Immigrant Workers “Thrown Under the Bus” by Senate Dems
It's hard to believe, but it seems that in this climate of fear and social conflict, Senate Democrats have decided to make life harder...
(Rest of the) County Week Ahead
Seems a little light this week . . . 13 meetings - only 10 left (sorry).
County Week Ahead
Lots of cancellations - 3 of the 10 meetings scheduled.
County Primary Week Ahead
A few county board primaries this week.
Do-over: Weekly BK News Round Up
Now, with audio, photos and more video! I don't always have time to blog everything, or sometimes its not worthy of a whole blog post, so here is the week in summary.
Homeless Issues Committee Paralyzed
The unending flood of issues that people keep bringing to the Homeless Issues Committee is going to continue to paralyze the committee and prevent them from getting anything done unless something is done to address issues in our shelter system.
A Plan for Madison
At the EDC meeting tonight, Tim Cooley had a comment about going back to John Nolen's plan for Madison. Actually, that's a pretty good idea. Here's what Nolen wrote a century ago and how we're doing with it today.
JDS/Exact Sciences Partnership Dead: On to Plan B.
Who couuld have predicted this?
Tuesday Morning Round Up
Here's the items I found of interest in the news, and a few that were not in the news.
Council Takes No Official Action on Shooting of Tony Robinson?
I was pretty surprised to see nothing on the council agenda addressing the police shooting of an unarmed black teen. No opportunity for community . . . well, community anything . . . input, outrage, suggestions, expressions of grief, raising concerns, etc.
What You Need to Know if Voting Today
Voter ID bill has some changes that go into affect already today . . . so read up on what to expect. This information is for the 48th primarily, but affects everyone.
Some Beaches Closed
I don't really know anyone that swims in the lakes, but you might, or your pets might, and any contact could be nasty.