Round Up – March 2020

 

Tuesday, March 31st

Spring Elections

• City of Madison warns an April 7 election wouldn’t be “full and fair” – WMTV
• Vote McGinnity April 7 – Stoughton Courrier Hub

• Christina Gomez Schmidt: I’ll bring steady leadership and a collaborative approach to MMSD – Capt Times

• State Commission Deadlocked on Elections Motion – WORT 89.9 FM
• Spring election still scheduled to go on despite growing concerns from clerks, municipalities – Channel3000.com
• Irresponsible Democracy – Systems Change Consulting
• Wisconsin court tells clerk to take down voter ID advice – AP
• State Supreme Court says Dane County Clerk can’t encourage voter ID workaround – WKOW
• Editorial: Capital Times picks for Dane County Board – Cap Times
• Absentee Ballot Secure Drop Off Sites – City of Madison
• Fitchburg in need of polling workers to carry out spring election after workers quit over COVID-19 – Channel3000.com
• State short nearly 7,000 poll workers, election officials discuss efforts to help – WKOW
• Nearly 60% of municipalities don’t have enough poll workers ahead of April 7 election – State Journal
• Candidates speak out in the race for Madison School Board Seats 6 and 7 – Cap Times
• Christina Gomez Schmidt: I’ll bring steady leadership and a collaborative approach to MMSD – Cap Times
• Maia Pearson: I will guarantee access to rigorous academics for all children – Cap Times
• Wayne Strong: Schools must look at root causes to address opportunity gap – Cap Times
• Nicki Vander Meulen: I will fight to improve outcomes for marginalized students – Cap Times

City of Madison

• First Ever Virtual Council Meeting Going on Now – Alder Zachary Henak
• Madison Common Council makes decisions on major projects in virtual meeting – WKOW
• Amazon Gets A Win At Madison City Council–In Spite Of Purists – Caffeinated Politics
• Crime Warning Stay Clear of the Arboretum – Alder Zachary Henak
• Madison asks state to postpone April 7 election in ongoing litigation – Cap Times
• Edgewood High School seeks city OK for lights at athletic field – State Journal
• Metro buses taking new measures to keep passengers and drivers safe – WKOW
• Virtual Common Council Meeting Tonight – Alder Rebecca Kemble
• Tonight’s Virtual Common Council Meeting – Alder Tag Evers
• 3/31/2020 Virtual Council Meeting – Alder Arvina Martin
• Madison City Council to meet Tuesday via virtual meeting app Zoom – Cap Times
• What will the Madison City Council talk about tonight 3-31-20? – Forwardlookout.com
• Crime Warning — Stay Clear of the Arboretum – Alder Tag Evers
• Mayor’s COVID-19 Update, Voting, Virtual Council Meeting, F-35s – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• COVID-19 Update: Social Distancing while using City Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathways: Whared-Use Paths Remain Open – Alder Tag Evers
• Spring Yard Waste Collection Starts April 6 – Alder Tag Evers
• 3 Important Items on Tonight’s CC Agenda – D15 Update 3/31/20 – Alder Grant Foster
• Madison Mayor’s Emergency Orders to cost $1.1M – Forwardlookout.com
• Will Madison City Council abandon their responsibilities? – Forwardlookout.com
• Will Madison City Council oppose F-35s tonight? – Forwardlookout.com
• Wisconsin is the only state in the nation moving forward with an election at this stage of the pandemic, Madison is asking a Federal Court to postpone the election, consider mail-in ballot – City of Madison
• Dane County supports delaying April election – WKOW
• Madison City Council – Virtual Meeting – Alder Barbara McKinney
• Madison Common Council to hold first-ever virtual meeting – WKOW

Mo’ Meetings

Meeting:	Madison Central Business Improvement District (BID) Board
Date:	Thursday, Apr. 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Location:	122 W. Washington Ave Room 1st Floor Conference Room Madison, WI 53703

Dane County

• Dane Co. deputies test positive for COVID-19 – WMTV
• Dane County Sheriff’s deputies located at Dane County Jail test positive for COVID-19 – Badger Herald
• More deputies working in Dane County Jail test positive for coronavirus – Cap Times
• 2 more Dane County deputies test positive for COVID-19 coronavirus – State Journal
• 2 more Dane County deputies test positive for COVID-19 – Channel3000.com
• Two more Dane County deputies test positive for COVID-19 – WKOW
• Repair work starts Wednesday on South Towne Drive bridge over Beltline – State Journal
• Construction starts Wednesday on South Towne Drive bridge over Beltline Highway – Channel3000.com

Madison Area Schools

Higher Ed

• UW predicts $100 million loss due to COVID-19 pandemic – Badger Herald
• Tutoring, advising support go online for students – UW Madison
• UW-Madison expects to lose $100 million – Channel3000.com
• UW-Madison could lose $100 million because of COVID-19 pandemic – WKOW
• UW launches fully online degree program aimed at non-traditional students – Badger Herald
• The Latest: UW-Madison expects to lose $100 million – AP

And more

• Dr. Evermor, a metal artist, character and Wisconsin gem, dies at the age of 81 – State Journal
• State to open ‘voluntary isolation centers’ for COVID-19 patients – WKOW
• Furloughs come down at Capital Times and Wisconsin State Journal – Tone Madison
• Pandemics, PFAS and F-35s: Disproportionate impacts on low income, people of color – Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
• Evers seeks disaster declaration as unemployment grows – AP
• Tony Evers requests presidential disaster declaration in response to COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak – State Journal
• ‘Dragging their feet’ – Isthmus
• Evers asks for federal disaster declaration – AP
• And Just Like That: There Goes The News – Blogging Blue

Monday, March 30th

Spring Elections

• ‘We need to extend that deadline’: City clerk worries about voters getting absentee ballots in on time – Channel3000.com
• Voting deadlines you need to know before next week – WKOW
• Lawsuits put cloud over upcoming election – WKOW
• Discrimination against Asian Americans: City council candidate experiences racism on social media – Channel3000.com
• City of Stoughton combining polling locations into one location – Channel3000.com
• Stoughton consolidates polling places for April 7 election – WKOW
• Today is the last day to register to vote online – Campus News
• Elections Agency Deadlocks On Plan To Chastise Clerks’ Pandemic Guidance – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Supreme Court, presidential candidates, local races: Your guide to what’s on the spring election ballot – Cap Times

City of Madison

• D6 Items of Interest Week of March 30, 2020 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• City Council to Consider Opposing F-35s – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison City Council readies for first ‘virtual’ meeting with big decisions on tap – State Journal
• Exact Sciences rescinds job offers from 14 graduates of Urban League training program – State Journal
• MFD suspends all burn permits amid COVID-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• New shelter available for homeless men in Madison – Channel3000.com
• City of Madison files federal brief asking for April 7th election to be pushed back – Channel3000.com
• Madison parks still open with social distancing – WKOW
• City of Madison wants to change date of April 7 election – WKOW
• More on Masks4All – Alder Tag Evers
• Coronavirus/COVID-19 – Alder Sheri Carter
• Bay Creek Neighborhood Meeting About VFW Redevelopment – Alder Tag Evers
• Yard Waste and Curbside Brush Collection Starts 4/6, Social Distancing on City Paths and Virtual Council Meeting Info – Alder Keith Furman
• Transportation Office Closed to the Public – Services Still Available by Phone and On-Line – City of Madison
• COVID-19 Update from Mayor Satya – City of Madison
• Madison Fire Department Suspends All Burn Permits Until Further Notice – City of Madison
• F-35 supporters call on Madison to delay resolution opposing the jets – State Journal
• Monday Update: Path Guidelines and Virtual Meetings – Madison Bikes
• Madison Amazon facility, will the council let it go forward? – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison Common Council to Conduct First Virtual Meeting on March 31, 2020 – City of Madison
• Curbside Brush Collection Begins April 6 – City of Madison
• COVID-19 Update: Masks4All – Alder Tag Evers
• City of Madison Housing Helpline – Forwardlookout.com
• Social Distancing while using City Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathways: Shared-Use Paths Remain Open – City of Madison

Dane County

• Two Dane County deputies test positive for COVID-19 while working in jail – Cap Times
• 2 Dane County deputies become infected with COVID-19 coronavirus – State Journal
• 2 Dane County deputies test positive for coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Two Dane County deputies test positive for COVID-19 – WKOW
• Dane County Board Meets Remotely In Public Health Crisis – Dane County
• Fish Hatchery Road 2020 reconstruction in Fitchburg kicking off – State Journal

Mo’ Meetings

• 3/31/20 – 4:45 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission – Loan Reivew Team Subcommittee – Virtual Meeting – Agenda not yet available
• 3/31/20 – 5:30 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission – Virtual Meeting – Agenda not yet available

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• MMSD finalizing virtual learning plans – Channel3000.com
• MMSD, UPS Team Up to Deliver Student Digital Devices for Virtual Learning – Madison 365

Higher Ed

• UW-Madison braces for estimated $100 million loss because of COVID-19 pandemic – State Journal
• UW-Madison to refund students for dining and housing expenses – WKOW
• Teaching Assistants’ Association sends letter to university administration demanding more support during COVID-19 – Bader Herald

And more

• Fred Risser Reflects on 64-Year Political Career – WORT 89.9 FM
• Dane County Board, Madison Common Council Hold Meetings Remotely During Public Health Crisis – Madison 365
• A likely but hidden coronavirus risk factor: Pollution – Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
• Isthmus closes but memories remain – Channel3000.com
• Watch the expanded 27 News at 11 beginning today – WKOW

Sunday, March 29th

Spring Elections

• April 7 local ballots: arts center referendum and contested county, school board races – Cambridge News & Deerfield Independent

• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 24 – Cap Times
• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 28 – Cap Times
• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 16 – Cap Times
• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 9 – Cap Times
• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 26 – Cap Times
• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 31 – Cap Times
• Election Q&A: Dane County Board District 32 – Cap Times
• Elections Commission not taking action against Dane & Milwaukee County Clerks – WMTV
• Elections Commission holds emergency meeting on whether to investigate Dane, Milwaukee county clerks – WKOW
• Elections commission will not investigate county clerks for allowing indefinitely confined absentee voters to avoid voter ID requirements – State Journal
• Wisconsin Election Commission discusses investigating Dane, Milwaukee clerks – Channel3000.com
• Candidate Q&A: Shorewood Hills Village Board – State Journal

City of Madison

• COVID-19, Warner Park Community Center Shelter, F-35 Resolution, Common council Meetings Move Online – Alder Syed Abbas
• Developer proposes $20 million project for VFW post site on South Side – State Journal

Dane County

• Dane County Residents Need To Stay Home: “If You Leave Home, Assume You Were Exposed To COVID-19” – Caffienated Politics

Madison Area Schools

• Madison Metropolitan School District prepares for online learning – WMTV
• Madison School District partners with UPS to get tech to students for online learning – State Journal
• MMSD teams up with UPS to deliver devices for student’s virtual learning – Channel3000.com
• MMSD and UPS team up to deliver devices for online classes to students – WKOW
• ‘An honor and privilege to step up’: Community, school staff aid MMSD food distribution efforts – Cap Times

And more

• ‘It’s a lifeline’: Radio station makes changes to keep on air, provide information and sense of normalcy – Channel3000.com
• Amid Pandemic: City, County and School Board take time off – Forwardlookout.com
• 115th Figher Wing (WANG/Truax) out of compliance with DNR orders – Forwardlookout.com
• Sen. Fred Risser: Vote ‘no’ on Marsy’s Law on April 7 – Cap Times

 

Saturday, March 28th

Spring Elections

• Federal Judge Blocks Effort To Delay Wisconsin Election Over Coronavirus – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Your guide to who is on the spring ballot for Madison School Board – Cap Times
• Judge tosses 1 lawsuit over Wisconsin election; plenty left – AP

City of Madison

• Madison mayor pushes for housing security during pandemic – WKOW
• Round Up Saturday 3/28/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison Metro Transit stops collecting fares amid COVID-19 pandemic – Badger Herald
• Poll Workers Urgently Needed and Absentee Voting Reminders – Alder Mike Verveer
• City Week Ahead 3/30/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Warner Park Rec Center opens to homeless men – Channel3000.com
• Madison library announces virtual library cards – Channel3000.com

Dane County

• County Week Ahead 3/30/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Fish Hatchery road construction begins Wednesday – Channel3000.com
• Old Sauk Road closure begins next week – Channel3000.com

And more

• Wisconsin Could Receive $2.2B From Coronavirus Stimulus Funds – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Evers seeks more than $800 million to address COVID-19 pandemic – WisPolitics News
• Gov. Tony Evers seeks more than $700 million to combat coronavirus in Wisconsin – Cap Times
• As Evers suspends evictions in Wisconsin, advocates urge landlords and tenants to work together – Cap Times

Friday, March 27th

Spring Elections

• City of Middleton changes hours and polling place location – Channel3000.com
• Coronavirus: Running An Election Amid The Pandemic – Wisconsin Pbulic Radio
• Voting In April’s Primary, Marsy’s Law On The Ballot – Wisconsin Pbulic Radio
• GOP calls Evers’ mass ballot mailing idea ‘complete fantasy’ – Channel3000.com
• New Lawsuit: Wisconsin Minorities Will Be Disenfranchised If Election Isn’t Postponed – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Evers calls for all voters to be mailed absentee ballots – Wispolitics.com
• Systems Change in a Crisis-Part 2: Mail the Ballots & Delay the Election – System Change Consulting
• Wisconsin governor calls on state Legislature to amend April election rules during pandemic – Channel3000.com
• BREAKING: Evers seeks absentee ballot for every voter – WKOW
• Nearly half of Madison poll workers step down due to COVID-19 concerns – Badger Herald
• Voting groups, unions sue to force in-person voting delay – AP
• Attorneys try to block suit seeking to stop in-person voting – Channel3000.com
• Did you receive this mailer to request an absentee ballot? Here’s what you should know. – Channel3000.com
• Voters sue over absentee ballot signature mandate during covid-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Madison School Board incumbent Nicki Vander Meulen wants to build on first term – Cap Times
• Plain Talk: It’s more important than ever to vote — and you can do it by mail – Cap times

City of Madison

• District 1 Community Announcements – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Updates & Week of March 30 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck
• COVID-19 Update: Staying The Course – Alder Tag Evers
• Madison Mayor: ‘Stay home and save lives’ – Isthmus.com
• Madison mayor pushes for housing security during pandemic – WKOW
• Madison Mayor: ‘Stay home and save lives’ – WORT 89.9 FM
• Conduit: Karin Wolf braces for a quagmire in the arts world – Tone Madison
• Full-Sized Common Council or Full-Time Pay for Alders? We Need Both – Red Madison
• Street Closure–Old Sauk Road – City of Madison
• Have you voted? Can you help work the polls? – 3/27/20 – Alder Grant Foster
• Madison parks: Where you can and cannot go – WKOW

• County Executive, Madison Mayor: Coronavirus Spreading, Everyone Needs to Isolate Now – City of Madison

• Updates for voting in the April 7 election – Alder Lindsay Lemmer
• Election – Absentee Voting and Poll WorkersNeeded – Alder Sheri Carter
• How To Register and Vote Absentee & Poll Workers Needed and 2020 Census – Alder Kieth Furman
• Complete the Census and Encourage Others to Join You! – City of Madiosn
• Sounds of Spring: Engineering Changes Mowing Approach – City of Madiosn
• How To Register and Vote Absentee & Poll Workers Needed – Alder Patrick Heck
• Madison Public Library Announces Virtual Library Card – Madison 365

Dane County

• Dane County jail takes steps to diminish risk after COVID-19 cases in facility – WKOW
• Two jail inmate tests negative for COVID-19, four others not tested – State Journal
• Dane County sends emergency COVID-19 alert – WKOW
• Equity? 2 weeks later – Madison’s men’s homeless shelters still not sufficient for social distancing – Forwardlookout.com
• Census: Dane County continues to lead population growth; county gained 4,747 residents in 2019 – State Journal
• Public Health Dane County launches dashboard with coronavirus information – Channel3000.com
• ‘Everyone needs to isolate now’: Officials say COVID-19 spreading quickly in Dane County – Channel3000.com
• ‘We know that it is here and spreading quickly,’ local leaders warn – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School District requiring teachers to find child care while remote teaching – Cap Times
• Madison Schools Put Lunacy, During Pandemic, Into Writing! – Caffeinated Politics
• Madison teachers union balks at directive for teachers to secure child care when working from home – State Journal
• Middleton High School principal and others were told of plan to segregate students by race for test, did not object – Madison 365

Higher Ed

• UW responds to racist incidents, COVID-19 pandemic through Zoom town hall – Cap Times
• Message on course grading policy for Spring 2020 – UW-Madison
• UW System presidential search committee forging ahead amid COVID-19 pandemic – State Journal

And more

• Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers bans evictions and foreclosures during pandemic — 3/27/20 – WisconsinWatch.com
• What Gov Evers decision to pause evictions means for renters, property owners – Channel3000.com
• Boys and Girls Club of Dane County awards 39 agencies COVID-19 grant – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Evers orders temporary suspension of evictions, foreclosures during public health emergency – Channel3000.com
• Organizations can apply to receive money from United Way COVID-19 fund – WKOW
• Fred Risser, Nation’s Longest-Serving State Legislator, To Retire – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Highway PD is focus of final construction season for Verona Road project – State Journal
• An untapped resource for fighting COVID-19 – Isthmus
• Trump’s EPA Has Halted Environmental Enforcement Due to COVID-19 – Midwest Environmental Justic Organization
• Wisconsin National Guard colonel stripped of command duties – Channel3000.com

To be added to Basic Needs Guide

• Governor’s Orders: Landlord Entry and Evictions Prohibited – Forwardlookout.com
• Recipients of $425K of COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund announced Friday – Cap Times
• Not everyone will get checks for virus economic relief. Here’s how to find out your status. – AP
• Boys & Girls Club awards COVID-19 relief grants, United Way opens grant application process – State Journal
• Dane County COVID-19 Emergency Fund Announces First Round of Grants – Madison 365
• Latino Consortium for Action Announces Creation of Emergency Relief Fund for Latinx Community – Madison 365
• Gov. Evers Suspends Evictions and Foreclosures During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – Madison 365
• Gov. Evers bans eviction, foreclosures; COVID-19 cases exceed 800 – WKOW
• Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program adjusts eligibility requirements
• United Way of Dane County creates COVID-19 emergency and recovery fund – Channel3000.com

Thursday, March 26th

Spring Elections

• Poll workers fear for their safety during April’s election – WKOW
• County Clerks’ Guidance On Voter ID Law Amid Pandemic Irks Wisconsin GOP – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Voting by mail in the April 7 Wisconsin election, explained – Cap Times
• Groups sue over witness requirement for absentee ballots – WKOW
• Witness help for absentee ballots available from two local groups – State Journal
• Lawsuit seeks to bar signature requirement for absentee ballots during pandemic – State Journal
• What do to if you are in need a witness signature on your absentee ballot – Channel3000.com
• Voters in Need of a Witness – City of Madison
• Madison School Board candidate Wayne Strong wants to focus on keeping kids in school – Cap times
• Voting Groups In Wisconsin Urge State To Provide Absentee Ballots Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – Wisconsin Public Radio

City of Madison

• Madison Locked Down: Monona, East Washington, and South Side – WORT 89.9 FM
• Round Up – Thursday 3/26/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison mayor waives several fees, pushes back deadlines, and more under updated emergency order – State Journal
• Madison Mayor’s 23 emergency actions – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison Parks Division rules during Covid-19 pandemic – WKOW
• Madison, partners, to move homeless men from cramped shelters to Warner Park facility – State Journal
• The Edgewater hotel lays off or reduces hours of 200 employees as pandemic continues – State Jounral
• Madison bus driver tests positive for COVID-19 – Isthmus
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement Regardiing COVID-19 and Protecting the Homeless – City of Madison
• Food Assistance Available – Alder Sheri Carter
• COVID-19 Update: Safe Grocery Shopping Video – Alder Tag Evers
• Madison Mayor Declared a State of Emergency – Forwardlookout.com
• COVID-19 Update for Madison Parks – City of Madison
• Madison Metro adds three battery-electric buses to fleet – Channel3000.com
• Round Up – Wednesday 3/25/19 – Forwardlookout.com

Projects

Johnson St, East

Police Policies

Handling of Evidence, Contraband, Found or Lost Property

Dane County

• Two Dane County Jail inmates test positive for COVID-19 – WKOW
• Dane County Jail quarantining eight inmates with fevers – Cap Times
• Public Health Madison & Dane County launches real-time coronavirus data dashboard – Madison 365
• New Data Dashboard of Dane County COVID-19 Information – City of Madison
• Dane County rolls out new initiatives for increased access to mental health services – Badger Herald
• Quarantine ordered for 8 jail inmates with fevers, COVID-19 testing under way – State Journal
• Some inmates in quarantine at Dane County Jail, officials say – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Jail quarantines 8 inmates wiht fevers – WKOW
• Dane County Clerk streamlines absentee voting – Madison 365

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Petition asks for pass/fail instead of letter grades for Madison high school classes for remainder of year – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• Dean of Students hosts virtual town hall in response to increase in racist incidents on campus – Badger Herald
• UW implements pass/fail policy for spring semester courses – Cap Times
• UW-Madison offers students option to receive pass-fail grades this semester – State Journal
• UW adopts Pass/Fail option in response to COVID-19, online classes – Badger Herald
• UW’s Lowell Conference Center opens as isolation facility for Wisconsin COVID-19 efforts – Cap Times
• Anti-Chinese graffiti found on campus – Madison 365

And more

• Rep. Chris Taylor will not seek another term after nearly 10 years on the state Assembly – State Journal
• Rep. Chris Taylor will not seek re-election – Channel3000.com
• After six decades at Capitol, Madison Sen. Fred Risser announces his retirement – Cap Times
• Sen. Fred Risser, longest serving lawmaker in American history, to retire – State Journal
• Longest-serving legislator won’t seek re-election – AP
• Gas for 99 cents a gallon: Wisconsin fuel prices sink with fewer drivers during coronavirus pandemic – State Journal
• State Rep. Shelia Stubbs “Very Interested and Very Excited” About Running for Retiring State Sen. Fred Risser’s Senate Seat – Madison 365
• Systems Change in a Crisis-Part 1 – Systems Change Consulting
• Now what? – Isthmus
• Sen. Fred Risser to retire after 64 years – Channel3000.com
• There Was a $600 Million Surplus but now there’s not! – Blogging Blue
• State Senator Fred Risser Retires – Blogging Blue
• Rep. Chris Taylor isn’t running for re-election? – Blogging Blue
• State Senator Fred Risser announces retirement after 64 years – Badger Herald
• Rep. Chris Taylor announces she won’t seek re-election – WKOW
• Madison State Senator Fred Risser to retire after 64 years – WKOW
• Chemical Impacts In Fighting The Spread Of COVID-19 – Miedwest Environmental Justice Organization
• ‘Inspired by necessity’: Madison pediatrician invents barrier to keep providers safe – Cap Times
• Police, sheriff: stay home, we’d rather not give you tickets – Madison 365

Wednesday, March 25

Spring Elections

• Dane County says all voters may cast absentee ballot as indefinitely confined to avoid voter ID requirement – State Journal
• Campaigning during COVID-19: Madison School Board candidates adjust ahead of Election Day – Cap Times
• Virus bill sends $400 million to help states with elections – AP
• Online voter registration to reopen until March 30, election officials say – Channel30000.com
• Frustration over refusal to delay election spurs lawsuit – Channel3000.com
• Green Bay files federal lawsuit to cancel in-person voting for April 7 election – WisPolitics News

City of Madison

• COVID-19 Update: Voters in Need of a Witness – Alder Tag Evers
• COVID-19 Update: Being Safe When You Are Not At Home – Alder Tag Evers
• Amid run on toilet paper and extra cleaning, sewer district reports equipment clogged with wipes – State Journal
• Madison’s Edgewater hotel announces layoffs, work reduction for more than 200 – WKOW
• Madison bus driver tests positive for COVID-19 – Isthmus
• Madison Metro Transit driver tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus – State Journal
• Madison Metro bus driver tests positive for coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Mayor asks State Legislature to Provide Financial Relief for Seniors, Families and Businesses – City of Madison
• Volunteers Needed – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• And still, the homeless shelters wait . . . – Forwardlookout.com
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on How to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 – City of Madison
• Madison police suspend some services amid COVID-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Madison Police Chief hire should wait – Forwardlookout.com
• MPD Service Update and New Emergency Order [COVID-19] – City of Madison
• CORRECTION TO THE CORRECTION: COVID-19 Update: How We Can Help, plus some more info – Alder Tag Evers

Dane County

• Joint EMS districts can now exceed state levy limits – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
• Dane County Sheriff’s Office ask for masks, sanitizer, disinfecting wipes – Channel3000.com
• Dane County providing domestic abuse shelter with emergency funds – State Journal
• Dane County Jail employing UV rays in attempt to kill viruses – State Journal
• Dane County Jail reduces inmate population in fight against COVID-19 – WKOW
• Health officials report first Dane County COVID-19 death – Cap Times
• Dane County reports its first coronavirus death – State Journal
• First coronavirus death reported in Dane County – Madison 365
• And still, the homeless shelters wait . . . – Forwardlookout.com
• Dane County reports first COVID-19 death – Badger Herald
• Dane County reports first COVID-19 death – WKOW
• First coronavirus death reported in Dane County – Channel3000.com
• First Dane County Death Reported from COVID-19 – Dane County/Madison Public Health
• Dane County Jail using germ-deactivating UV technology during pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Providing $58,000 in Emergency Shelter Funding to DAIS During Coronavirus Pandemic – Madison 365
• Dane County giving $58,000 in emergency shelter funding to DAIS – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Giving $58,000 in Emergency Shelter Funding to Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. to Help Maintain Services During COVID-19 Pandemic – Dane County

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison teacher’s accidental text to parent: ‘I want to slap them through the phone!’ – State Journal
• Fragile trust: Response to physical altercation at Lowell Elementary shows how easily school-parent relationships can strain – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• UW Housing to pack and store students’ belongings left in dorms – Channel3000.com
• ‘Disease does not discriminate’: UW-Madison condemns racist, bias incidents near campus – Channel3000.com
• Chancellor Blank responds to growing racial bias incidents amidst COVID-19 pandemic – Badger Herald
• UW Odyssey Beyond Bars project offered first opportunity for prisoners to earn college credits in Wisconsin in 100 years – Badger Hearld

And More

• Round Up – Wednesday 3/25/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Only the Essentials: Alcohol Sales OK Under Evers’ Order – WORT 89.9 FM
• State Capitol to close to the public after Tony Evers’ new order to slow the spread of COVID-19 – State Journal
• Wisconsin State Capitol building closing to public – Channel3000.com
• State cracks down on COVID-19 coronavirus-related price gouging – State Journal
• DATCP addressing price gouging at Wisconsin businesses – Channel3000.com
• MGE to hold virtual shareholder meeting; pandemic scuttles popular annual gathering – State Journal
• State Senate holds dress rehearsal in anticipation of Wisconsin’s first-ever virtual session – State Journal

To be added to Basic Resources Guide

• St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy is committed to keep their doors open – WMTV
• Wisconsin Capitol closing to public – WKOW
• Coronavirus: How Pandemics Put The Most Vulnerable At Greater Risk – Wisconsin Public Radio
• First United Methodist Church launches emergency food pantry delivery service – Channel3000.com
• Getting Answers: What resources are out there if you file for unemployment – WKOW

Tuesday, March 24

Spring Elections

• Municipal Clerks “Not Prepared” for Spring Elections – WORT 89.9 FM
• Local elections officials scramble as they hemorrhage Election Day workers amid COVID-19 pandemic – State Journal
• Election Officials Across Wisconsin Eliminate, Scale Back In-Person Early Voting – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Marsy’s Law on the Ballot and Absentee Voting in Wisconsin – WORT 89.9 FM
• Election officials ask healthy residents to work polls on April 7 amid COVID-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Civil rights orgs call for delay in election amid pandemic – Madison 365

City of Madison

• Bay Creek Neighborhood Meeting About VFW Redevelopment – Alder Tag Evers
• Developer sees housing, offices, commercial uses on big, vacant North Side Madison site – State Journal
• Madison mayor votes absentee, encourages others to do the same – WKOW
• Please Share the Resource List – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• City’s search for new police chief continues amid COVID-19 pandemic – State Journal
• COVID-19 Update: How We Can Help, plus some more info – Alder Tag Evers
• Safer at Home, Vote, Census – D15 Update 3/24/19 – Grant Foster
• EMERGENCY ORDER – SAFER AT HOME ORDER – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• COVID 19 Updates, 3/24/2020 – Alder Arvina Martin
• COVID-19 info: Safer at Home order and city updates – Alder Lindsay Lemmer
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Madison’s Streets Division closes all drop-off sites to comply with Tony Evers’ ‘safer at home’ order – State Journal
• City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus: Updated March 24 – Mayor’s office
• Updates & Gov. Evers Directs DHS to Issue Safer at Home Order – Alder Patrick Heck
• COVID-19: Gov. Evers Safer at Home Order Details – Alder Keith Furman
• Streets Division Drop-off Sites Closed – City  of Madison
• Finance Committee Recap – COVID-19 Budget Presentation – Forwardlookout.com
• Evers to issue stay at home order on Tuesday – State Journal
• Madison Metro Transit Waives Fares During Coronavirus Pandemic – Madison 365

Projects

Olbrich Roof Replacements

Dane County

• Clerks prepared for spring election – McFarland Thistle

• Dane County Jail quarantines 8 inmates with fevers – WKOW
• Local nonprofit buys almost 70 acres in town of Dunn to add to natural resource area – State Journal
• County Executive Parisi talks coronavirus response, part 1 – Channel3000.com
• County Executive Parisi talks coronavirus response, part 2 – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Airport Noise Complaint Form Useless – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

• Madison School Board approves keeping staff health insurance providers, adding deductibles – Cap Times

And more…

• Round Up – Tuesday 3/24/30 – Forwardlookout.com
• Coronavirus: Cites And Villages React To Stay-At-Home Order – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Nine Years Of Act 10: What Hasn’t Worked – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Dane County Nonprofits Establish COVID-19 Emergency Fund – WORT 89.9 FM
• COVID19 Emergency Fund gets 79 applications seeking $2.6 million – Madison 365
• DNC Officials Looking At Contingency Plans For July Convention – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Evers Administration Issues ‘Stay-At-Home’ Order For Wisconsin – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Evers Administration Releases Details On Month-Long ‘Safer At Home’ Order – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Safe Skies Clean Water Coalition Sends Petition to Air Force – Safe Skies Clean Waters
• New state order extends school closures until at least April 24 – Cap Times
• Evers state-at-home order exempts host of businesses – WisPolitics.com
• More businesses to shut down with Tony Evers’ ‘safer-at-home’ order – State Journal
• Gov. Evers Directs Department of Health Services to Issue “Safer at Home” Order – Madison 365
• READ: Gov. Evers, DHS Secretary-designee Palm’s full ‘Safer at Home Order’ – Cahnnel3000.com
• Evers shares details on ‘Safer at Home’ order – Channel3000.com
• ‘Safer at home’ order: Here’s where you can and cannot go – WKOW
• These businesses can remain open following governor’s Safer at Home order – WKOW

Monday, March 23

Spring Elections

• Evers considering making spring election mail-only – WKOW
• City officials work to ensure accessible voting during COVID-19 outbreak – Badger Herald
• Pressure mounts on Evers to delay Wisconsin spring election – Channel3000.com/AP
• Fitchburg needs poll workers for April 7 election – Channel3000.com

City of Madison

• COVID-19 Update: Metro Changes, State Safer At Home Order, Voting and Property Taxes – Alder Keith Furman
• Metro Transit to stop collecting fares effective Tuesday, asks riders to use rear doors amid COVID-19 pandemic – State Journal
• Madison Metro Transit waives fares during COVID-19 pandemic – WKOW
• COVID-19 Update: Gov. Evers Announces “Safer At Home” Order, Metro to Implement Free Fares & Rear Door Entry/Exit Only – Alder Tag Evers
• Metro Transit to stop collecting fares effective Tuesday, asks riders to only use rear doors – State Journal
• Madison mayor urges all businesses to provide paid sick leave during COVID-19 pandemic – State Journal
• Metro Transit to Implement Free Fares & Rear Door Entry/Exit Only – City of Madison
• Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Remarks Today at Press Briefing with County Executive and Public Health Director -Mayor’s Office
• Impacts to City Services, Weekly Meeting Schedules – Alder Sheri Carter
• Public health department to take down site that allowed citizens to report mass gatherings – State Journal
• Madison sees multi-million dollar financial hit due to COVID-19 – State Journal
• COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on City of Madison Budget – Forwardlookout.com
• Property Crime Increase, COVID-19 Impacts to City Services – Alder Barbara McKinney
• Metro Transit makes changes to bus schedule – WKOW
• Metro Transit switches to Saturday schedules every day of the week – Channel3000.com
• Weekly Update: Enjoying spring biking while social distancing – Madison Bikes

Dane County

• As coronavirus numbers in Dane County climb, officials say ‘likely more positives,’ ask people to stay home – Channel3000.com
• Madison/Dane County Press Conference on COVID-19 – Forwardlookout.com
• Fitchburg emergency responders make urgent request for personal protective equipment – Channel3000.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School Board approves higher employee health care premiums, adding deductibles – State Journal

Higher Ed

• University provides several online resources for student learning – Bader Herald
• Spring commencement postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic – Badger Herald
• UW-Madison Postpones May Commencement Ceremonies – Madison 365
• UW-Madison postpones 2020 spring commencement – Channel3000.com
• BREAKING: UW-Madison cancels May commencement, plans virtual ceremony – WKOW
• UW–Madison postpones May commencement ceremonies – UW-Madison

And more….

• Evers to issue stay at home order on Tuesday – WMTV
• Governor to issue “Safer at Home” order, saves details for Tuesday – Channel3000.com
• Essential vs. non-essential businesses: What’s the difference? – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Evers ‘stay at home’ order asks nonessential businesses to close, here’s what we know – WKOW
• Evers announces ‘safer at home’ order advising people to stay at home – Badger Herald
• State order designed to help restaurants deliver during crisis – State Journal
• COVID-19: Gov. Evers Orders Residents To Stay At Home – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Citing COVID-19, Wisconsin Supreme Court Puts Jury Trials On Hold – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Dane County YMCA to provide 24/7 emergency child care for health care workers – State Journal
• YMCA to provide around-the-clock childcare for children of medical professionals, first responders – Channel3000.com
• F-35 opposition group petitions Air Force secretary to send jets elsewhere – State Journal
• Evers to announce order shutting down non-essential businesses and travel – WisPolitics.com
• Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to order closure of non-essential businesses starting Tuesday; tells residents to stay home – AP
• Tony Evers to order nonessential businesses to close statewide in response to COVID-19 – State Journal
• Stay home order to take effect; jobs claims at historic high – AP
• Wisconsin Governor Issues Stay-at-home Order – Madison 365
• CDC Advice for Homeless Populations – Forwardlookout.com
• Evers orders non-essential Wisconsin businesses closed – Channel3000.com
• Wisconsin postpones jury trials amid coronavirus concerns – WKOW
• YMCA to launch emergency child care for first responders – WKOW
• Gov. Evers to issue “Safer-At-Home” order, non-essential businesses to close – WKOW
• Wisconsin postpones jury trials amid coronavirus concerns – WKOW

To be added to the basic needs guide:

• FEED To Go gets $20,000 donation from Wisconsin Housing Ministries – Madison 365
• Domestic violence advocates brace for crisis – Madison 365
• Dane County businesses, homeowners, renters safe from eviction for now amid COVID-19 pandemic – State Jounral
• Evers order suspends utility late fees, stops disconnections for commercial and industrial accounts – State Journal
• Gov. Evers’ emergency order suspends utility rules – WKOW
• Evers halts utility disconnections for all customers; Supreme Court postpones jury trials, in-person proceedings statewide – WisPolitics

 

Sunday, March 22

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Madison School Board incumbent challenge has both candidates looking for ballot box success – State Journal
• Madison School Board candidates say respective backgrounds make them best choice for open seat – State Journal
• OUR ENDORSEMENTS: Christina Gomez Schmidt and Wayne Strong for Madison School Board – State Journal

City of Madison

• Covid-19 Update Week of March 23, 2020 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Restaurant Carry-Out Service Parking Zones – Alder Mike Verveer
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – Alder Samba Baldeh
• City of Madison creates loading zones outside restaurants to encourage carry-out services – Channel3000.com
• City of Madison Works to Support Restaurant Carry-Out Service – City of Madison
• Q&A with Madison alders in time of crisis – Forwardllookout.com

Dane County

• Joe Parisi: Let’s have this bring out the best in us – Cap Times
• Updates on Madison/Dane County homeless services amid COVID-19 – Forwardlookout.com
• City of Middleton announces Metro Transit service changes – WKOW
• Dane County asks community for medical supplies – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

• Madison schools use social media to keep students connected during COVID-19 break – Cap Times
• WAUNAKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Embracing community values leads to strong, effective schools – State Journal

And more…

• Gov. Evers Suspends Utility Rules and Allows for Additional Consumer Protections – Madison 365
• Evers asks FEMA for help obtaining protective equipment for emergency responders – Channel3000.com
• Governor requests FEMA help to get medical supplies – WKOW

Add to Basic Needs Guide at end of the day

• ‘Virtual Tip Jar’ helps service workers during pandemic closings – Channel3000.com
• Madison developers build virtual tip jar for food service workers – WKOW
• Madison non profit delivers meals, supplies to seniors – WKOW

Saturday, March 21

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Federal Judge Extends Wisconsin’s Online Registration Deadline – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Center Stage: Reading scores, cops and the coronavirus shape the April 7 elections for Madison School Board – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Cambridge School Board – State Journal
• Judge sides with Democrats, re-opens online registration – AP

City of Madison

• COVID-19 Updates – Alder Donna Moreland
• Covid 19 and other updates – Alder Michael Tierney
• COVID-19 Update: Day 8 Musings – Alder Tag Evers
• Madison Changes Bus Schedule In Response to COVID-19 – WORT 89.9 FM
• Low-income housing built on “environmental nightmare,” infectious agents – Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
• Why aren’t Madison alders helping to set city priorities? – Forwardlookout.com
• COVID-19 Updates – Alder Donna Moreland
• Updates & Week of March 23 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck

Dane County 

• County Board Cuts off Public Input on Health Care of Jail Inmates – Forwardlookout.com
• How’d that Virtual Dane County Board Meeting Go? – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Teacher calls student “dummy” in text message accidentally sent to student’s mom – Madison 365
• Fabu: Madison’s students of color need a leader with a heart for all children – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• So long, lecture halls: UW-Madison professors shift to online classes amid COVID-19 crisis – State Journal

Items that will be added to the basic needs guide at the end of the day:

• Goodwill to close southern Wisconsin stores amid COVID-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Late Winter Market is canceled, a local food pick-up to replace it– Channel3000.com
• Wisconsin extends tax deadline to July 15, matches new federal deadline  – Channel3000.com
• Department of Corrections suspends admission to state prisons and juvenile facilities – Channel3000.com
• Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers halting prison admissions to prevent COVID-19 spread – State Journal

Friday, March 20

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Some Wisconsin Mayors Urge Postponing April 7 Election – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Evers: No plan to move April 7 election date; urges absentee voting – Madison 365
• Clerks emphasize absentee voting, need for poll workers during pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Wisconsin reports 3rd virus death; mayors urge primary delay – AP
• Madison Record For Absentee Ballots Obliterated – Madison 365

City of Madison

• Partial East Wilson Street Closure – Alder Mike Verveer
• City of Madison Week Ahead – 3/23/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Zachary Henak
• City of Madison says no wipes are ‘flushable’ – City of Madison
• Madison Metro buses make changes for safety amid coronavirus pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Madison police show off new COVID-19 protective gear – WKOW
• Madison mayor asks for moratorium on evictions; county placing homeless in hotels – Cap Times
• Madison City Council to reconsider sending police to Democratic National Convention – State Journal
• An update on services from your Engineering Division – City of Madison
• No such thing as a ‘flushable’ wipe – City of Madison
• COVID 19 Updates, 3/20/2020 – Alder Arvina Martin
• City Updates – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Food with Regards to COVID-19 – City of Madison

Dane County Week Ahead 3/23/20

• Dane County Week Ahead 3/23/20 – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison Area Schools Week Ahead – Forwardlookout.com
• ‘Unique complexities’ for Madison School District means virtual learning coming later – State Journal

Higher Ed

• UW System to provide student housing residents with refund – Badger Herald
• Madison College Veterinary Technician animals need immediate homes – Channel3000.com
• UW to refund housing, dining rates for remote students by end of spring semester – Cap Times
• Check the UW–Madison COVID-19 website often – UW-Madison

And more…

• Non-profits create Dane County COVID-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund – Channel3000.com
• Census Bureau delays deadline for 2020 count by 2 weeks – AP
• COVID-19 outbreak forces Isthmus magazine to ‘go dark’ – WKOW
• A Side Effect of COVID-19: Media At Risk As Advertising Revenue Dries Up – Blogging Blue

Items that will be added to the basic needs guide at the end of the day:

• Dane County nonprofits raise $900,000 to help residents affected by COVID-19 crisis – State Journal
• Food Pantry works to provide meals for family during COVID-19 emergency – WKOW
• The Electric Needle calls for volunteers to sew masks for healthcare workers – Channel3000.com
• St. Vinny’s thrift stores temporarily closing in Dane County – Channel3000.com
• Dane County COVID-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund in place – WKOW
• Local restaurant finding ways to bring meals and hope to struggling families – WKOW
• Volunteer Wisconsin website launches COVID-19 response initiative – Channel3000.com
• COVID19 emergency fund nears $1 million; committee and process named – Madison 365
• U.S. Tax Filing Deadline Moved to July 15, Mnuchin Says – Madison 365
• Goodman Community Center Maintains Necessary Services Even as Doors Close to Public – Madison 365
• Madison nonprofits challenge community to raise $1 million for COVID-19 response fund – Cap Times
• Dane County nonprofits raise $900,000 to help residents affected by COVID-19 crisis – State Journal
• Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15 – AP

Thursday, March 19

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Who decides to postpone the primary election? – WKOW
• Election clerks running low on absentee ballot envelopes – WKOW
• Madison to offer curbside voting – WKOW
• Democrats Sue To Change Wisconsin Election Laws Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – Wisconsin Public Radio
• State Election Officials Spar Over Possible Postponement Of April 7 Election – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Wisconsin lawmakers to oppose absentee voting changes – AP
• Madison to move voting stations on April 7 due to COVID-19 – Channel3000.com
• Candidate Q&A: Sun Prairie City Council, District 3 – State Journal
• Amid pandemic, Democrats sue to ease absentee voting rules in Wisconsin – Cap Times
• Still going Strong: after health scare, Wayne Strong continues school board campaign – Madison 365
• Who’s got the right – Isthmus

City of Madison

• Madison Early Voting Update – Alder Mike Verveer
• COVID-19 Update: Curbside Voting plus update on Homeless Services – Alder Tag Evers
• Metro Transit, taxis seeking to protect drivers amid plummeting ridership, revenue – State Journal
• MPD Customer Service Updates [COVID-19 Impact] – City of Madison Police
• City of Madison to Offer Curbside Voting – City of Madison
• Is my local bike shop still open? – Madison Bikes
• What? City Attorney says Madison City Committees CAN meet? – Forwardlookout.com
• Street Closure–10 E Wilson Street – City of Madison
• Update for Madison Parks Events – City of Madison
• Statement of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway on Voting with Regard to COVID-19 – City of Madison

Projects

• Gammon Road, S. and West Towne Path

Dane County

• Dane County issues hiring freeze effective immediately – State Journal
• Henry Vilas Zoo shares virtual visit during coronavirus restrictions – WKOW
• Dane County partners with Madison hotels to book dozens of rooms to help homeless shelters practice social distancing – State Journal
• Dane County Books Dozens of Hotel Rooms to Ensure Safe Social Distancing at Homeless Shelters – Dane County
• Dane County Criminal Justice Council Responds To Covid-19 Crisis – Dane County
• Dane County books hotel rooms for the homeless to help social distancing efforts at shelters – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Books Dozens of Hotel Rooms to Ensure Safe Social Distancing at Homeless Shelters – Madison 365
• Dane County gets hotel rooms for some homeless to decrease density at shelters – WKOW
• Public Health Madison & Dane County creates ‘report mass gathering’ form – Channel3000.com
• Paul Fanlund: Sheriff Dave Mahoney, one of many in the eye of the storm – Cap Times
• Jail suspends visitation, work release – Madison 365

Madison Areas Schools

K-12

• Madison School Board delays referenda vote to April meeting – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• UW students who vacated dorms mid-semester amid COVID-19 crisis will receive refund – State Journal
• UW System to offer prorated room and board refunds – Channel3000.com
• Professors prepare carefully to offer alternative education starting Monday – UW Madison

And more…

• Madison’s Isthmus a COVID-19 casualty – Cap Times
• Weekly newspaper Isthmus shuts down — at least for now – Madison 365
• Madison Area Round Up – 3/19/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison-based newspaper Isthmus ‘going dark’ due to coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Madison’s longtime alt-weekly Isthmus announces shut-down for ‘undetermined amount of time’ – State Journal
• Survival plan – Isthmus
• Evers waives work search requirements for unemployment benefits – Maidon 365

Wednesday, March 18

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Candidate Q&A: Verona Area School Board at-large seat – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Cottage Grove municipal judge mw – State Journal
• Wisconsin Elections Commission discusses primary election during pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Democrats seek to extend deadlines to register, count absentee ballots for April’s primary – WKOW
• Amid pandemic, voters urged to register online by today’s deadline — 3/18/20 – Wisconsin Watch.org
• Democratic National Committee sues state to roll back voting requirements for April election – State Journal
• Maggie McClain on Voter Registration Deadline for April Election – WORT 89.9 FM
• Top Wisconsin official: Spring election faces many problems – Associated Press
• Wisconsin election officials set emergency teleconference – Associated Press

City of Madison

• COVID-19 and its Effects on Near-Future City Committee and Commission Meetings – Alder Abbas
• COVID-19 Impacts: Public Information Meetings to be Rescheduled – City of Madison
• Madison running emergency operations virtually for first time ever during COVID-19 crisis – State Journal
• Crisis mode – Isthmus
• Covid 19 Updates, 3/18/2020 – Alder Arvina Martin
• Marquette Neighborhood Association Board’s Secret Emails Shine Light On Cloudy Process – Caffeinated politics
• Madison Water Utility pausing late fees during COVID-19 coronavirus emergency – State Journal
• Madison Water Utility suspends late payment fees until further notice – Channel3000.com
• Resources for Madison businesses amid COVID-19 pandemic – WKOW
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Tag Evers
• Latest Updates on COVID-19 From City Website – Alder Patrick Heck
• Madison City Council moves to scale back local government work during pandemic – Cap Times
• Madison mayor announces limits on city services, paid emergency leave for city employees – Cap Times
• Madison Metro Limits Bus Rides to 15 Passengers, Encourages People to Use Alternative Forms of Transportation – Madison 465
• Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s Statement on Local Business with Regards to COVID-19 – City of Madison

Cancelled

• Meeting: Alcohol License Review Committee Cancelled
  Date: Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020 at 5:30 pm
  Location: City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 201 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Downtown Coordinating Committee Cancelled
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 5:30 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Room 206 Madison, WI 53703

Dane County

• Dane County Board to meet remotely Thursday, March 19 – McFarland Thistle
• City, county, providers scramble to care for the homeless – State Journal
• Homeless in a pandemic – Isthmus
• Homeless shelters in ‘desperate need’ of support as COVID-19 spreads – Channel3000.com
• ‘There’s a lot of fear’: Madison homeless advocates look to innovate in midst of COVID-19 – State Journal
• Dane County Board to Meet Remotely on Thursday – Forwardlookout.com
• Dane County Jail to give inmates two free phone calls per week – Channel3000.com
• Fitchburg declares state of emergency over coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• County Board to Meet Remotely on Thursday – Dane County

Madison Area Schools

• Schools go digital: Several Dane County districts move to online, remote education – State Journal

And more…

• Madison Area Round Up – 3/18/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• State, Local Governments Seek to Aid Small Businesses, Unemployed Work… – WORT 89.9 FM
• Gov. Evers waives work search requirements amid COVID-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Tony Evers Seeks To Aid Workers Affected By Pandemic With Changes To Unemployment Insurance – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Gov. Evers restricts number of children and workers at child care centers – WMTRV
• State restricts child care centers to no more than 10 staffers and 50 children at a time – State Journal
• News organizations sue Assembly over lawmaker’s sexual harassment records – Cap Times
• Evers orders limitation on daycare centers – Madison 365
• US Census Bureau suspends field operations on virus concerns – Channel3000.com
• Editorial: Open government to our democracy, fundamental freedoms is as vital as ever – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Evers orders scaling down of all childcare settings in Wisconsin – Channel3000.com
• Gov. request loan assistance for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 – WKOW
• Evers limits daycare providers to max of 50 children, 10 staff – WKOW
• Tony Evers requests federal loan assistance for small businesses hurt by COVID-19 closures – State Journal
• News media groups sue Assembly and chief clerk over denial of sexual harassment records – State Journal
• Evers calls for modification to unemployment requirements amid business closings due to COVID-19 – Channel3000.com
• Evers to comply with Republican lawmaker’s records request – Associated Press
• Emergency steps eyed to help Wisconsin deal with outbreak – Associated Press

Tuesday, March 17

Ok – I thought if I did “non-coronavirus” and “coronavirus” news separated, it would be helpful.  But lets face it, its all seen through the lens of coronavirus at this point.  And, things are happening so fast the order the articles came out in might be mixed up today – usually the newest are on top.

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Elections Commission Urging Residents To Vote By Mail, Considering Other Changes – Wisconsin Pbulic Radio
• Mail the ballots-Now! – Systems Change Consulting
• Online, mail-in voter registration ends March 18; officials encourage absentee voting – Channel3000.com

• Cap Times forum for Madison School Board candidates canceled – Cap Times

City of Madison

• Madison council to reconsider sending police to Milwaukee DNC – Forwardlookout.com
• Metro Transit announces service changes – WKOW
• Madison relaxes its metered and time-limited parking rules – WMTV
• Metro Transit caps riders on buses, plans to reduce routes – WMTV
• City of Madison Employees Demand Workplace Protections Amid COVID-19 Outbreak – WORT 89.9 FM
• Common Council Meeting 3/17/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Public Health Update to Madison Alders – 3/17/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Round Up – 3/17/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Metro Transit Service Update – City of Madison
• Monona Terrace Closed to Public – City of Madison
• Madison City Council’s Tuesday meeting will go on as scheduled despite ban on gatherings – State Journal
• City of Madison making childcare arrangements for essential staff – Channel3000.com
• ‘This is what we do’: Madison police, fire, EMS use protective equipment to maintain emergency services through pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Madison Metro limits bus rides to 15 passengers, asks residents to use for essential travel only – Channel3000.com
• FLATTENING THE CURVE: Community Transmission of COVID-19 – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Metro Transit Services Update and Madison Parking Restrictions Temporarily Reelaxed – Alder Mike Verveer
• On-Street Metered and Time-Limit Parking Restrictions Temporarily Relaxed – City of Madison
• COVID-19 Update: Gov orders 10 person limit, voting, new website, community spread, and most meetings cancelled – Alder Keith Furman
• Gov. Evers Directs DHS to Limit Gatherings to Less Than 10 to Slow Sprread of COVID-19 – Alder Grant Foster
• COVID-19 Update: Gov. Evers Bans Gatherings of 10 or More, Extends School Closure Indefinitely – Alder Tag Evers
• MMSD/Madison Meal Distribution Sites – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Patrick Heck
• Madison, Dane County make more service adjustments for COVID-19 – State Journal
• What will the Madison City Council talk about tonight? 3-17-20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Transportation Office Closing to the Public – Services Still Available by phone and On-line – City of Madison
• Drop-off Site Service Change: No Unloading Assistance – City of Madison Streets
• COVID-19 Updates – Alder Donna Moreland
• COVID-19 Update: Community Spread has come to Dane County – Alder Tag Evers
• Parks Offices Closed to the Public – City of Madison
• Community Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Occurring in Dane County – City of  Madison
• Libraries Closing – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• Mayor has Closed Libraries – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
• The grassroots response to COVID-19 in Madison puts our institutions to shame – Tone Madison
• Madison Alders to introduce new No F-35 Resolution – Safe Skies Clean Waters
• Open Letter regarding Public Safety and Community Services – Forwardlookout.com
• Chief Wahl’s Message Regarding COVID-19 – City of Madison
• Streets Division Offices Closing – Recycling Fee Sticker Purchasing Changes – City of Madison
• MPD tasked with enforcing crowd orders, shares steps to protect officers from coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Madison libraries to remain closed until April – WKOW
• Taking Care of Children – Mayor Satya’s Blog

Projects

• Gammon Road, S. and West Towne Path

Mo’ Meetings

• Meeting: Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors
  Date: Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 at 11:00 am
  Location: Held Virtually (see agenda for more information) Madison, WI
• Meeting: Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Yahara WINs Group
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 1:30 pm
  Location: Held Virtually (see agenda for more information) Madison, WI
• Meeting: Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Yahara WINs Executive Committee
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 1:30 pm
  Location: Held Virtually (see agenda for more information) Madison, WI
• Meeting: Police and Fire Commission
  Date: Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 at 12:00 pm
  Location: City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Room GR-27 Madison, WI 53703 (The meeting will be conducted via telephone conference call. The public (and City staff members) may join using the following call-in instructions: 1-800-977-8002; Participant Code 2825377#)

Dane County

• Eviction executions suspended in Dane County during coronavirus threat – State Journal
• Dane County jail screening arriving inmates for COVID-19 – WKOW
• Proposed protection from eviction during health emergency – WKOW
• Dane County COVID-19 cases jump from 10 to 17 – State Journal
• 17 COVID-19 cases now confirmed in Dane County; 7 new cases today – Madison 365
• Public Health Madison and Dane County announces new COVID-19 cases – Badger Herald
• 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dane Co., residents urged to stay home ‘as much as possible’ – Channel3000.com
• Dane County confirms community spread of COVID-19 – WKOW
• Community Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Occurring in Dane County – Dane County/Madison Public Health

• Dane County, Madison Water Utility sued for withholding PFAS records – State Journal

• Dane County declares state of emergency; state moves to highest level alert amid COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School District won’t distribute class materials Wednesday – State Journal
• Sun Prairie School Board Approves Michael Morgan Jr. as Next Prairie Phoenix Academy Principal – Madison 365
• Picking up essential items from Middleton-Cross Plains schools – WKOW

Higher Ed

• UW Madison will not resume in-person classes this semester – WMTV
• ‘It feels so final’: UW extends online coursework through spring, announces leave policy – Cap Times
• UW Health March 17 update: Social distancing now even more important – UW-Madison
• Video: Chancellor Rebecca Blank addresses COVID-19 – UW-Madison
• UW-Madison moves all classes online for rest of semester – State Journal
• UW: No more classroom instruction this year – Madison 365
• UW-Madison suspends in-person instruction for remainder of spring semester – Channel3000.com
• UW-Madison suspends in-person classes for remainder of semester – WKOW
• March 17 changes to campus operations from Chancellor Blank – UW Madison
• UW suspends all spring semester face-to-face course instruction – Badger Hearld
• UW-Madison changes leave policies during COVID-19 pandemic – Channel3000.com
• Employee leave policy updates – UW Madison

And more…

• Evers orders ban on gatherings of 10 or more; bans eating at restaurants and bars – WMTV

• Wisconsin Bans Crowds Of 10 Or Larger; Order Bars And Restaurants Closed – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Governor’s office to turn over records sought by legislator who sued – State Journal
• Evers orders schools closed indefinitely – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Tony Evers orders bars, restaurants to be closed across Wisconsin for in-house dining – State Journal
• Evers orders bars closed, gatherings limited to 10 or fewer – Madison 365
• Week of March 16, 2020 – Forwardlookout.com (podcast)
• Governor Evers limits gatherings to 10 people – Forwardlookout.com
• Wisconsin Senate postpones session due to coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Evers bans gatherings of 10 or more people; bars and restaurants to close – Channel3000.com
• Wisconsin Legislature considers help amid virus closings – WKOW
• DPI to waive mandates on K-12 education hours in response to coronavirus – WisPolitics.com
• Wisconsin Senate postpones final floor session to later this spring – State Journal
• What does a Wisconsin, Dane County or Madison “State of Emergency” do? – Forwardlookout.com
• AP sources: White House to propose roughly $850 billion emergency economic stimulus to address virus threat – AP

Monday, March 16

Non-Coronavirus News

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Officials urge absentee voting as Wisconsin’s April 7 election still on – State Journal
• Q&A: How To Vote By Mail In Wisconsin For April 7 Election – Wisconsin Public Radio

City of Madison

• Improving Public Transit for a More Just and Sustainable Society – WORT 89.9 FM
• Seven of Nine Madison Libraries Closed on Monday, March 16 – City of Madison
• Madison Public Libraries Remain Open; Board to Meet Tuesday – Madison 365
• Four Madison Libraries Closed on Monday, March 16 – City of Madison
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of March 16, 2020 – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Voter Registration “Closes” Wednesday – City of Madison
• Madison leaders seek to replace men’s homeless shelter – State Journal

Projects

• Gammon Road, S. and West Towne Path

Mo’ Meetings

• Meeting: Madison Public Library Board
  Date: Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020 at 9:15 am
  Location: Madison Central Library 201 W Mifflin St Room 104 Madison, WI 53703

Cancelled

• Meeting: Integrated Pest Management Policy Review Task Force Cancelled
  Date: Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020 at 3:00 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 202 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Madison Food Policy Council – Community Engagement Work Group Cancelled
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 4:00 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 107 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Traffic Calming Subcommittee Cancelled
  Date: Monday, Mar. 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 107 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Board Cancelled
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 4:00 pm
  Location: Monona Terrace 1 John Nolen Dr Room Hall of Fame Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: President’s Work Group to Review Council Communication Tools & Processes Cancelled
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 12:15 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 206 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Personnel Board Cancelled
  Date: Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020 at 3:30 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Room 206 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: President’s Work Group to Review Council Communication Tools & Processes
  Date: Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 at 12:15 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 206 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Committee on Aging Cancelled
  Date: Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020 at 2:30 pm
  Location: Madison Senior Center 330 W. Mifflin St Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Madison Food Policy Council – Urban Agriculture Work Group Cancelled
  Date: Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020 at 4:00 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Room 107 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: Landmarks Commission Cancelled
  Date: Monday, Mar. 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm
  Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Room 153 Madison, WI 53703

Dane County

• Parisi declares COVID-19 State of Emergency in Dane County – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent

• Dane County, Madison water utility sued for withholding PFAS records -State Journal

Mo’ Meetings

Department	Meeting Date	Meeting Time	Meeting Location	Meeting Details
Executive Committee	3/19/2020	5:30 PM	City-County Bldg room 351	Meeting details

 

Madison Area Schools

• Here’s where your kids can get a free meal today in Madison – WKOW

Coronavirus News

City of Madison

• City workers “on the front lines” demand better protections amid pandemic – Tone Madison
• City of Madison makes changes to paid leave in response to COVID-19 – Channel3000.com
• Madison changes some city services in response to COVID-19 – WKOW
• Updates from the city – Alder Samba Baldeh
• COVID-19 Update – More closings – Alder Tag Evers
• Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update – 3/16/20 – Alder Grant Foster
• Changes to City Services and Paid Leave in Response to COVID-19 – City of Madison
• Madison Public Libraries to Close March 17 – City of Madison
• Majority of Madison libraries close due to staffing shortages related to coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Madison, Dane County officials anticipate changes for official meetings – Cap Times
• Madison, Dane County acting to slow spread of COVID-19 virus – State Journal
• Warner Park Community Center, Olbrich Gardens Close – Madison365
• Madison mayor releases city of Madison actions on the coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Mayor Rhodes-Conway Statement on City of Madison Actions on Coronavirus – City of Madison
• Weekly update: Biking in the time of social distancing and teleworking – Madison Bikes

Dane County

• Daycares taking in more kids, looking for guidance – Channel3000.com
• ‘We’re hoping for voluntary compliance,’ police tasked with enforcing new crowd orders – WKOW
• “An Ever-Changing Situation”: Dane County Jail Preps For COVID-19 – WORT 89.9 FM
• Dane County Jail will medically screen new inmates to minimize COVID-19 risk – State Journal
• Dane County declares state of emergency; state moves to highest level alert amid pandemic – State Journal
• Dane County declares state of emergency – Channel3000.com
• Dane County declares state of emergency to combat COVID-19 spread – WKOW
• County Executive Parisi Declares State of Emergency in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Dane County
• Voters Encouraged to Vote Absentee for April 7 Election, Register online (if needed) by this Wednesday – Dane County
• ‘It’s time to be aggressive’: Dane County  closes schools, bans large gatherings, caps restaurant capacity – Cap Times

Madison Areas Schools

• MMSD offering free meals during school closure – Channel3000.com
• Neigborhood food sites open each day for MMSD students – WKOW
• Most all MMSD employees will get paid while schools are closed – WMTV
• Madison School District hourly, support staff will receive pay for two weeks of closure – Cap Times

And more…

• The Scope And Impact Of A State Emergency Declaration – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Absentee Voting Encouraged Amid COVID-19 Outbreak – WORT 89.9 FM
• Wisconsin DPI waives hourly requirements for school districts – Channel3000.com
• State to loosen hour requirements for schools amid COVID-19 pandemic – WKOW
• Conflicts of Interest ~ War Profiteers & the F-35 – Safe Skies Clean Waters
• State Department of Public Instruction to waive instructional hours requirement for schools – State Journal
• Evers orders ban on gatherings of 50 or more people – WisPolitics.com
• State agencies to gather in State Emergency Operations Center, Level 1 response declared – Channel3000.com
• Evers bans gatherings of 50 or more people throughout Wisconsin – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Evers orders ban on mass gatherings of 50+ people – WKOW
• DHS elevates Wisconsin COVID-19 response to ‘Level 1’ – WKOW

Sunday, March 15th

Non-Coronavirus News

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Early Voting and Absentee – Alder Syed Abbas
• Candidate Q&A: Waunakee School Board – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Dane County Board, District 26 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Dane County Board, District 37 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Dane County Board, District 31 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Dane County Board, District 25 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Dane County Board, District 5 – State Journal

City of Madison

• Madison Mayor and Council Leadership to Prohibit City Committees from Meeting – Forwardlookout.com
• D6 Items of Interest Week of March 16, 2020 – Alder Marsha Rummel

Dane County

• Dane County Board to Meet Remotely Thursday – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

• Q&A: Angela Fitzgerald Ward sees ‘limitless possibility’ in MMSD role – Cap Times

And More…

• Clock ticking on bills to fight homelessness – State Journal
• The wait for public records: UW System lags behind its campuses in response time – State Journal
• Hands on Wisconsin: Sunshine is best disinfectant for corruption – State Journal

Coronavirus News

City of Madison

• MMSD Free Healthy Meals for Kids – Alder Arvina Martin
• COVID-19 Update: MMSD Free Healthy Meals for Kids – Alder Tag Evers
• Corona Virus Update 2 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Updates COVID-19 – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• New Order Closing Schools and Stop Gatherings of 50 or More – Alder Patrick Heck
• Public Health Issues Order Closing Schools – Alder Samba Baldeh
• Updated COVID-19 Mass Gathering Order – Alder Mike Verveer
• Updated: Our Health & Coronavirus/COVID-19 – 3/15/20 – Alder Grant Foster
• COVID-19 Update: Public Health Issues Order Closing Schools and Imposing Countywide Directive to Stop Holding Gatherings of 50 or More People – Alder Tag Evers
• Press Conference – Mayor, County Executive, MMSC and Director of Public Health – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• COVID 19 and Absentee Voting – Alder Arvina Martin
• Public Health Issues Order Closing Schools and Imposing Countywide Directive to Stop Holding Gatherings of 50 or More People – City of Madison
• COVID 19 Updates, 3/15/2020 – Alder Arvina Martin
• Postponed – Voter Education Ambassador Training – City of Madison
• COVID-19 Update: Early and Absentee Voting – Alder Tag Evers
• COVID-19 Update and City/Committee Meetings – Alder Syed Abbas
• Our Health and Coronavirus/COVID-19- 3/15/20 – Alder Grant Foster
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Marsha Rummel

Dane County

• Dane county bans gatherings over 50 people – WMTV
• Parents seeking child care alternatives as Dane County orders schools closed, bans gatherings of more than 50 – WKOW
• Dane County schools closing immediately due to COVID-19, restaurants to reduce capacity by half – State Journal
• Madison and Dane County Sunday Press Conference on COVID-19 – ForwardLookout.com
• City, county leaders ban mass gatherings of more than 50 people, impose other public health measures – Channel3000.com
• Dane County officials announce new measures to prevent spread of coronavirus – WKOW
• Dane County to Limit Gatherings to 50 – Madison 365
• Monona Grove Schools Close, Effective Immediately – Madison 365

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• 22 school districts in Dane Co. area closed effective immediately – WMTV

• Here’s where to get lunch and breakfast for kids while schools are closed – Madison 365
• Madison, Dane County school districts closed starting Monday – Cap Times
• Multiple Dane County school districts to close immediately, citing COVID-19 – Channel3000.com
• Multiple Dane County school districts closing immediately – WKOW

Higher Ed

• Madison College Closes All Facilities, Cancels All Activities Until March 29 – Madison 365

And more…

• FAQ: Answers to reader questions about COVID-19 and updates on local government actions

Saturday, March 14th

Non-Coronavirus News

City of Madison

• Madison and Dane County Plans for Government Meetings by Phone – Forwardlookout.com
• Updates and Week of March 16 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck

Madison Area Schools

• Madison Area Schools Week Ahead – 10/16/20 – Forwardlookout.com

Coronavirus News

City of Madison

• Update Public Health Orders – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Tag Evers
• Updated Public Health Orders Include Limiting Gatherings at Places of Worship and Religious Gathering Centers – City of Madison
• Order to stop mass gatherings of more than 250 people extends to religious gatherings, places of worship – Channel3000.com
• City-wide Updates – COVID-19/2020 Census Live – Alder Harrington McKinney

Dane County

• Coronavirus: Meeting Basic Needs in Dane County – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

• Madison School District not moving to online instruction as Wisconsin schools ordered to close – State Journal

Friday, March 13

– It’s a local government news desert out there – unless its about the coronavirus, or cancellations/closures/adjustments due to the coronavirus.

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

Non-Coronavirus News

• County Supervisor faces challenge in April 7 election – Waunakee Tribune

Coronavirus News

• What to know about voting if you’re a UW-Madison student – State Journal
• ‘Plan for the worst, hope for the best’: Clerks eye alternative polling places for April 7 election – Cap Times

City of Madison

Non-Coronavirus News

• City of Madison Week Ahead? – 3/16/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison hosting 2020 Cenus education event – WMTV
• Rebalanced Life Wellness Center Hosts Census Education Event – Mayor’s office
• Pinney Library has grand opening – Channel3000.com
• District 1 Community Announcements – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• How does Madison function with 20% of our police at Milwaukee DNC? – Forwardlookout.com

Coronavirus News

• Stay Calm, Carry On, and put your garbage out a half hour earlier – Alder Zachary Henak
• COVID-19 Update – Alder Tag Evers
• COVID-19 update and resources – Alder Lindsay Lemmer
• Madison public health department assures residents coronavirus risk remains low – Daily Cardinal
• Public Health Issues Order Imposing Countywide Directive to Stop Holding Mass Gatherings of 250 or More People – Public Health
• Madison, Dane Co. ban all gatherings over 250+ people – WMTV
• Madison, Dane County ban all gatherings of 250 people or more; Overture Center closes its doors – Channel3000.com
• Public Health Madison and Dane County bans large gatherings – WKOW
• Important COVID-19 Update – Order of Public Health – Mass Gatherings – Alder Keith Furman
• Flattening The Curve and Upping Our Game – Alder Tag Evers
• Why Libraries Remain Open – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Our best defense is our collective action – Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway
• Food supply for Madison pantries, shelters threatened by COVID-19 developments – State Journal
• Madison Police Message to the Community – City of Madison
• Madison Water Utility closing offices to the public – City of Madison
• Trash & Recycling Collection Services to Begin Earlier Starting March 16 – City of Madison
• Madison Public Library Cancelling Most Library Programs Until Further Notice – City of Madison
• Pinney Library Grand Opening Weekend (March 14 & 15) Cancelled – City of Madison

Projects

• Pinney Neighborhood Library

Dane County

Non-Coronavirus News

• County Week Ahead – 3/16/20 – Forwardlookout.com

Coronavirus News

• Dane County Jail suspends family visits because of COVID-19 coronavirus – State Journal
• Dane County Sheriff’s Office suspends visitation, work release – Channel3000.com
• Dane County Jail suspends family visits because of COVID-19 coronavirus – State Journal
• Public Health Issues Order Imposing Countywide Directive to Stop Holding Mass Gatherings of 250 or More People – City of Madison

Madison Area Schools

Coronavirus News

K-12

• What the state’s decision to close schools means for families in the Madison Metropolitan School District – Channel3000.com
• Madison Metropolitan School District addresses closure concerns – WKOW
• Madison Metro School District moves spring break, adds 2 staff-only days – Madison 365
• MMSD discusses contingency plans – Channel3000.com
• Madison School District moves forward spring break, extends it by 2 days – State Journal
• Madison schools will move spring break up one week, according to proposed calendar – Cap Times
• Madison School District to Make Announcement on Coronavirus Plans Today – Madison 365

Higher Ed

• UW-Madison freshmen moving out of dorms, unsure when they’ll be able to come back – Channel3000.com
• UW-Madison students leaving dorms, unsure when they’ll be back – Channel3000.com
• UW–Madison responds to employee diagnosed with COVID-19 – Campus news

And more…

Coronavirus News

• A Health Emergency Demands Treatment NOT Tax Breaks – Red Madison
• Wisconsin Government In The Age Of The New Coronavirus – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Evers directs DHS to close K-12 schools starting Wednesday – WisPolitics.com
• Evers orders all Wisconsin schools to close in response to coronavirus – WMTV
• Gov. Evers closes K-12 schools to prevent spread of COVID-19 – The Badger Herald
• Eken Park Resistance Hosts Virtual Gathering Opposing F-35s – WORT 89.9 FM
• Evers orders Wisconsin schools closed starting Wednesday; COVID-19 cases reach 19 in state – Cap Times
• Evers orders all Wisconsin schools to close March 18 – Madison 365
• Governor orders all Wisconsin schools closed beginning Wednesday – WKOW
• Gov. Evers directs DHS to mandate statewide closure of all K-12 schools – Channel3000.com

Thursday, March 12

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Deerfield candidate forum canceled – Cambridge news and Deerfield Independent
• Cap Times Talk: Madison School Board candidate forum 2020 – UPDATED – Cap Times
• Candidate Q&A: Stoughton School Board – State Journal

City of Madison

• Medians in need – Tonemadison.com
• Coronavirus Disease & Travel Suspension – Alder Samba Baldeh
• Pinney Library opens in new location – WKOW
• COVID-19 Updates and Neighborhood Meetings – Alder Keith Furman
• Coronavirus Updates and Neighborhood Meetings – Alder Arvina Martin
• COVID-19 Information and Early Voting – Alder Patrick Heck
• City of Madison Meeting Rooms: No Chairs, Noisy, etc. – Forwardlookout
• Can Madison spare officers for the DNC? – Isthmus

Projects

• Pinney Neighborhood Library

Other

• POSTPONED: Madison Pheasant Branch Watershed Public Information Meeting No. 2
• POSTPONED: Wingra West Watershed Public Information Meeting No. 2

• Meeting:	Digital Technology Committee Cancelled
  Date:	Thursday, Mar. 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm

 

Dane County

• Dane County Human Services “Vision: Next” planning process – Forwardlookout.com
• Dane County Suspends Evictions (Cases) for a Month! – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• ‘That’s ever-evolving’: Online teaching a possibility as MMSD discusses COVID-19 contingency plans – Channel3000.com
• Incoming Superintendent Matthew Gutiérrez Aims to Unify Community Around Kids – Madison 365

Higher Ed

• UW students scramble as COVID-19 coronavirus empties dorms, shifts classes online – State Journal
• Madison College extends spring break, cancels events – WKOW
• As COVID-19 leads UW to suspend in-person classes, instructors prepare to move learning online – Cap Times
• UW-Madison faculty plan to maintain academic rigor in online courses – WKOW

Wednesday, March 11th

City of Madison

• Madison Early Voting Information – Alder Mike Verveer
• Tomorrow’s Rolling Meadows Neighborhood Association Meeting is cancelled – Alder Linday Lemmer
• Small business owners who rely on UW-Madison students concerned about cancelled in-person classes – Channel3000.com
• City Moves Closer to Increasing Regulations on Short-term Rental Units – WORT 89.9 FM
• City Clerk’s Office Extends Hours so UW Students can Register and Vote Absentee before Spring Break – City of Madison
• Coronavirus: An Opportunity to Enhance Local Government Engagement? – Forwardlookout.com
• Dane County, Madison officials prepare for COVID-19 pandemic – WKOW
• Catching Up: Plans for Reindahl Park Imagination Center – Forwardlookout.com

Dane County

• County mental health funds a potential positive for DCC – Cambridge News & Deerfield Independent
• Madison, Dane County prepare for more cases of Coronavirus, actively looking to move polling locations – Channel3000.com
• County & Coronavirus: Skype and Fully Remote Meetings? – Forwardlookout.com
• Analiese Eicher: Citizens will have say on size of Dane County Board – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School Board looks to keep same health insurance provider, add deductible amid rising premiums  – Daily Cardinal

• Madison Behavior Education Plan Meeting – Schoolinfosystem.org
• Madison Country Day extends spring break in response to coronavirus concerns – WKOW
• Citywide Black Student Union a place to ‘come together as a collective’ – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• Unanswered questions remain after UW cancels in-person classes – Channel3000.com
• Edgewood College moves all classes online starting March 23 – WMTV
• UW Madison cancels in-person classes through April 10 – at least – WMTV
• UW-Madison to Suspend Classes in Response to COVID-19 – WORT 89.9 FM
• Edgewood College suspends in-person instruction until April 6 – Channel3000.com
• COVID-19 response: How UW-Madison will make switch from in-person classes to ‘alternate delivery’ – Channel3000.com
• UW-Madison adds fully online degree program this upcoming fall – Channel3000.com
• Edgewood college to suspend face-to-face classes – WKOW
• Dean of Students responds to ASM questions on COVID-19 student concerns – Badger Herald
• COVID-19 news conference – Campus News
• UW-Madison moving to online instruction amid COVID-19 coronavirus uncertainty – State Journal
• UW-Madison suspends face-to-face classes amid virus fears – AP
• UW-Madison Moves Classes Online After Spring Break – Madison 365
• UW-Madison suspends in-person lessons citing spread of coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• UW-Madison suspending face-to-face instruction through at least April 10 because of coronavirus – WKOW
• UW suspends face-to-face instruction until April 10 – Badger Herald
• COVID-19: Update to campus operations – UW Madison News

And More

• Maria Powell: Superfund will not protect our waterways — or us — from the military’s toxic pollution – Cap Times
• Update on the the Air National Guard PFAS issues – WORT 89.9 FM
• Wisconsin Voter Purge Case Appealed To State Supreme Court – Wisconsin Public Radio

Tuesday, March 10th

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• County Board candidates face off at Cambridge Forum – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent

City of Madison

• Update March 11, 2020 – Alder Lindsay Lemmer
• Five Years After Tony Robinson’s Death, Have MPD Policies Changed? – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison Finance Committee recommends police agreement for Democratic National Convention – Cap Times
• Have your voice heard on future of Madison golf courses – WKOW
• Election Accessibility – City of Madison
• City of Madison Finance Committee Recap 3/9/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Person with Coronavirus (COVID-19) Confirmed in Dane County – Madison/Dane County Public Health
• The Madsplainers podcast: What’s up with the Madison Public Market? – Cap Times
• Baum Revision misses another deadline for micro-lodges at Madison’s Garver Feed Mill – Cap Times
• Warm weather gives Madison street crews early start to filling potholes – Badger Herald
• MPD utilizes community members’ cameras to monitor city, solve crime – Badger Herald

Projects

• Madison Public Market

Dane County

• DNR to grant additioanl $50K for expansion of North Mendota Trail – Waunakee Tribune
• Dane County Clerk issues guidances to city, village elections officials for possible Coronavirus complications – WKOW
• Middleton develops plan to respond to coronavirus – WKOW

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Incoming MMSD superintendent responds to concerns over his appointment – WMTV
• Madison’s New Superintendent Addresses Community – WORT 89.9 FM
• Matthew Gutierrez looks to ‘unify the community’ as Madison superintendent – State Journal
• MMSD’s next superintendent addresses plans for the future – WKOW
• Madison School District’s new superintendent Gutiérrez hopes to ‘unify the community’ in year one – Cap Times
• MMSD imposes district-related travel ban for staff, students due to coronavirus – Channel3000.com
• Madison schools ban district-related out-of-state travel for staff and students – WKOW

Higher Ed

• Madison College, Northcentral Technical College sign Liberal Arts Transfer agreement – Channel3000.com
• Blank’s Slate blog: A new strategic plan for the university – Campus News
• Proposed Title IX changes could affect how colleges deal with dating violence – Badger Herald
• UW stop applying travel grants to graduate student’s segregated fees – Badger Herald

And more…

• Some Local Governments Not Keeping Up With Cyber Security Best Practices – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Lawsuit seeks to require LA to provide beds for homeless – AP
• Evers proposes flood bills even though Assembly is done – WKOW
• Week of March 9, 2020 (Podcast)- Forwardlookout.com
• Senate committee to take up bill to extend bar hours for 2020 DNC – WisPolitics.com
• Evers proposes flood bills even though Assembly is done – AP
• Evers proposes flood bills even though Assembly is done – Channel3000.com
• UWHCA Board will not voluntarily recognize nurse union despite community, government support – Badger Herald
• I’m a midwife on Madison’s north side, and the F-35s will harm the families I care for – Tone Madison

Monday, March 9th

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Candidate Q&A: Village of Cross Plains Board of Trustees – State Journal
• Help choose debate questions for Madison School Board candidates – Cap Times

City of Madison

• Madison Plan Commission recommends tighter enforcement for Airbnb operators – Plan Commission
• Rainbow art murals to be installed in Madison to support LGBTQ community – Badger Herald
• Metro Transit to Hold Public Hearing to Discuss August Service Changes – City of Madison
• City of Madison Mayor’s Schedule Week of 3/9/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Pinney Grand Opening & Metro Public Hearing – D15 Update 3/9/19 – Alder Grant Foster
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of March 9, 2020 – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Evening F-16 flights at Dane County Airport this week – Forwardlookout.com
• New proposal would bring rainbow murals to Madison – Channel3000.com
• Weekly Update: Art on paths, walls; bus hearing; BCycle returns – Madison Bikes

Dane County

• Some local parks could be temporarily closed due to frost, burns – Channel3000.com
• Seasonal Changes and Park Activities – Dane County
• Airport Consultants Lobbying for F-35s – Fowardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

K-12

• Madison School Board leans toward deductibles instead of switching health insurers – State Journal
• Madison School Board indicates support for $33 million operating, $317 million capital referenda – Cap times
• Madison School Board members want to keep staff with current health insurance provider, add deductible – Cap Times
• Madison School Board eyes $317M facilities referendum, $33M operating referendum – Cap Times
• Real Talk with Henry Sanders: Brandi Grayson – Madison 365
• Madison School District offers info session on Behavior Education Plan Tuesday – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• UW Chancellor advises students, staff to reconsider non-essential travel away from Dane County – Channel3000.com
• 5 UW campuses phase out coal as heating source this year – WKOW
• UW-Madison advises students and staff from traveling outside of Dane County for Spring break – WKOW
• 5 UW campuses phase out coal as heating source this year – AP
• Protecting the prairie: UW Arboretum begins final phase of decade-long stormwater management – State Journal

Sunday, March 8th

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Madison school board candidates meet for forum – WKOW
• MMSD school board candidates participated in public forum Sunday – Channel3000.com
• Candidate Q&A: McFarland Village Board – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Fitchburg City Council, District 2, Seat 4 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Sun Prairie City Council District 2 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Sun Prairie City Council, District 4 – State Journal

City of Madison

• Just Ask Us: What is the oldest building on Madison’s Isthmus? – State Journal
• Feedback on Madison Metro Bus Route Changes – Forwardlookout.com
• Rainbow murals could brighten Madison streets under new proposal – Cap Times
• What’s going on with the Madison Police Chief hire? – forwardlookout.com
• Developer unveils new design for final piece of Union Corners project – State Journal

Dane County

• The Dane County Board should shrink for greater impact – State Journal

Saturday, March 7th

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Candidate Q&A: Middleton-Cross Plains School Board – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Fitchburg City Council, District 3, Seat 6 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Fitchburg City Council, District 4, Seat 8 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Waunakee Village Board – State Journal

City of Madison

• D6 Items of Interest Week of March 9, 2020 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• Updates & Week of March 9 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck
• Madison could take another look at equipping police with body cameras – State Journal

Dane County

• Council approves process for filling District 2 alder vacancy – Sun Prairie Star

• Dane County to start audio recording meetings! – Forwardlookout.com

Madison Area Schools

• Employee health insurance, referenda discussions on Madison School Board agenda Monday – Cap Times
• Unknown Madison Area Schools Week Ahead 3/9/20 – Forwardlookout.com

And more…

• Pence’s Wisconsin state Capitol visit cost $43,500 – WKOW
• Pence’s Wisconsin state Capitol visit cost $43,500 – AP
• Homeless at ‘double risk’ of getting, spreading coronavirus – Salem Ore. AP
• Local Voices Network, Launched In Wisconsin, Connecting People Through Conversations – Wisconsin Public Radio

Friday, March 6th

City of Madison

• City of Madison Week Ahead – 3/9/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Five years since officer-involved killing, community celebrates life of Tony Robinson – WMTV
• Tony Robinson’s friends, family look forward five years after his death – WKOW
• Friends, family remember Tony Robinson on five year anniversary of his death – Channel3000.com
• Clean Lakes Alliance asks residents to address left-behind salt, sand and debris this weekend – Channel3000.com
• 5 years later: Celebration of life for Tony Robinson – Channel3000.com
• When you See the Cones, Please Put Down the Phones – Madison Police Department
• Madison Looking for Diverse Artists and Venues for Make Music Madison 2020 – Madison 365

Projects

• Gammon Road, S. And West Towne Path

Dane County

• Dane County Week Ahead 3/9/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Who Signed on to the County F-35 Resolution? – Forwardlookout.com
• Dane County Board Supervisors introduce resolution to oppose F-35s – Daily Cardinal
• Dane County Board supervisors to introduce resolution opposing F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field – Safe Skies Clean Waters

Madison Area Schools K-12

• School Board candidate forums begin this weekend, continue throughout March – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• SSFC creates mental health board, approves Badger Catholics budget – Badger Herald

Thursday, March 5th

City of Madison

• Task Force weighing options for city golf courses – Channel3000.com
• Five years later, Madison remembers Tony Terrell Robinson – WORT 89.9 FM
• Madison council member Sheri Carter says she will recuse from future votes affecting agency – State Journal
• Wisconsin Film Festival Sneak Peeks at Madison Public Libraries – City of Madison
• Madison Fire Department Animal Rescue? – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison task force looking for public input to help decide future of city golf courses – Cap Times
• Turn Down the Volume! – Isthmus

Dane County

• Dane County supervisors introduce resolution against basing F-35s in Madison – WMTV
• County Board to consider F-35 resolution – Sun Prairie Star
• Supervisors introduce resolution to oppose F-35s – Channel3000.com
• Dane County supervisors draft resolution opposing F-35s – State Journal
• Dane County Board supervisors to introduce resolution opposing F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field – Cap Times
• Dane County Board resolution would oppose F-35s – WKOW
• Dane County Now Accepting Proposals for Behavioral Health Services at Neighborhood and Community Centers – Dane County
• Dane County Supervisors To Introduce Resolution Opposing F35 Beddown At Truax Field At Thursday’S County Board Meeting – Dane County
• Dane County Board Votes To Connect Youth To Natural Resources – Dane County

Madison Area Schools

• UW-Madison students, professor oppose Regents’ free speech policy amendments – Cap Times
• Evers appoints social services leader to UW regents board – Channel3000.com
• Gov. Tony Evers appoints nonprofit leader, boxing legend to UW Board of Regents – State Journal
• Evers appoints social services leader to UW regents board – AP

And more…

• Wisconsin PFAS Action Council works to develop action plan – WKOW
• New Law Addresses Police Body Camera Footage – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Some Wisconsin Counties Struggling To Recruit Census Workers – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Round Up – Thursday 3/5/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• State, local costs for VP Mike Pence’s Wisconsin Capitol visit exceeded $40,000 – Cap Times
• Not as open as we could be – Isthmus

Wednesday, March 4th

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Candidate Q&A: Monona Grove School Board – State Journal

City of Madison

• City of Madison Examines Policies Affecting Homeless – WORT 89.9 FM
• Another Madison Alder, Another Alder Ethics Violation – Forwardlookout.com
• ‘None of this has changed’: Madison’s racial disparities have gotten worse, despite decades of reports, task forces and funded programs – State Journal
• The Madsplainers podcast: Sobering news on Madison’s racial disparities – State Journal
• Leashed dogs now allowed in most Madison parks – Cap Times
• Council Communications Survey/Comunicaciones del Cosejo Comun de Madison – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• From civic space to child care, east side residents envision possibilities for proposed Reindahl Imagination Center – Cap Times
• SSM Health clinic, Judge Doyle Square apartments, public market moving forward – Cap Times
• Mall Madness! – City of Madison
• Night Sweeping Begins Sunday, March 8 – City of Madison

Mo’ Meetings

• Meeting: Affirmative Action Commission Date: Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:30 pm Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Room 206 Madison, WI 53703

Police Policies to review

• Incident Review Process, posted 03/03/2020

Project Updates

• Madison Public Market
• Metro Transit Phase 2 – Facility Improvements

Dane County

• Small Dane County communities to benefit from transportation grants – WKOW
• Cambridge cuts streets budget to fund fire and EMS – Daily Jefferson County Union
• Proposed No F-35s resolution for County Board – contact your Supervisor! – Safe Skies Clean Water
• Local road grant funding includes $3.6 million for 6 Dane County projects – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

• Edgewood College, UW-Platteville announce partnership – Channel3000.com

And more…

• MEJO Executive Director on PFAS and F-35s at Madison Truax Field – Midwest Environmental Justice Organization

Tuesday, March 3rd

City of Madison

• Road Construction Season – Alder Sheri Carter
• Lots of March Meetings (Office Hours, New Meetings and Reminders) – Alder Keith Furman
• Alder Communications Survey – Alder Arvina Martin
• Imagination Center at Reindahl Park – Scoping Study – Alder Samba Baldeh
• Madison Fire Department gets pet oxygen masks again after 11-year-old boy’s plea – State Journal
• Task Force seeks public input on future of golf in Madison parks – State Journal
• Bridge Road to Close March 4 for Spring Construction – City of Madison
• City officials warn drivers to expect delays due to Gammon Road construction – Channel300.com
• Local 10-Year-Old Inspires Fire Department to Purchase New Pet Oxygen Masks – City of Madison
• Madison police, Dane County deputies to have extra patrols throughout March –
• 11-year-old boy inspires Madison Fire Department to get pet oxygen masks – Channel3000.com
• Reconstruction begins Wednesday on South Gammon Road in Madison – WKOW
• 11-year-old boy inspires Madison Fire Department to get oxygen masks for animals – WKOW
• Madison deputy mayor unveils plans to address climate change – Badger Herald
• Council Communications Survey / Comunicaciones del Consejo Común de Madison – City of Madison
• Expect significant delays on South Gammon Road – City of Madison
• Requesting an Absentee Ballot for the Presidential Primary – City of Madison
• Armed security to patrol Madison Community Development Authority housing properties – Badger Herald
• Madison police could work in Milwaukee during Democratic National Convention – Cap Times

Dane County

• City of Monona looks to save former San Damiano Friary, Allis homestead – State Journal
• Madison police, Dane County deputies to have extra patrols throughout March – Channel3000.com
• Madison Hmong community rattled by deportation negotiations, Dane County officials provide resources – Badger Herald
• Dane County to purchase over 220 acres of land valuing over $1 million for conservation purposes – Badger Herald

Madison Area Schools K-12

• Madison West’s microschool shows attendance, credit improvements for students – Cap Times

Higher Ed

• UW Arboretum begins final upgrades to stormwater management system – Campus News
• Madison College teachers to protest potential layoff of longtime employee – WMTV

And more…

• State Senator, Marinette County Residents Voice Opposition To PFAS Amendment – Wisconsin Public Radio
• Week of March 2, 2020 (Audio from WORT 89.9 FM)- Forwardlookout.com

Monday, March 2nd

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Nearly 18,000 addresses in Madison protected by court ruling, but the people may not live there – Channel3000.com
• Candidate Q&A: Fitchburg City Council, District 1, Seat 2 – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Monona City Council – State Journal
• UW-Madison College Democrats endorse undergraduate students Max Prestigiacomo, Elana Hassl for upcoming local elections – Daily Cardinal

City of Madison

• Firefighters rescue cockatiel that escaped outdoors to a nearby tree – WKOW
• Firefighters Use Aerial Platform to Rescue Cockatiel From Tree – City of Madison
• Municipal Golf Meetings and Survey – Alder Mike Verveer
• Make a Donation Today to Support Bayview Foundation! – Alder Tag Evers
• City of Madison celebrates women in construction – Channel3000.com
• Remembering Tony Terrell Robinson Jr Memorial Celebration – Madison365
• City of Madison Mayor’s Schedule Week of 3/2/20 – Forwardlookout.com
• Community Notification Meeting – Sex Offender Information – Alder Donna Moreland
• Dogs, Monona Ct., Golf – D15 Update 3/2/10 – Alder Grant Foster
• Updates March 2, 2020 – Alder Linday Lemmer
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of March 3, 2020 – Alder Sheri Carter
• City Meeting Schedule: Week of March 2, 2020 – Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
• Alder Sheri Carter’s Undisclosed Conflict of Interest – Forwardlookout.com
• Weekly update: transportation meetings & more – Madison Bikes

Mo’ Meetings

• Meeting: Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network Consortium, Unincorporated Association Date: Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 1:00 pm Location: WiscNet 605 Science Dr Madison, WI 53711
• Meeting: Madison Food Policy Council Date: Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 at 5:30 pm Location: Central Library 201 W Mifflin St Room 301 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: President’s Work Group To Review Administrative Procedure Memoranda (APM) Applicable to Alders Date: Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:15 pm Location: City-County Bldg 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 417 Madison, WI 53703
• Meeting: President’s Work Group To Review Administrative Procedure Memoranda (APM) Applicable to Alders Date: Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:15 pm Location: City-County Bldg 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 417 Madison, WI 53703

Dane County

• Sheriff Mahoney pushes for new inmate health policy in D.C. – WKOW

Madison Area Schools K-12

• Madison School Board praises ‘micro school’ pilot for West High School students – State Journal
• Real Talk with Henry Sanders: Gloria Reyes – Forwardlookout.com

Higher Ed

• Group of students forms Unity ticket for ASM election – Badger Herald

And more…

• Wisconsin Among Worst in Country for Black Homeownership – WORT 89.9 FM
• Created in last summer’s budget, Wisconsin DNR looking to fill PFAS specialist jobs this spring – State Journal
• Front Page Podcast: The controversy behind the push to land F-35s at Madison’s Truax Field – State Journal

Sunday, March 1st

Spring Elections (more spring elections information here with County, School Board and City candidate Info)

• Candidate Q&A: Windsor Village Trustee – State Journal
• Candidate Q&A: Middleton Mayor – State Journal

City of Madison

• D6 Items of Interest Week of March 2, 2020 – Alder Marsha Rummel
• “Informal” City-County Homeless Shelter Committee Exposed – Forwardlookout.com
• Madison may share up to 100 police for Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee – State Journal
• Oscar Mayer Strategic Assessment Plan Update – Alder Syed Abbas
• Large Property Owners to Sue City of Madison for $1.4M – Forwardlookout.com
• Updates & Week of March 2 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Alder Patrick Heck

Dane County

• Community leaders seek to replace ‘barely humane’ men’s homeless shelter – State Journal

Madison Area Schools

• Madison School Board backs public safety again – Sate Journal

And more…

• F-35s Imperil Infants and Mothers – Mother’s Milk Alliance – Safe Skies Clean Waters
• For the Record: The Big Share helps build an equitable community – Channel3000.com