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Hong, Roys, Baldeh, Sargent win fall primary

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Maps by Jade Iseri-Ramos, with help from Martin Rakacolli. “I think I’m okay,” says Francesca Hong. Last night she beat out six other challengers in the Democratic primary to represent downtown Madison, for the state Assembly seat formerly occupied for nearly a decade by Representative Chris Taylor. “You’d think like a couple of hours after, I’d […]

Community leaders voice frustration with city inaction

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According to the Madison Police Department, 2020 has had a reported 143 shots-fired incidents so far, an 88% increase from the same period last year. Madison community leaders and activists expressed their frustrations with officials’ inability to take meaningful action against gun violence at a press conference this afternoon. The conference was held outdoors on […]

Madison Finance Committee approves police reform measures

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Under the federal 1033 program, local police departments across the country can purchase excess military equipment from the U.S. Department of Defense. Critics argue that the program has led to the increased militarization of America’s police. Yesterday the city’s Finance Committee approved a measure that would limit what equipment the Madison Police Department can purchase […]

Biden holds slight lead over Trump in Wisconsin

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According to a new study from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center, presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a slight lead over Donald Trump in three key battleground states: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Currently, Biden holds a six percent lead over Trump here in Wisconsin. The states, all of which were won by Trump in […]

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