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"My big key is to make sure that it's safe:" The Common Council is set to repeal an unenforceable anti-panhandling ordinance next month

Posted September 25, 202300:49:04

Here's your local news for Monday, September 25, 2023:

  • We get the details on an unenforceable panhandling ordinance that may soon be repealed...

"I'm here to tell you it does not get easier:" Legislators, activists, and gun violence victims' families convene at the Capitol to support proposed regulations

Posted September 21, 202300:46:55

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 21, 2023:

  • We attended a press conference for the Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action to...

"The Republicans in particular said, 'Stick it':" Governor Evers talks child care challenges in a press conference earlier today

Posted September 20, 202300:50:34

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 20, 2023:\

  • We look into the ongoing political fight over child care in Wisconsin,
  • Interview...

"'This is my dream job, I'm so glad this exists:'" CARES program expands its service to the weekends

Posted September 19, 202300:47:50

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 19, 2023:

  • We give an update on Madison's CARES program, as it uses new funding to expand its...

"It’s almost as if the sculpture has come home and joined the other mounds:" A Truman Lowe sculpture finds its home on the UW-Madison campus

Posted September 18, 202300:50:00

Here's your local news for Monday, September 18, 2023:

  • We celebrate as a sculpture by a local, Native American artist finds a home at UW-Madison,
  • Follow...