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Madison school shooting renews attention on police officers in …
1 天前 · After a Madison school shooting last week left a teacher and two students dead, including the 15-year-old shooter, some students marched to the state Capitol and said they feel unsafe in their own schools.. In reaction to the shooting, one community group, SafeDane, has also urged Madison school district leaders to return police officers to some of …
9 favorite Cap Times reports from 2024, as picked by our journalists
2 天之前 · Attorneys don’t want Dane County Judge Ellen Berz to hear their cases. As journalists, we often center a lot of our accountability reporting on the state Legislature or Gov. Tony Evers and the state agencies his administration controls, all the while forgetting about the immense power judges wield.
Madison Starbucks workers at four union stores join national strike
3 天之前 · Customers at four Madison Starbucks stores will need to get their pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas elsewhere Tuesday, as workers at unionized cafés join a strike spreading across the country. The latest stage of the growing strike includes workers at 1 E. Main St., 661 State St., 1896 E ...
Fate of UW-Madison's new engineering building up in the air after …
2024年12月18日 · For years, advocates have called for a new engineering building at the flagship university of the Universities of Wisconsin to accommodate an increasing number of applicants, update outdated facilities and meet a growing need for engineers in the state.. In December last year, UW-Madison finally received $197 million in state funding for the project through a deal brokered between Republicans ...
Madison projects $20M budget surplus weeks after voters allow …
2024年12月11日 · This summer, when Madison city leaders approved putting a $22 million property tax hike on the ballot, the city’s finances were on track to produce a roughly $15 million surplus at the end of the calendar year.. Now, weeks after voters approved the tax hike, the city’s end-of-the-year surplus is projected to be even bigger than leaders had hoped.
The Cap Times’ best read cover stories of 2024
2024年12月10日 · In a contentious election year, in-depth reports examining news from local, state and national politics often adorned the cover of the Cap Times’ weekly print edition. But other cover stories typically ended up being more popular among those who read the Cap Times on mobile or desktop devices ...
Affordable housing progress made in Madison - captimes.com
2024年12月3日 · Four new city-approved housing developments are expected to add 270 units in Madison after a recent report found the local shortage of affordable homes is worsening.. The majority of those units will be classified as affordable and for seniors in the Madison area. The city had about $10 million available in gap loans for developers in 2025 through its Affordable Housing Fund. To qualify for ...
How southern Wisconsin could become a nuclear fusion mecca
2024年10月2日 · “Kids today who are learning about this are the ones who will be building and operating our plants in the 2030s and ’40s,” he said. “I think that’s an area where the state education system and workforce development programs can play a role in terms of managing that expectation, as well as making sure that we’re fitting that pipeline with talented individuals.”