Round Up – April 2022

Saturday, April 30th

City of Madison

• Spring Bike Wash today cancelled – Madison Bikes
• Porch collapse injures several students at Mifflin Street block party – WKOW
• Balcony collapses during Mifflin Street Block Party, injuring at least 3, police say – State Journal

Dane County

• Monona Library plans anti-racism community read – Channel3000.com
• Whose ankle gets a bracelet? Dane County’s successful inmate monitoring program could expand – State Journal

Friday, April 29th

City of Madison

• Plan ahead for road closures for the Crazylegs Classic on Saturday – Channel3000.com
• Transit-Oriented Development Zoning meetings – May 16 – City of Madison
• Transit-Oriented Development Zoning meetings – May 11 – City of Madison
• Metro Public Hearing – Network Redesign  – City of Madison
• The 2022 Property Tax Base of the City of Madison – City of Madison
• Street Closures–Crazylegs Classic – City of Madison
• The 2022 Spring Yard Waste Collection Is Complete – City of Madison

Dane County

• Will ANYONE ever clean up the PFAS-soaked burn pits at the Dane County Airport? – Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
• Psychiatric hospital in Middleton cited for visitation, grievance violations – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

• MMSD graduation ceremonies return to Kohl Center, Monona Terrace – Cap Times
• MMSD adds 189 COVID cases week of April 18 – Cap Times
• Madison School District makes Mathew Thompson permanent principal of La Follette High School – State Journal

Thursday, April 28th

City of Madison

• City Creating Transit-Oriented Development Zoning – City of Madison
• No one applies to oversee hiring of Madison’s first independent police monitor – State Journal
• Detangling the ‘hairball’: Businesses adapt to downtown construction – Cap Times
• No one applies to oversee hiring of Madison’s first independent police monitor – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• St. Dennis Catholic School in Madison evacuated due to fire, officials say – State Journal

Higher Ed

• UW shouldn’t fear free speech survey – State Journal

Wednesday, April 27th

City of Madison

• Bridges Golf Course built over Madison’s Secret Superfund Site – Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
• City of Madison fields thousands of suggestions, complaints, inputs on upcoming Metro Transit redesign – Channel3000.com
• Registration Open for Goodman Waves – City of Madison
• City of Madison Welcomes New Disability Rights and Services Specialist – City of Madison
• Applications Being Accepted to Fill Third Aldermanic District Vacancy – City of Madison
• Java Cat Coffee will relocate temporarily while its property is redeveloped – State Journal
• Madison seeks candidates to fill City Council vacancy in 3rd District – State Journal
• TONIGHT, 4/27: Westside Community Conversation – Alder Nasra Wehelie
• TONIGHT, 4/27: Westside Community Conversation – Alder Christian Albouras
• TONIGHT, 4/27: Westside Community Conversation – Alder Nikki Conklin
• TONIGHT, 4/27: Westside Community Conversation – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney

Projects

• Street Closure–Hughes Place
• Badger Salt Storage

Cancelled Meeting

Meeting	Joint Campus Area Committee
Date	Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 at 4:45 pm
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• Dane County Human Services releases statement on toddler death, alleged abuse – Channel3000.com
• Air National Guard to wrap up first part of PFAS investigation at Truax Field – Channel3000.com
• New Dane County Board chair wants review of Vilas Zoo management – State Journal
• First part of PFAS investigation at Truax Field ending – WKOW

Madison Areas Schools

K-12

• Interim no more: Mikki Smith named East High Principal – Channel3000.com
• Mikki Smith named permanent principal of East High School – Madison365
• Madison School District undergoes building leadership shuffle as two principals leave– State Journal
• MTI ‘disappointed’ in MMSD’s proposed base wage increase – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• BREAKING: UW names finalists in chancellor search – Badger Herald
• Chancellor finalists to visit next week – Campus News
• Upcoming changes to campus COVID-19 testing and vaccination – Campus News
• UW-Madison names finalists in search for new chancellor – Channel3000.com
• Regents name UW-Madison chancellor finalists – AP
• 5 finalists named in UW-Madison chancellor search – State Journal
• Five finalists selected for UW-Madison chancellor – Cap Times
• Regents name UW-Madison chancellor finalists – WKOW

And more . . .

• Madison Peace Walks for Ukraine and the World – April 19, May 6, May 13 – Safe Skies Clean Waters

Tuesday, April 26th

City of Madison

• Madison To Cement Away Median Flowers, Scrubs – Caffeinated Politics
• Silver Lining Awards to Honor Creativity, Dedication, and Perseverance During Pandemic – City of Madison
• Part 150 Noise Study – Public Outreach Open House April 26 – WORT 89.9 FM
• City of Madison fields thousands of suggestions, complaints, inputs on upcoming Metro Transit Resdesign – Channel3000.com
• Madison’s Pollinator Pledge Reaffirmed – Mayor Satya’s Blog
• Yard Waste and Brush Collection, Glenway Golf Park, Make Music Madison – Alder Tag Evers

Projects

• Lane Closures–Atwood Avenue
• Metro Transit Hanson Road Satellite Bus Facility Remodel

Cancelled

Meeting	Sister City Collaboration Committee
Date	Monday, May. 2, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• County Board Committee Appointments are out! – Forwardlookout.com
• COVID-19: Dane County cases grow, bumped to medium-level transmission – Cap Times
• Open house outlines study looking at noise at Dane County Regional Airport – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School Board approves lease for west side MSCR space – Cap Times
• MMSD releases preliminary 2022-23 budget – Cap Times
• MMSD will purchase two new literacy curricula – Cap Times
• MMSD students return to asynchronous learning after school – Cap Times
• MMSD Ho-Chunk land acknowledgement ceremony ‘just the beginning’  – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• ASM elects student council representatives, new chair Ndemazea Fonkem – Badger Herald
• UPDATED: ASM announces Shared Goverance appointments in final meeting of semester – Badger Herald

Monday, April 25th

City of Madison

• City Names New Biking Bridge “Robert F. Phillips Jr. Bridge” – City of Madison
• Madison City Week Ahead – Forwardlookout.com
• Bicycle Center news, Closures, Bike Wash Party – Madison Bikes
• Madison to convert almost half its median planting beds to grass, concrete – State Journal
• Madison ordinance would drop racial quotas for police oversight board – State Journal
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Nikki Conklin
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of April 25, 2022, Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive, Complete Your Advance Care Directive – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Sheri Carter
• Airport Noise Compatibility Plan Meeting – Tue. April 26, 5-8pm – Alder Charles Myadze
• Bikeways 2022: Path Resurfacings & Bay Creek Bike Improvements – City of Madison
• Airport Noise Compatibility Plan Meeting – Tue. April 26, 5-8pm – Alder Syed Abbas
• Virtual Public Meeting Recordings for Men’s Shelter at Bartillon Drive and Bimbo Bakery – Alder Syed Abbas
• Congratulations to the 2022 Neighborhood Grant Recipients! – Mayor Satya’s Blog
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Kieth Furman

Projects

• Sauk Creek Greenway Restoration

Mo’ Meetings

Meeting	Deferred Compensation Committee
Date	Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022 at 1:30 pm
Location	Virtual

Meeting	Police Civilian Oversight Board-Taskforce to Review and Revise IM Hiring Materials
Date	Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• Dane County Regional Airport Celebrates Construction Milestone in Historic Expansion of Airport Terminal – Dane County
• Dane County Week Ahead – Forwardlookout.com
• Dane County airport launches noise study; first update in 30 years to account for F-35 jets – State Journal
• Dane County to pilot license-plate-reading surveillance cameras – State Journal
• Part 150 Noise Study – Public Outreach Open House April 26 – Safe Skies, Clean Waters
• Dane Co. Sheriff’s personnel to use license plate readers in crime fighting – WKOW

• County board made the right call on pledge, prayer – Cambridge News, Deerfield Independent

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD honors Ho-Chunk, other Native American tribes with land acknowledgment ceremony – Channel3000.com
• Madison schools ackowledge ancestral Ho-Chunk land, pledge more Indigenous curriculum – Madison365
• Madison School District releases preliminary $543 million budget for 2022-23 school year – State Journal
• ‘This is the beginning’: Madison School District commits to incorporate indigenous history into curriculum – State Journal
• MMSD students, staff and leaders hold land acknowledgement ceremony – WKOW

Higher Ed

• Zoe Bayliss co-op rejects University Housing offer to lease part of Phillips Residence Hall – Badger Herald
• No open search in UW-Madison hiring for job filled by former Foxconn executive – State Journal

And more . . .

• How do people want their taxes spent?  – Safe Skies Clean Waters

Sunday, April 24th

City of Madison

• Week of April 24th – Alder Brian Benford
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Charles Myadze
• COVID community level is medium, info meetings on airport, University Ave reconstruction, and Glenway Golf Park, events & announcements – Alder Regina Vidaver
• Aldo Leopold Park pump track to close through June – State Journal
• Weekly Updates – Wk 4/25 – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole

Mo’ Meetings

Meeting	Police Civilian Oversight Board
Date	Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• Zoo needs independent investigation – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD equity audit could be complete this summer – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• Madison College hosts first pow-wow since pandemic began

Saturday, April 23

City of Madison

• Updates & Week of April 25 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck
• Odana Road to close at Dearholt Road for sewer construction – Channel3000.com
• Construction work on Old Middleton Road to begin Monday – Channel3000.com
• Madison Alder Lindsay Lemmer to step down May 11 – Channel3000.com
• Black artist unveils unfinished artwork after traumatizing Overture Center confrontation – WKOW
• MPD Invites public to ‘Art from the Heart’ event – WKOW

Dane County

• Sculpting a dream: Decade-long vision for sculpture park becoming clearer – Oregon Observer

• Madison hospitals not making changes to visitor policies as Dane Co. sees increased COVID-19 activity – Channel3000.com
• Friends of the San Damiano clean up lakefront on Parks Pride Day – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

• Madison School District to hold its first-ever ceremony acknowledging city is on Ho-Chunk land – State Jounral

Friday, April 22

City of Madison

• Madison Water Utility Pursues Design for Well 15 PFAS Treatment, Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Nasra Wehelie
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Sheri Carter
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 25, 2022 – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Thank you for the honor of serving you – Alder Lindsay Lemmer
• Biergarten at Olbrich Park reopens for season – Channel3000.com
• Madison police chief looks forward to implementing body-worn camera pilot program – Channel3000.com
• Metro Network Redesign – Final Public Meeting – City of Madison
• Alder Lindsay Lemmer Announces Resignation from Madison Common Council Effective May 11, 2022 – City of Madison
• Capitol Punishments: High-tech evasion – Tone Madison
• Odana Road and Old Middleton Road closures for construction – WKOW
• Police & Monona community members focus on home safety – WKOW
• Ald. Lindsay Lemmer will resign from the Madison City Council effective May 11 – State Journal

Projects

• Street Closure–Old Middleton Road
• Street Closure–Odana Road

Dane County

• Pledge of Allegiance to stay on Dane County Board agendas, prayer is removed – Waunakee Tribune

• Miles unseats Eicher for county board chair after tight vote – Stoughton Courier Hub

• Public health officials recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters, second boosters – Badger Herald
• A baby’s death, missing suspects, $500 bond: Dane County set the lowest bar for release in Wisconsin in a reckless homicide charge – Channel3000.com
• Dane Co. moves up to ‘medium’ COVID-19 spread, health officials urge boosters to keep hospitalizations low – Channel3000.com
• Public Health, Local Health Systems Encourage Boosters & Second Boosters – City of Madison
• Take Action this Spring to Support Pollinators – Dane County
• Dane County seeing medium COVID-19 level, CDC says – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• UW community expresses disappointment with Metro Transit redesign – Badger Herald

And more . . . 

Thursday, April 21

City of Madison

• Council Meeting 4/19 Summary & Beverly Rd Notice – Alder Yannette Figuoroa Cole
• Important Notes About City-Vehicle Fuel – Fleet Service Blog
• Madison City Council President to run for State Assembly – The Daily Cardinal
• Unanimous Approval of Site for Men’s Homeless Shelter – Mayor Satya’s Blog
• Madison celebrates 50 years of conservation parks, Earth Day – Badger Herald
• Madison City Council narrowly OKs body camera pilot program – Cap Times
• Madison City Council elects Keith Furman, Jael Currie as new council leadership – Cap Times
• Steps lie ahead before MPD puts body cameras on officers – WKOW
• Members of Madison Police Department taking part in Art From the Heart event – WKOW

Dane County

• Data Notes for the Week of April 21, 2022 – Public Health Blog
• Dane County board votes to keep Pledge of Allegiance at start of meetings – Channel3000.com
• Dane Co. saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually with natural gas-fueled vehicles – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Marks Earth Week with 100th Vehicle that Runs on Renewable Fuel – Dane County
• HISTORIC COUNTY BOARD SWORN IN AND OFFICERS ELECTED – Dane County
• Supervisor Patrick Miles selected as new Dane County Board chair – Cap Times
• Police & Monona community members focus on home safety – WKOW
• Ahead of Earth Day, volunteers help clean Stewart Lake Park – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD adds asynchronous learning time to make up missed days – Cap Times
• MMSD COVID-19 cases rise again – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• After two-year hiatus, Madison College Pow Wow returns – Madison365

Wednesday, April 20

City of Madison

• Prescribed Prairie Burn: Broom Street and John Nolen Drive – Alder Mike Verveer
• MadiSUN Launch Event – Mayor Satya’s Blog
• No Reason For Madison City Council Meeting At 4 A.M. – Caffeinated Politics
• Madison Common Council unanimously approves men’s homeless shelter site – Channel3000.com
• Common council votes to implement body camera pilot program for Madison police – Channel3000.com
• Madison city council, Dane County board elect new leadership – Channel3000.com
• Public Information Meeting – Glenway Golf Park – City of Madison
• Public Input Meeting – Walnut Grove Park – City of Madison
• Low-Carbon Concrete Success: City Engineering Hosts Event, Allows Future Process – City of Madison
• Madison Common Council votes to implement body camera pilot program for Madison police – Madison365
• Jam-Packed Common Council Meeting Goes Until Early Hours of the Mornin… – WORT 89.9 FM
• Residents Upset Over Lake Mendota Drive Renovation – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison common council unanimously approves permanent mens homeless shelter
   – WKOW
• Madison Common Council approves police body camera pilot program – WKOW
• After Madison City Council vote, still more hurdles for test of police body-worn cameras – State Journal

Projects

• Bartillon Sheter

Mo’ Meetings

Cancelled –

Meeting	Multicultural Affairs Committee
Date	Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022 at 11:30 am
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• $10,000 Organics Management Grant launched – Sun Prairie Star
• Dane County launches grant program focused on organic waste solutions for Earth Month – Channel3000.com
• Madison city council, Dane County board elect new leadership – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Launches $10,000 Organics Management Grant This Earth Month – Dane County
• Residents concerned about Middleton Airport expansion but city says nothing is imminent – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD to add extra coursework to prevent extending school year due to winter COVID pause – Channel3000.com
• Online learning returns to Madison schools as DPI requires district to make up lost time – State Journal

And more . . . 

•  “We’re making history right now.” Groundbreaking Black homeownership program welcomes first homeowner – Madison365

Tuesday, April 19

Spring Elections

• How Dane County’s low voter turnout propelled ghost candidates – Cap Times

City of Madison

• Madison police unveil new car for Autism Awareness Month – Channel3000.com
• Masks now optional on Madison Metro buses after federal rule struck down – Channel3000.com
• 50 Years of Madison conservation parks – Channel3000.com
• Groundbreaking held for hotel as part of Judge Doyle Square project – Channel3000.com
• Ahead of body camera vote, Madison police chief believes he’s changed a few minds – Channel3000.com
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway Reacts to Strong Common Council Support for BRT Project – City of Madison
• WORTstock – City of Madison
• Picnic in the Park – City of Madison
• Masks Now Optional on Metro Buses – City of Madison
• Assembly candidate Abbas switches districts – Madison 365
• Rhodes-Conway, alder propose resolution to treat PFAS on Madison’s east side – Cap Times
• Judge Doyle Square hotel inches closer to construction – Cap Times
• Newly-proposed Metro bus routes could isolate some low-income, disabled communities – WKOW
• Madison homeownership program celebrates first graduate – WKOW
• MPD squad car spreading autism awareness – WKOW
• Passengers, doctors react to removal of mask mandate on planes, mass transit – WKOW
• Madison City Council narrowly moves toward test of police body-worn cameras – State Journal

Projects

• Zeier Road Shelter

Mo” Meetings

Meeting	Police Civilian Oversight Board-Taskforce to Review and Revise IM Hiring Materials
Date	Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Location	Virtual

Meeting	Police Civilian Oversight Board Executive Subcommittee
Date	Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022 at 10:00 am
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• Commission backs new apartments, condos on West Main Street – Sun Priaire Star
• Horse Fair Will Cause Traffic Delays – Dane County
• Life of Brine: Better for Roads – WORT 89.9 FM
• Middleton city council votes to adopt master plan for airport – WKOW
• Dane Co. D.A. defends no cash bail in homicide case; those released remain fugitives – WKOW
• Travelers adjusting to masks becoming optional at Dane County Regional Airport
   – WKOW
• Patrick Miles unseats Analiese Eicher as Dane County Board Chair – State Jounral
• Heavy traffic expected during Midwest Horse Fair at Alliant Energy Center starting Friday – State Journal
• Masks optional on Madison buses with end of federal mandate – State Journal
• Madison City Council to take up police body cameras — again – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• UW-Madison students expand services of Little Free Library by going solar – The Daily Cardinal – Daily Cardinal

K-12

• East High teacher promised field trip if his students all got into college. They did, but there’s a snag – State Journal

Monday, April 18

City of Madison

• Packed Common Council meeting agenda Tuesday night – Alder Nasra Wehelie
• Highlights for the Week of April 18, 2022 – Alder Gary Halverson
• Weekly Update, 4/18-4/24 – Alder Arvina Martin
• Body Worn Camera For District 18 – Alder Charles Myadze
• Resource Recovery Charge, Body-Worn Camera Pilot, Earth Day – Alder Tag Evers
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of April 18, 2022 – Alder Sheri Carter
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of April 18, 2022 – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• Week of April 18th – Alder Brian Benford
• Resource Recovery, Body-Worn Cameras, Earth Day – D15 Update 4/18/22 – Alder Grant Foster
• City Council Vote Tuesday On New Recycling Fee For Madison Homeowners, WORT Radio Reports, Interviewed This Blogger – Caffeinated Politics
• Fireworks returning to Breese Stevens Field for Fourth of July – Channel3000.com
• Madison Water Utility Pursues Design for Well 15 PFAS Treatment – City of Madison
• City Week Ahead 4/18/22 – Forwardlookout.com
• Take two: Syed Abbas still seeking Assembly seat – Isthmus
• Fourth of July fireworks returning to Breese Stevens Field – Madison365
• The warped lens of Madison’s body-camera debate – Tone Madison
• Treatment Plan Could Be Coming For Well 15 – WORT 89.9 FM
• Debate over body cameras continues ahead of Common Council vote – WKOW
• Alders host meeting to discuss permanent men’s homeless shelter – WKOW
• Festival Foods Lights the Isthmus returns to downtown Madison – WKOW
• Madison mayor wants to spend $425K on PFAS filtration system – State Journal
• Madison mayor proposes $425,000, no-bid contract for PFAS treatment system – State Journal
• Madison City Council President Syed Abbas to run for state Assembly in 46th District – State Journal

Projects

• University Ave
• Atwood Ave

Cancelled Meetings

Meeting	Public Safety Review Committee Budget Subcommittee
Date	Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022 at 3:30 pm
Location	Virtual

Meeting	Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Board
Date	Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Location	Monona Terrace 1 John Nolen Dr Madison, WI 53703

Dane County

• Stoughton to apply for $5 million grant for ‘Innovation Center’ – Stoughton Currier Hub
• Earth Day Restoration Activities at Stewart Lake County Park – Dane County
• Dane County Week Ahead 4/18/22 – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Verona school bucks trend of sliding literacy rates – Channel3000.com

Higher Ed

• ‘We should be preserved’: Students frustrated with UW’s decision to demolish longtime co-op building -Channel3000.com

Sunday, April 17

City of Madison

• Tuesday Council Agenda – Recycling Fee – Body Worn Cam – Shopko Drive Connection – Alder Syed Abbas
• Weekly Updates, Jobs, Hammersley, BWC, mental health training, Teen Center – Alder Figueroa Cole
• LMD, Resource Recovery Special Charge and Other Highlights for the Week of April 18, 2022 – Alder Kieth Furman
• Lots of Info and Updates to Share! – Alder Jael Currie
• Egg hunt returns to Orton Park for Easter Sunday – Channel3000.com
• Saris Gala, Comprehensive Plan, Biking Events – Madison Bikes

Saturday, April 16

City of Madison

• Updates & Week of April 18 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck
• Highlights for the Week of April 18, 2022 – Alder Charles Myadze
• Baldwin, Rhodes-Conway celebrate federal grant for Madison Metro Transit – Cap Times
• Starkweather Creek Spring Cleanup Ahead of Earth Week – WKOW
• Madison city engineer retiring after 33 years of infrastructure projects – State Journal

Dane County

• Dane County extends partnership with local food bank to combat high inflation on food prices – Badger Herald
• Racism, dead penguins and retaliation: Why the Vilas Zoo lost its only Black zookeepers – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD extends mask mandate into May  – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• UPDATED: ASM passes legislation on tuition equity for undocumented students, anti semitism on campus – Badger Herald
• UWPD increasing patrols downtown in response to Friday’s armed robberies – WKOW

Friday, April 15

City of Madison

• Highlights for the Week of April 18, Westside Community Conversation: April 27 – Alder Nasra Wehelie
• Highlights for the Week of April 18, Westside Community Conversation: April 27 – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• April 27: Westside Community Conversation – Alder Nikki Conklin
• Highlights for the Week of April 18, 2022 – Alder Sheri Carter
• April 27: Westside Community Conversation – Alder Christian Albouras
• Tax Season!! April 18 is almost here! – Alder Figueroa Cole
• Baldwin, Rhodes-Conway tout federal funding to fund Metro Transit maintenance facility improvements – Channel3000.com
• Concerts on the Rooftop at Monona Terrace – City of Madison
• Madison city council president Syed Abbas to run for Assembly – City of Madison
• Madison Council President Syed Abbas running for State Assembly – Madison365
• Tenant fights eviction from structurally deficient Madison building, blocks proposed demolition – WKOW
• Madison gets $6.4 million in federal funds to help upgrade Metro Transit facility – State Journal
• Madison City Council President Syed Abbas to run for State Assembly – State Journal

Dane County

• Stoughton are restorative garden projects gets county grant – Stoughton Courier Hub

• COUNTY BOARD RECOGNIZES APRIL AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH – Dane County
• Who will lead Dane County Board? New, diverse Board faces first tough vote – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD extends mask mandate to May – Channel3000.com
• Middleton teacher gets right-wing blowback after drag performance – Cap Times
• Madison Metropolitan School District extends mask requirements through May – Cap Times
• Masks will continue to be required in Madison School District through May – State Journal

Higher Ed

• Madison College announces new memorial scholarship fund to assist domestic abuse survivors – Madison365
• Madison College students clean up Warner Park in early Earth Day celebration – WKOW
• Student housing co-op looks off campus after reaching stalemate with UW-Madison – State Journal

And more . . . 

• Community health partners launch ConnectRx Wisconsin, a care coordination system centered on Black women  – Madison365
• ConnectRx aims to lower Black infant mortality rates, support Black mothers – Cap Times

Thursday, April 14

City of Madison

• Madison Senior Center Courtyard Public Meeting – Alder Mike Verveer
• MPD set to graduate one of largest classes from Mounted Patrol Academy in recent history – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Health Council and partners launch ConnectRx Wisconsin – City of Madison
• Transportation Commission OKs Dozens of Electric Buses – WORT 89.9 FM
• Lake Mendota Drive project seeks to balance history and upgrades – Cap Times
• Urban Design Commission gives initial approval to Zion Church redevelopment – Cap Times
• Cost to renovate building for temporary homeless men’s shelter doubles to $1.1 million – State Journal

Mo’ Meetings

Meeting	Police Civilian Oversight Board-Taskforce to Review and Revise IM Hiring Materials
Date	Friday, Apr. 15, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week – Public Health Blog

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Memorial HS students stage walkout over opposition to Enbridge Line 5 in northern Wisconsin – Channel3000.com
• MMSD COVID cases top 100 in week after spring break – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• UPDATED: Dreamers of UW Madison introduce tuition equity bill to ASM – Badger Herald
• Madison College announces domestic abuse survivor fund – Cahnnel3000.com
• UW’s Free Speech Survey Debacle – WORT 89.9 FM

And more . . . 

• Madison clinics using Epic Systems tool to steer pregnant Black women to resources – State Journal

Wednesday, April 13

City of Madison

• Coming up: Bimbo Bakery Hybrid Meeting – April 20 – Alder Syed Abbas
• Coming up: Permanent Men Shelter Virtual Meeting – April 18th – Alder Syed Abbas
• Can we handle the truth? – Alder Brian Benford
• Tenant in Downtown building with Paisan’s sues owners over demolition notice, ‘reprehensible conduct’ – State Journal

Projects

• Bartillon Shelter
• Men’s Homeless Shelter
• Solar PV – Fire Station 02

Dane County

• Dane County employees could get $1,000 payments to offset inflation under proposed plan – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• ‘I was relentlessly harassed’: Oregon High students start website highlighting bullying, discrimination, assault stories – Channel3000.com
• MMSD administration outlines spending plans for COVID relief funds – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• Memoiral Union Terrace opens for 2022 season – WKOW

And more . . . 

• Tax week of action! April 23 at the Dane County Farmer’s Market – Safe Skies Clean Waters

Tuesday, April 12

City of Madison

• Updates April 12, 2022 – Alder Lindsay Lemmer
• Ukraine Solidarity Proclamation – Mayor Satya’s Blog
• Madison Citizens Weigh In On New Curbside Recycling Fee – Caffeinated Politics
• Madison Parks and MSCR to offer swim lessons at Goodman Pool – Channel3000.com
• Madison Print & Resist Zine Fest Set for April 16 at Central Library – City of Madison
• Public Input Meeting – Madison Senior Center – City of Madison
• GYT: Get Yourself Tested – City of Madison
• Print and Resist! Zine Fest at the Madison Central Library – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison plans to add new recycling fee – Cap Times
• Developer details 14-story housing project to replace Paisan’s restaurant building – State Journal

Dane County

• Key decisions, continued contention loom In wake of local elections – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent

• Dane County Jail announces program to fight opioid addiction – Channel3000.com
• No plans to reinstate mask mandate at this time, local health officials say – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Jail Implements Medication Program for Opioid Use Disorder – Dane County
• Dane County Jail announces program to fight opioid addiction – Madison365
• Dane County Jail Extends Opioid Treatment Options – WORT 89.9 FM
• Dane County ‘Farm to Foodbank’ program extended – Cap Times
• Dane County Jail implements new program to help inmates fighting addiction – WKOW
• Dane County Jail implements additional opioid-addiction treatment effort – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• UW-Madison chancellor to not receive raise in UW System chancellor salary increases – Badger Herald
• Cardinal Call: Survey on Free Speech Postponed Until Fall Semester – WORT 89.9 FM

K-12

• The frightful implications of a failed write-in campaign for Madison’s school board – Tone Madison
• Madison School Board discusses possible Employee Handbook changes – Cap Times
• Report: One City Schools can improve communication, staff support – Cap Times

Monday, April 11

City of Madison

• Sidewalk assessments, Recycling Recovery Charge, Listening sessions, Announcements and events – Alder Regina Vidaver
• Men’s Homeless Shelter, Recycling User Fee, Beltline Corridor Study – Alder Tag Evers
• Update: homeless shelter and recycling fee coming for debate today at the finance Committee meeting – Alder Syed Abbas
• Madison Beltline Corridor Study: Public Involvement Meetings Scheduled – Alder Syed Abbas
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of April 11, 2022 – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of April 11, 2022 – Alder Sheri Carter
• Developer pushes proposal for a new 14-story building, if current downtown building home to Paisan’s is demolished – Channel3000.com
• City golf courses opening Tuesday morning, parks department says – Channel3000.com
• Madison Parks and MSCR Partner to Offer Swimming Lessons at Goodman Pool – City of Madison
• Why I no longer support body-worn cameras for police – Isthmus
• 21st century cops – Isthmus
• What the fate of Zoe Bayliss Cooperative means for affordable student housing – Tone Madison
• Plans in the works to demolish, redevelop downtown Madison building home to Paisan’s – WKOW
• MPD invites community to participate in strategic plan meetings – WKOW
• Madison weighs special charge for recycling of about $50 annually per household – State Journal

Mo’ Meetings

Meeting	President’s Work Group on Racial Justice, Antiracism and Equity
Date	Thursday, Apr. 14, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Location	Virtual

Dane County

• Dane County awards grants to help local food organizations – WMTV

• Dane County groups receive food equity grants totaling $20,000 – WMSN

• Residents frustrated after approval of new Dane County solar project – Channel3000.com
• Dane County groups receive food equity grants totaling $20,000 – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Awards $20,000 to Advance Equity & Access to Local Food Systems Through Partners in Equity Food Grant Program – Dane County
• Lawsuit over Dane County Jail overdose death fails for lack of evidence, judge rules – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

• Sun Prairie School Board pursues open records training, stricter policies after investigation into member – State Journal

Sunday, April 10

City of Madison

• Surveillance, Accountability, and Police Body-Worn Cameras – Progressive Dane

• Metro Transit Redesign, MPD, LMD, Westside Market, and Other Highlights for the Week of April 11, 2022 – Alder Kieth Furman
• Week of April 11th – Alder Brian Benford
• Final Olbrich Path Decision, Resource Recovery Charge, Zion Redevelopment – D15 Update 4/10/22 – Alder Grant Foster
• Olbrich/Atwood path – one more committee – Madison Bikes

Dane County

• Connecting the dots – Isthmus

Madison Area Schools

• 3 areas of improvement for One City Schools: Staffing, transparency, communication – State Journal

Saturday, April 9

City of Madison

• Weekly Updates & Distracted Driver Awareness – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
• Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 11, 2022 – Alder Charles Myadze
• Updates & Week of April 11 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck
• Madison mayor declares Saturday “Solidarity with Ukraine Day” – Channel3000.com
• ‘A big day’: Black Business Hub breaks ground on the south side – Cap Times
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway declares April 9th ‘Solidarity with Ukraine’ Day – WKOW
• Owner  to seek demolition of Downtown building with Paisan’s, new 14-story structure envisioned – State Journal
• City’s street vending coordinator takes creative approach to outdoor eating – State Journal

Dane County

• DA’s office begins review of Quadren Wilson’s police shooting investigation – WKOW

Friday, April 8

City of Madison

• MadiSUN program to create more solar energy options for homes, businesses – WMTV

• Madison officials launch latest wave of MadiSUN solar energy programs – Channel3000.com
• Owner of property housing Paisan’s restaurant submits notice to tear down building – Channel3000.com
• Groundbreaking held for Black Business Hub in south Madison – Channel3000.com
• Red Caboose expansion will add much-needed day care spots – Isthmus
• Selective enrollment – Isthmus
• Report: Madison traffic, transit ridership down sharply in wake of COVID – Cap Times
• MadiSUN program announces solar energy programs for 2022 – WKOW
• Madison Public Library now offering free video streaming service with 30,000 titles – State Journal

Dane County

• County extending ‘Farm to Foodbank’ program – Oregon Observer

• Dane Co. health officials scaling back number of COVID update reports – Channel3000.com
• COUNTY BOARD BIDS FAREWELL TO 11 SUPERVISORS AS TERM ENDS – Dane County

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• Claim your sunburst chair: Memorial Union Terrace reopens April 13 – cap Times

And more . . .

• $25.5 million Black Business Hub to offer a path from ‘disparity to prosperity’ – State Journal

Thursday, April 7

Spring Elections

• Madison School Board elections don’t drive turnout – Cap Times

City of Madison

• City to replace State Street Campus Garage with new development project – Badger Herald
• MPD holds community meeting ahead of unsanctioned Mifflin St. Block Party – Channel3000.com
• Madison’s new fire chief shares his goals for the department – WKOW

Dane County

• $3.75 million extends program to connect Dane Co. residents with fresh food – WMTV
• Dane County judge blocks full media access to a high-profile case – Channel3000.com
• ‘Waiting for this day’: Dane County is preparing to restart Huber work release after 2-year hiatus – Channel3000.com
• In the 608: “Flight of Lights” back for 3rd year at Dane County Airport – Channel3000.com
• Dane County to Extend “Farm to Foodbank” Program with $3.75 Million in 2022 to Help Residents Struggling with Record High Inflation – Dane County
• Dane County plans to extend Farm to Foodbank program through end of 2022 – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• Memorial Union Terrace chairs to return April 13 – Channel3000.com
• UW System postpones free speech survey after criticism – Cap Times
• Memorial Union Terrace season starts April 13 – WKOW

And more . . . 

Wednesday, April 6

Spring Elections

• Latoya Holiday wins Sun Prairie School Board seat – Madison365
• The Winners and Losers in Last Night’s Spring Election – WORT 89.9 FM
• Simkin, Nichols, Muldrow win Madison School Board seats – Cap Times
• Incumbents hold onto Dane County Board seats in Tuesday election – Cap Times

City of Madison

• Madison Clerk’s Office: 10 provisional ballots issued Tuesday, at least 30% will be counted – Channel3000.com
• Provisional Voters: Make Sure Your Ballot Gets Counted – City of Madison
• Takeaways from a sleepy spring election – Isthmus
• Madison Mayor lays groundwork for 2023 budget, improvement plan – Cap Times

Dane County

• Dane County sees increase in accidents from impaired, reckless driving – Badger Herald

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School Board talks literacy curriculum as April 25 vote nears – Cap Times

And more . . . 

• Madison Peace Walk for Ukraine and the World – April 9 – Safe Skies Clean Waters
• ‘We’re just getting stronger’: Daily Cardinal celebrates 130 years – Cap Times

Tuesday, April 5

Spring Elections

• District 5 supervisor runs unopposed, other elections to watch – Badger Herald
• My Endorsement Of David Blaska Makes Front Page Of Wisconsin State Journal – Caffeinated Politics
• Swadley wins re-election as mayor of Stoughton – Channel3000.com
• Muldrow, Simkin win MMSD board seats by large margins – Channel3000.com
• Madison turnout this April is lower than 2021 – Channel3000.com
• Lake Monona 20K Run/Walk – City of Madison
• Maldonado handily holds Fitchburg council seat – Madison365
• WORT Talks With The Voters – WORT 89.9 FM

City of Madison

Dane County

• ‘Following the plume’: Pilot study underway to clean up PFAS contamination in Dane County – Badger Herald
• Madison’s lakes fully thawed following 2021-22 season – Channel3000.com
• Investing in Human Rights instead of Jails
   – WORT 89.9 FM

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• UW confronts issue of intimidation, academic abuse culture on campus – Badger Herald

K-12

• Deadline approaching to submit proposals to rename Madison’s Jefferson Middle School – Channel3000.com

And more . . . 

Monday, April 4

Spring Elections

• City of Madison Clerk’s Office gives tips ahead of Election Day – Channel3000.com
• Prepare for Election Day Tomorrow – City of Madison
• A comprehensive guide to the Dane County Board races on Tuesday’s ballot – Cap Times
• What you need to know ahead of Spring Election on Tuesday – WKOW

City of Madison

• Madison’s Proposed Recycling Tax Must Be Rejected By Alders – Caffeinated Politics
• Streets Division Drop-off Sites Now on Expanded Summer Hours – City of Madison
• The Common Council Announces Hiring of New Chief of Staff – City of Madison
• City Week Ahead 4/4/22 – Frowardlookout.com
• Madison’s Secret Superfund Site – Midwest Envrionmental Justice Organization

Dane County

• Dane County Week Ahead 4/4/22 – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Vicki McKenna promotes false claim about ‘furries’ in Waunakee school district – Isthmus

And more . . . 

Sunday, April 3

Spring Elections

• Casting your ballot in the April 5th Spring Election – WKOW

City of Madison

• Best and new bike shops, Vilas Park delays, regional transpo plan, and a new trail in Verona – Madison Bikes

Dane County

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Q&A: MMSD’s Nichele Smith wants scratch cooking in school lunchrooms – Cap Times

And more . . . 

• 115th Fighter Wing to conduct evening training flights this week – Channel3000.com

Saturday, April 2

Spring Elections

City of Madison

• ‘Keeping the environment clean is always important’: Madison Parks hosts annual Dog Park Cleanup Day – Channel3000.com
• Volunteers brave snow to help with Dog Park Clean-Up Day – WKOW

Dane County

Madison Area Schools

And more . . . 

Friday, April 1

 

Spring Elections

• Madison School Board campaign fundraising down from past cycles – Cap Times

City of Madison

• Madison mayor, clean energy advocates push for affordable home weatherization – Channel3000.com
• Madison Parks Celebrates 50 Years of Conservation Parks – City of Madison
• Madison Fire Department chief retires after 32 years of service – WKOW

Dane County

• nipinet landsem named Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Artist in… – WORT 89.9FM

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• ASM releases preliminary election results – Badger Herald

And more . . .