Madison

News, gardening events, looking for hosts for international students, fair housing training, Tenant Resource Center volunteers needed, etc.

A "notice of claim" is being served today based on the Madison Police punching a teen in the head multiple times when they were responding to a call about a mental health situation.

It's only been 5 months . . . and already someone is resigning.  Here's the announcement. I can't imagine a council with 4 years terms given the resignations in the past few years.

Air National Guard base is major source of PFAs contamination. Um, not acceptable. Clean up needed.

Comments to the National Guard matter!  That was the message from elected officials on Monday night at Hawthorne Elementary School (video included if you missed it) and the public did speak out!  Excellent overview from Retired Colonel Rosanne Greco from S. Burlington VT.  Updates from Safe Skies Clean Water Coalition included.

6:30 Central Library - M Adams (Freedom Inc, Black Lives Matter), Janie Ocejo (Madison Urban Ministry), Pam Oliver (scholar on racial disparities in criminal justice) and County Board Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner!

Mo' Meetings, news, flooding updates and more.

Weekend news and news buried on Friday (usually bad news), Decarceration community panel discussion and several other community events.

Capital Budget, Judge Doyle Square, Snow Emergency Zone changes, Water Utility position on F-35s, Government Structure Open Housing,  Visions alcohol license revocation hearing, Dogs in Parks,  relocating Intercity Bus Stop (Memorial Union -> Lake Street), Equitable Development report, banning plastic straws and more!

Thank goodness someone will be fighting for this young student repeatedly punched in the head by the police.  More on this on Monday, but here's the news.

Speak Out Against F-35s! Monday, September 23 - Help us spread the word and lift up the voices of the community, in the most affected areas.

Flooding updates, bus detours, city project updates, BRT meeting, water main flushing and more.