Jim Murphy, a devout Catholic and anti-nuclear pacifist from Highland, Wisconsin was arrested and released today at the Offut US Air Base just outside Omaha, Nebraska. He illegally entered the air base to deliver a letter to the Commander. The letter called attention to this week’s 73rd anniversary of the nuclear weapons attack on Hiroshima […]
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Announcement Regarding 8/5/18 Shooting
At approximately 3 AM Sunday morning, a man wearing a mask and hood entered the WORT station and opened fire on three DJs in the broadcast studio. Witnesses say five shots were fired, injuring one DJ in the buttocks and shattering the glass between studios. The injured DJ was sent to the hospital and quickly […]
Parsing the arts in the Wisconsin governor’s race
Earlier this week, Tone Madison published a survey asking the candidates in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary about how, if elected, they would go about supporting the arts in our state. Seven of them got back to us. Since we posted the survey responses straight-up, without any commentary or analysis, we also wanted to step back and have a […]
Clean Wisconsin Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Smog Regulations
The environmental group Clean Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit today, challenging federal smog regulations in Wisconsin. The group says the Environmental Protection Agency is failing to comply with the Clean Air Act. The law was created in 1963 to limit air pollution. That means monitoring the air in specific places where pollution levels are too […]
Madison Offers Mini-Bonds to Fund Olbrich Expansion
The City of Madison will offer mini-bonds to residents for the first time in a generation. The bonds will raise money towards expanding the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The mini-bonds will be available for as small as $500 dollars for investors. Much smaller than the city’s usual $5,000 minimum for bonds. The smaller mini-bonds will allow […]
Environmentalist Raj Shukla Announces Run for Mayor
What will the Madison of tomorrow look like, and who will lead it? As Madison’s longest serving mayor completes his last term, people are lining up for the chance to become the city’s next leader. Mayor Paul Soglin has announced he will not seek re-election next spring. The latest candidate to throw his hat in […]