The stone monument in front of one of the oldest synagogues in the country–Gates of Heaven in James Madison Park–was found vandalized this morning. On it were spray-painted swastikas and the words “Trump rules.” The vandalism comes at the start of Rosh Hashanah, which begins tonight. Although the police cannot confirm whether or not the […]
Marty Baron and the Future of Journalism
Marty Baron rose to fame after leading the Boston Globe as it uncovered wide-scale sexual assault within the Catholic Church, as chronicled in the Oscar winning movie Spotlight. This weekend he was in Madison, talking about the future of journalism at the Capital Times’ inaugural idea fest. He discusses the challenges local newspapers face compared […]
Interview with Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate, Mike McCabe
The newest Democrat to put his hat in the ring for the Wisconsin governor’s race is Mike McCabe, the founder and head of the non-profit advocacy group Blue Jean Nation. Prior to his work with Blue Jean Nation, McCabe spent 15 years running the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a group that tracks money in state politics. […]
Madison Rally Protests the End of DACA
Last Tuesday, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, would end in six months. This announcement sparked marches and rallies across the nation, including here in Madison. Hundreds rallied at Library Mall and marched to the Capitol Building on Saturday. They carried with them a message […]
Trump Moves to Repeal DACA
President Donald Trump ordered the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The policy better known as DACA allowed children who arrived in the U-S without paperwork to work and live here without fear of deportation. The retraction would affect 800,000 people in the United States, 8,000 of which live in Wisconsin. […]
DNR Granted $5 Million for Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Facility
The Department of Natural Resources will spend $5 million on a now-rented space in Madison and will consolidate operations to test deer for chronic wasting disease. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) degenerates deers’ brains and causes significant weight loss. This terminal disease has affected deer in Wisconsin for over a decade, and although effected populations have […]