities Makes Introductions
After the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Governor Tony Evers compelled the state legislature to meet a special session. However, the republican-controlled legislature held no discussion, and instead created a new task force on racial disparities. Nearly two months after it was created, the task force met for the first time Wednesday. Representative […]
No Tailgating, No Food Vendors for Badger Homecoming
Friday, the Badgers kickoff for the first time in 2020. Fans won’t be allowed in the stadium, and Tuesday, Madison’s Common Council threw a hail marry to discourage tailgating. After much deliberation and more than 40 players testing positive for Covid-19 last month, the Badgers are still playing 8 games–4 at home. In a live […]
Sucking the Muck for a Faster Water Flow
Tuesday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced a multi-million dollar project to clean up the Yahara river. The plan would deepen the river by at least two feet and reduce the risk of flooding. To help prevent intense flooding like the county saw in summer of 2018, a project from the Dane County Land and […]
UW-Madison to return to in-person instruction, again
UW-Madison cancelled all in-person classes and activities two weeks ago due to a spike of Covid-19 cases. Now with the 7 day percent positive rate at 5.5 percent, campus officials are getting ready to return to in-person instruction as soon as this weekend. Chancellor Rebecca Blank says measures taken by the university, like cancelling in-person […]
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