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Last updated Feb 21, 2025 –  7:30 am

Friday, Feb 21, 2025

City of Madison

• Near East Side home of early Black leader in Madison is up for landmark status – State Journal
• Madison launches first production electric fire truck – Madison Reporter

Dane County

• Following vote to remove fluoride, Alicia Williams launches write-in bid for DeForest Village Board – Madison365
• 365 Amplified: There’s something no longer in the water – Madison365

Thursday, Feb 20, 2025

City of Madison

• Madison mayor, alders propose new zoning amendments to Common Council – Daily Cardinal
• Public Information Meeting Monday Feb 24, 2025 – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
• Madison Metro responds to bus service disruptions – Channel3000.com
• Madison Chamber announces Common Council endorsements – Channel3000.com
• Bidding opens for new Imagination Center at Reindahl Park – Madison Reporter
• Metro Transit reports service disruptions Thursday due to ‘extreme number’ of driver absences – State Journal
• Madison Metro expecting service impacts Thursday due to driver absences – Channel3000.com
• Metro Transit rides delayed after drivers call out, refuse overtime – WKOW Channel 27
• Statement Regarding Metro Bus Service Disruptions – City News
• City of Madison warns bus riders of Metro Transit service disruptions – WKOW Channel 27
• Metro Transit Service Disruptions – City News

Dane County

• First elected Black mayor in Wisconsin reflects on trailblazing campaign, growing up in the South, life of public service – Daily Cardinal
• Sheriff’s Office withdraws from federal grant funding immigrant inmate records – Badger Herald

Education

• UW-Madison ranks 12th for a grad program that doesn’t yet exist – Cap Times
• Proposed charter high school ‘fundamentally misaligns’ with district, Madison board member says – State Journal
• UW-Madison takes another crack at demolishing decrepit Mosse Humanities building – State Journal
• Future of diversity-based scholarships, programs in doubt after Department of Education decision – Daily Cardinal
• State bill that would restrict cell phone use in Madison classrooms passes Assembly – Isthmus
• Four proposals remain for Madison elementary school’s new name – WKOW Channel 27
• Committee narrows down potential names for Madison’s Southside Elementary – WMTV Channel 15
• Four moving on after primary in Monona Grove School Board race – Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle

Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025

City of Madison

• Black seniors in Madison say they feel slighted by city-funded agency – Cap Times
• Metro Transit expands Route 38 service into Monona starting March – Madison Reporter
• Madison cancels snow emergency but maintains alternate side parking rules – Madison Reporter
• Madison Fire Department puts electric fire truck into service – WMTV Channel 15
• Sleepy primary paves the way for high stakes Election Day – WORT 89.9 FM
• Statement from the City Attorney on the proposed PCOB ordinance update – Alder Regina Vidaver
• City of Madison seeks contractors to bid work for upcoming Imagination Center at Reindahl Park – Channel3000.com
• Imagination Center at Reindahl Park Construction Process Begins with Bid Advertisement – City News
• First electric fire truck in service in Madison – Channel3000.com
• First state-of-the-art electric fire truck now in service in Madison – Fox 47
• Madison Fire Department goes green with electric pumper addition – WKOW Channel 27
• First Production Pierce Volterra Electric Pumper Now in Service in Madison – City News

Dane County

• Epic Systems plans 23,000-square-foot expansion at Deep Space conference center – State Journal
• Legal counsel advises Deforest schools on Trump executive orders – Sun Prairie Star
• Election results: Monona Grove school board – Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle

Education

• Sun Prairie East High School interim principal set to serve in role permanently – WMTV Channel 15
• UW School of Medicine teaches firearm safety – Badger Herald

Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025

City of Madison

• Primary election day in Madison: 5 questions today’s vote will answer – Cap Times
• Madison City Council primary election: These 6 candidates advance – Cap Times
• Madison city council incumbents survive in low turnout primary – Isthmus
• Pritchett, Conklin advance in Madison District 9 council race – Channel3000.com
• Madison City Council incumbents hang on but face stiff challenges heading into April – State Journal
• Figueroa Cole and Veldran move on in Madison District 10 primary – Channel3000.com
• Armani Latimer Burris and Julia Matthews to advance in Madison District 12 primary – Channel3000.com
• Isthmus Writer talks emails between Madison Mayor’s Chief of Staff a… – WORT 89.9 FM
• Wisconsin invites public input on snowplow naming through online poll – Madison Reporter
• Madison enforces winter parking rules amid snow emergency – Madison Reporter
• See 2025 election results for the Madison area as they come in – State Journal
• Plant Dane Native Plant Program Offering Rain Garden Coaching Sessions – Alder Charles Myadze

Dane County

• Drengler and Roberson to continue in Sun Prairie District 1 alder race – Channel3000.com
• Reigstad, Allen advance in Fitchburg District 3 primary – Channel3000.com
• 2024 housing prices rose 8.8% in Wisconsin, 8% in Dane County, Realtors report says – State Journal

Education

• Bitter cold, but Madison schools to remain open – State Journal
• MMSD receives $50,000 grant to support student-parents – Daily Cardinal
• UW–Madison ranked among ‘America’s Best Large Employers’ for 2025 – Campus News

Monday, Feb 17, 2025

City of Madison

• Madison Arts Commission seeks sculptures for Monona Terrace exhibition – Madison Reporter
• Forward Lookout on WORT 1/17/25 – WORT 89.9 FM
• Snow Emergency Canceled – Alder Charles Myadze
• Forward Lookout – Legistar tip and a spring primary election – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison Metro to extend service to Monona – WMTV Channel 15
• Snow Emergency Canceled – Alder John Guequierre
• Uncounted ballots ‘undermined’ confidence in Madison clerk, emails reveal – Isthmus
• Snow Emergency Canceled – Alder Mike Verveer
• Plant Dane Native Plant Program – Alder Nikki Conklin
• Final Days to Vote for Snowplow Names! – City News
• City of Madison cancels snow emergency – WKOW Channel 27
• City of Madison cancels snow emergency – Channel3000.com
• Winter Biking Adventures & Madison’s Transit Tale – Madison Bikes
• Snow Emergency Canceled – City News
• Bliss Devereaux Anderson named inaugural COO of Madison Public Market – Madison365
• Got Food Grant? Get one for your neighborhood…Last week to apply – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• Metro Transit to Expand Service into Monona – City News

Dane County

• Cities of Madison, Fitchburg and Middleton open warming centers – Channel3000.com
• Prepping for a polar primary Election Day: Madison, Dane Co. officials share what to expect – Channel3000.com
• Forward Lookout – Legistar tip and a spring primary election – WORT 89.9 BM
• Family of man shot by Dane County deputy files civil rights suit – State Journal
• Wisconsin National Guard conducting evening flight training this week – WMTV Channel 15
• Select snowmobile trails in Dane County to open Monday afternoon – Channel3000.com
• All Dane County snowmobile trails open – WMTV Channel 15
• Madison’s Route 38 expanding to Monona, serving schools and shopping – WKOW Channel 27
• Department of Defense to conduct evening training flights in Madison area starting this week – Channel3000.com

Education

• Madison parents, students say proposed high school mascot designs lack spirit, tradition – State Journal

Sunday, Feb 16, 2025

City of Madison

• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 17, 2025 – Ald. John Duncan
• New Business from the February 11, 2025 Common Council Meeting – Alder John Duncan
• Madison City Week Ahead 2/17/25 – Forward Lookout
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 17, 2025 – Bill Tishler
• Primary Tuesday; Meetings, Events & Announcements – Alder Regina Vidaver
• City Meetings and Event Highlights for the Week of February 17, 2025 – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• Imagination Center at Reindhal Park, Shooting on Thompson Drive, Sandburg Neighborhood Resource Team, Winter Parking Rules are in Effect Citywide Tonight – Alder Sabrina Madison
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 17, 2025 – Alder Sabrina Madison
• 23-Minute Video: Director Tom Lynch’s Presentation on Madison’s Transportation History and Future – Alder Bill Tishler
• Madison Arts Commission invites artists to apply for rooftop exhibition – Channel3000.com
• City of Madison honors dedicated crossing guards during recognition week – Madison Reporter
• Madison Declares a Snow Emergency; Winter Parking Rules are in Effect Citywide Tonight – Alder Charles Myadze
• Madison Snow Emergency Declared – Alder Mike Verveer
• City of Madison declares snow emergency – Channel3000.com
• Madison declares snow emergency for Sunday, winter parking rules in effect – WKOW Channel 27
• Madison Declares a Snow Emergency; Winter Parking Rules are in Effect Citywide Tonight – City News

Dane County

• Dane County Week Ahead 2/17/25 – Forward Lookout

Saturday, Feb 15, 2025

City of Madison

• D6 Items of Interest Week of February 17, 2025 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Weekly Updates, Winter, History of Transportation & Business Ignite – Ald Yannette Figueroa Cole
• Madison Arts Commission invites artists to apply rooftop exhibition – Channel3000.com
• Meetings and Updates Week of 2/17 – Alder Derek Field
• City of Madison to continue snow plowing throughout the city Saturday afternoon – Channel3000.com
• Citywide plowing in Madison begins at Noon — WKOW Channel 27
• Madison Streets division continues to plow streets overnight – WMTV Channel 15
• District 19 and City-wide Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 17, 2025 – Alder John Guequierre
• Madison will plow all streets starting at noon Saturday – State Journal

Dane County

• Select snowmobile trails to open Saturday in Dane Co. – WMTV Channel 15

Education

• Wisconsin has the widest achievement gap in the U.S. for math and reading. MMSD is working to change that – Daily Cardinal

Friday, Feb 14, 2025

City of Madison

• Scratching the surface of Shon Barnes – Tone Madison
• Our nonprofits need your help. – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• City of Madison to honor crossing guards during Adult School Crossing Guard Week – Fox 47
• Meet the candidates running for alder in Madison’s District 10 – Isthmus
• Madison enforces citywide winter parking rules amid ongoing snow emergency – Madison Reporter
• Candidate Q&A : Madison City Council, District 12 – State Journal
• Madison seeks to join lawsuits against Biden abortion privacy rule – State Journal
• City of Madison Honors Crossing Guards During Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week – City News
• Madison Arts Commission and Monona Terrace Announce Call for Art for Rooftop and Olin Terrace – City News

Dane County

• 365 Amplified: A County Board clash. Plus, What DEI is and isn’t with Dr Alaysia Black Hackett – Madison365
• Dane Co. restarts process of looking for Director of Human Services – WMTV Channel 15
• Legal counsel for DeForest Area School District addresses Trump executive orders, impact on schools – Sun Prairie Star
• Candidate Q&A: Fitchburg City Council, District 3, Seat 5 – State Journal

Thursday, Feb 13, 2025

City of Madison

• Race for Madison’s District 10 pits experience vs experience vs experience – Madison365
• City of Madison, other cities and villages declare snow emergencies – Fox 47
• City of Madison responds to snow emergency – Badger Herald
• Meet the candidates running for alder in Madison’s District 9 – Isthmus
• Madison snow emergency continues through Friday morning – WKOW Channel 27
• Snow Emergency Continues Tonight; Winter Parking Rules are in Effect Citywide – City News
• City of Madison provides plowing update Thursday morning – WKOW Channel 27 News
• Madison councilman tries to block police from collecting newly OK’d open records fees – Wisconsin State Journal
• Another storm, same snowplows. Madison Streets Division prepared for heavy snow and low temps – WMTV Channel 15
• Snow Emergency Continues, Housing & Transportation Updates – Alder Tag Evers
• Madison official explains the impact of salt in Wisconsin’s waterways – WMTV Channel 15
• Prioritizing Traffic Safety for All Road Users: D7 Virtual Lunch and Learn with Traffic Engineering – Alder Nasra Wehelie
• Madison declares snow emergency; parking rules go into effect – State Journal
• Madison enforces citywide snow emergency parking rules – Madison Reporter
• District 20 UPDATES – February 12, 2025 – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney

Dane County

• Dane Co. leaders announce application portal for Director of Human Services reopening – Fox 47
• Melissa Agard reopens the long search to find a director for Dane County’s largest department – Wisconsin State Journal
• Dane County Sheriff’s Office rebukes bill requiring sheriffs to provide ICE incarcerated peoples’ names – Daily Cardinal
• Library referendum raises concerns – Herald Independent and McFarland Thistle

Education

• MMSD celebrates bus expansion program, bus tracking app growth – Fox 47
• Amid potential Trump cuts, UW-Madison grad students push for better pay, benefits in biosciences – WKOW Channel 27
• Proposed Madison charter awaits school board approval – WORT 89.9 FM
• MMSD shares high-level concepts for 2024 referenda projects – Channel3000.com
• Madison School District employees hit with unexpected tax bills due to administrative error – State Journal

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025

City of Madison

• Snow Emergency Declared for February 12-13, which may be extended if necessary – District 11
• Snow Emergency Declared for Feb 12-13! – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Snow Updates: All Streets to be Plowed, Follow Alternate-Side Parking – Alder Dina Nina Martinez Rutherford
• Madison Announces Updated Housing Priorities – Alder John Guequierre
• Madison Snow Emergency Declared – Alder Mike Verveer
• City of Madison declares snow emergency – Fox 47
• Madison sets ambitious goal for new affordable housing by 2030 – Madison Reporter
• Madison declares snow emergency; parking rules go into effect – State Journal
• All Madison streets to be plowed, snow emergency declared – WMTV Channel 15
• City of Madison declares snow emergency – Channel3000.com
• City’s mayor encourages students to get involved – Clarion – Madison College
• Candidate Q&A : Madison City Council, District 10 – State Journal
• City of Madison snow removal crews prepare to deploy plows and salt trucks – WKOW Channel 27
• Madison Declares Snow Emergency – Alder John Geuquierre
• City of Madison launching a housing tracker – Channel3000.com

Dane County

• Snowmobilers in Dane County hopeful trails will open after weekend snowstorms – WMTV Channel 15
• County Exec, Board clash over Human Services Director job; exec’s pick withdraws over “deposition” from board member – Madison365
• Candidates for Monona Grove School Board answer questions – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
• Dane County Exec Agard: Announces county’s readiness for first significant snowfall of the season – WisPolitics
• Snow plow preparations are underway in Dane County prior to big snow – WMTV Channel 15

Education

• Madison school district warns employees about surprise tax bills – Cap Times
• Be aware of UW’s political activity policy – Campus News
• New logos can’t solve the problems of the Madison school district – Isthmus

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025

City of Madison

• Madison’s virtual lunch session to focus on traffic safety strategies – Madison Reporter
• At yesterday’s meeting, the Landmarks Commission recommended changes to the cit… – WORT 89.9 FM
• Alder Regina Vidaver calls for “results-based” budgeting – WORT 89.9 FM
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway announces next steps on housing agenda – City News
• What you need to know ahead of the Madison Common Council primaries – Daily Cardinal
• Police Open Records Improvements? Not! – Forward Lookout
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway, city alders introduce housing package – Badger Herald

Dane County

• New bill would require local governments to approve solar and wind projects in Wisconsin – WPR
• ‘What does this mean for my family?’: DeForest residents question Village Board decision to defluoridize drinking water – Channel3000.com
• Village of Oregon to host 4 referendum information sessions ahead of April 1 – Fox 47
• Cottage Grove Village Board hears pitches for strategic planning services – Herald Independent and McFarland News
• Monona doesn’t need a billboard to pay the bills – Herald Independent and McFarland News

Education

• UW-Madison grad students ‘are very afraid’ of federal funding turmoil – Cap Times
• Candidate Q&A: Monona Grove School Board – State Journal

Monday, Feb 10, 2025

City of Madison

• A new South Park Street grocery store is finally happening – State Journal
• Madison spring election: Q&A with District 12 City Council candidates – Cap Times
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 10, 2025 – Alder Bill Tishler
• District 11 Book Club: “The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging” – February 26th at 7:00 PM, Sequoya Library – Alder Bill Tishler
• Madison enters the debate over redaction fees for police body-camera footage – Tone Madison
• Friday is International Winter Bike Day – Madison Bikes
• ‘Forever chemical’ pollution in Madison’s Starkweather Creek persists, calls for action renewed – WKOW Channel 27
• Impact of Sauk Creek Corridor Plan on District 19 – Alder John Guequierre
• Updates on Midvale, Highland and University, and Franklin construction; Please clear walks of snow in a timely fashion; Lots of events, meetings, and announcements – Alder Regina Vidaver
• Madison needs a lobbyist in the state Capitol, Ulrike Dieterle says – WORT 89.9 FM
• City Plans for Brayton Lot Development- Again – WORT 89.9 FM
• Conditional Use Permit Public Hearing-Minocqua Brewing Company – Alder Dina Nina Martinez Rutherford
• Forward Lookout on WORT 2/10/25 – Forward Lookout

Dane County

• Search continues for Dane County Human Services director – Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle
• Dane County Exec Agard: To expedite search for new Human Services Director after finalist declines role – WisPolitics
• Monona to hold information session ahead of Madison Metro service launch – Channel3000.com
• Forward Lookout for February 10, 2025 – WORT 89.9 FM
• Monona establishes ordinance prohibiting where vape and electronic smoke retailers can open – WMTV Channel 15
• Dane County’s Pick for New Human Services Director Declines Job – WORT 89.9 FM
• Monona bans vape shops within 750 feet of schools, public places – State Journal

Education

• UW-Madison leaders: NIH cuts threaten medical research for public good – WKOW Channel 27
• A threat to research for the public good – Campus News

Sunday, Feb 9, 2025

City of Madison

• And More on Ordinances Changes – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• Housing Ordinance Changes ahead… – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• City Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 09, 2025 – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• Meetings and Updates Week of Feb 10 – Alder Derek Field
• D6 Items of Interest Week of February 10, 2025 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Items of Interest for District 19 and Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 10, 2025 – Alder John Geuquierre
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 10, 2025 – Alder John Duncan
• Madison hosts Winter Bike Day with events for cyclists – Madison Reporter

Dane County

• Dane County Week Ahead 2/10/25 – Forward Lookout

Saturday, Feb 8, 2025

City of Madison

• VNA Information Forum Recording, Updates, and a Word About Balance – Alder Tag Evers
• Winter Weather Saturday 2-8-25 – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
• Madison officials preparing drivers to add time for snowy weekend commutes – WMTV Channel 15
• City of Madison Week Ahead 2/10/24 – Forward Lookout

Dane County

• PFAS Survey finds elevated PFAS levels from Dane Co Airport – Safe Skies Clean Water
• Dane County accepts $500K payout to clear the way for Raemisch farm development – State Journal
• Dane County still looking for Human Services director after top pick changes her mind – State Journal

Education

• Lighting Lakeshore Path? More time between classes? ASM adds 5 non-binding referendums to spring election – Daily Cardinal
• MMSD receives $50k grant to support teen parents in district – WMTV Channel 15
• MMSD receives $50,000 grant to support teen parents in district – Channel3000.com
• UW–Madison responds to NIH announcement about indirect cost cap – Campus News

Friday, Feb 7, 2025

City of Madison

• Midvale Boulevard bike lane plan suspended over parking concerns – Cap Times
• Madison Parks offers free weekend ice skating events – Madison Reporter
• Stop by on Winter Bike Day, Happening February 14 – City News
• Madison mayor, alders take up push to eliminate some committees – Isthmus
• 365 Amplified: Protesting Project 2025, Goodman Center recovering, Myadze fighting charges – Madison365
• Madison spring election: Q&A with District 9 City Council candidates – Cap Times

Dane County

• Henry Vilas Zoo taking steps to protect birds amid Avian Flu – WMTV Channel 15
• Dane County still looking for Human Services director after top pick changes her mind – State Journal
• Dane Co. Board passes resolution allowing sale of 63+ acres in exchange for PFAS remediation funds – WMTV Channel 15
• New tornado siren installed in Cottage Grove as village grows – WMTV Channel 15
• Windsor waste management service adds to it recyclables list – Sun Prairie (Deforest and Windsor) Star
• Mental health worker announces candidacy for Cottage Grove village board – Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle
• New Dane Co. Director of Human Services finalist declines role – Channel3000.com
• New Dane Co. Human Services director rescinds acceptance after ‘oppositional’ meeting with board member – WMTV Channel 15
• New Dane Co. Director of Human Services finalist declines role, Dane Co. Exec. Agard says – Fox 47

Education

• ‘Growing up Black in South Madison’ book added to MMSD curriculum – Channel3000.com
• Cynthia Green on ICE Enforcement in Madison Public Schools – WORT 89.9 FM

Thursday, Feb 6, 2025

City of Madison

• Eli Tsarovsky wants to demystify city government – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison Parks to host free outdoor skating events this weekend – WKOW Channel 27
• Free Ice Skating Fun This Weekend! – City News
• Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District to mark 95 years of work on Saturday – Channel300.com
• Madison proposes hiring a high-profile lobbyist to push for state aid – Cap Times
• Madison buying South Park Street properties with plans to raze buildings, seek developer – State Journal
• Madison updates recycling rules: full pizza boxes now accepted – Madison Reporter

Dane County

• CARES Program Extends to Sun Prairie – WMTV Channel 15
• How cost is used to deny access to records – Waunakee Tribune
• DeForest Village Board Lands Above Fold In Newspaper For Lacking Science About Fluoride – Caffienated Politics
• Monona to join local government climate coalition – Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle
• The kids are not alright – Isthmus
• Candidate Q&A: Sun Prairie City Council, District 1 – State Journal

Education

• All-Campus Leadership Conference to offer leadership insights, connections – Badger Herald
• State of the University Address: Growing UW–Madison’s Future – Office of the Chancellor
• Trump taps UW-Madison professor skeptical of tariffs to executive council – Daily Cardinal
• Chancellor Mnookin chronicles a “momentous year” for UW–Madison, despite challenges   – Campus News

Other

• Outage caused State Journal, other local papers to have issues printing this week – Channel3000.com

Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025

City of Madison

• Alder Mike Verveer touts his progressive record – WORT 89.9 FM
• Candidate Q&A : Madison City Council, District 9 – State Journal
• Madison officials warn drivers to take commute slow as wintery mix expected Wednesday night – WMTV Channel 15
• Minor Alteration to the Lamp House Report to Allow for More (Affordable) Housing Development – Alder Juliana Bennett
• Madison Streets Division prepares for icy roads – Channel 27
• Vote opens for Madison snowplow naming with over 1,300 submissions – Madison Reporter
• City of Madison can now recycle greasy pizza boxes – WMTV Channel 15
• Myadze files motion to dismiss six of eight charges – Madison 365
• Madison Public Library celebrates 150 years with events highlighting past achievements – Madison Reporter
• Madison rent assistance program running out of federal funding in 2025 – Badger Herald

Dane County

• DeForest will stop adding fluoride to its water – State Journal
• Dane County has first ‘meaningful’ housing increase since pandemic, report shows – WisPolitics
• WILPF: Fair and affordable housing in Madison and Dane County – WisPolitics
• As Trump takes office, Dane County will no longer accept SCAAP funds – WisPolitics

Education

• Open enrollment spaces available at all Sun Prairie schools for 2025-26 except one – Sun Prairie Star
• UWPD in final stages of selecting new police chief, final candidate presents – Daily Cardinal
• UW-Madison names new dean for School of Medicine and Public Health – Channel3000.com
• Lessons learned from the push for new UW-Madison engineering building – Cap Times

Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025

City of Madison

• DeForest Village Board votes 4-3 to remove fluoride from drinking water – Channel3000.com
• Funding for local rent assistance program running low, officials warn – WKOW Channel 27
• City of Madison tells residents to recycle whole pizza boxes – Channel3000.com
• Vote on the names for six Madison snowplows – WKOW Channel 27
• Affordable housing requires a holistic approach, Will Ochowicz says – WORT 89.9 FM
• City of Madison invites the public to vote on snowplow names – Fox 47
• City of Madison tells residents to recycle whole box – Channel3000.com
• Time to Vote on the Snowplow Names! – City News
• Local eviction aid faces changes as federal rental assistance funds deplete – Madison Reporter
• Recycle Your Whole Pizza Box – Even the Greasy Parts – City News
• City outlines plans for development of last empty block in Downtown Madison – State Journal
• Madison spring election: Q&A with District 10 City Council candidates – Cap Times

Dane County

• Village of DeForest board votes to remove fluoride from drinking water – WMTV Channel 15
• DeForest Village Board votes 4-3 to remove fluoride from drinking water – Channel3000.com
• ‘There should be consequences’: Monona Police Chief shares frustration over Monday night dog attack – WKOW Channel 27
• Village of DeForest to stop adding fluoride to its water supply – WKOW Channel 27
• GOP bill would force Dane County Jail to help ICE or lose funding – Cap Times
• Deerfield village board to hold wastewater plant hearings – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
• Dane County Human Services Badger Road office moving to Rimrock Road – Madison365
• In Sun Prairie, dispatchers are sending mental health specialists instead of police to some emergency calls – WPR
• Federal money for rent help ending as evictions rise – State Journal

Education

• UW-Madison economics professor picked as member for Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers – WMTV Channel 15
• UW-Madison economics professor appointed to Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers – Channel3000.com
• Edgewood College to launch health care graduate programs – Channel3000.com
• MMSD shows improvement in special education work – Channel3000.com

Other

• No printed newspaper today; read the latest stories from the Wisconsin State Journal – State Journal

Monday, Feb 3, 2025

City of Madison

• Matt Egerer calls for “smart, safe, affordable” Madison – WORT 89.9 FM
• Bicycle Book Club invites Madisonians to participate in traffic planni… – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison Fire Department’s CARES program expands to Sun Prairie – WKOW Channel 27
• Madison Public Library celebrates 150 years of library service in 2025 – Fox 47
• Sandburg Park, Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 3, 2025 – Alder Sabrina Madison
• Madison Public Library Invites the Community to Celebrate 150 Years of Library Service – City News
• “It’s everyone’s problem.” Madison Estates tenants demand better conditions – Madison365
• Final book club meeting and the need to speak up – Madison Bikes
• 2025 Arts Grants Available – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• UPDATE: Midvale Blvd Resurfacing & Safety Improvement Project – Jan. 30, 2025 Public Meeting Zoom Recording Available – Alder Bill Tishler
• Madison LakeWay (Lake Monona Waterfront) Survey – Alder Mike Verveer

Dane County

• Eviction protection funds set to expire in 2025, hurting Dane County rent program – Fox 47
• “CARES” Comes to Sun Prairie – WORT 89.9 FM
• DNR seeks public comment on Stoughton Safe Drinking Water Loan application – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
• Nighttime training flights set over Madison this week – WMTV Channel 15
• Dane Co. Human Services Office moves to Fitchburg – WMTV Channel 15
• Monona PD to have first electric vehicle – Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle
• Madison, Dane County to scale back rent assistance program – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Exec Agard: Recognizes Black History Month 2025 – WisPolitics
• Documents: Dane County airport director ghosted employees, lied to officials – State Journal
• Dane County Human Services office on Madison’s south side to move locations – Fox 47

Education

• Overcrowding ‘untenable’ at Madison’s third largest elementary school – Cap Times
• Trump cited an MMSD policy in an executive order. Why? – Daily. Cardinal

Sunday, Feb 2, 2025

City of Madison

• City Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 2, 2025 – Alder Amani Latimer Burris
• Midvale resurfacing update; Proposed changes to ordinances; Meetings, announcements, and events – Alder Regina Vidaver

Dane County

• Dane County Jail ends participation in federal immigration grant program – State Journal

Saturday, Feb 1, 2025

City of Madison

• Meetings and Updates Week of Feb 3 – Alder Derek Field
• D6 Items of Interest Week of February 3, 2025 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Forum on Housing and Demoliton Ordinance Changes plus Updates for the Week of February 3rd – Alder Tag Evers
• City of Madison warning of slick roads, planning to salt – WMTV Channel 15
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of February 2, 2025 – Alder John Duncan
• Bike lanes in, most street parking out under upcoming Midvale Boulevard project – State Journal
• Madison Arts Commission opens applications for 2025 grant program – Madison Reporter

Dane County

• Dane County Exec. pays homage to Black History Month – Channel3000.com
• DeForest residents debate ending water fluoridation – State Journal
• ACLU of Wisconsin celebrates Dane County Sheriff withdrawing from SCAAP – Fox 47
• Madison Fire Department’s CARES Program expanding to Sun Prairie – WKOW Channel 27

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