Huda Alkaff: Wisconsin leads in lead pipe removal

s the first city in the nation to replace all its lead pipes, Madison is a success story that demonstrates the achievability and importance of protecting our families from toxic drinking water that puts our health and futures on the line. Already, the administration has invested $200 million replacing tens of thousands of lead pipes and service lines across Wisconsin.

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Jeff Mandell: Wisconsin Act 10 is unconstitutional: What the ruling means

If affirmed on appeal, this ruling has the potential to transform Wisconsin’s workforce. It eliminates artificial, anti-democratic obstacles to recognition for public-sector unions and restores the ability of such unions to bargain collectively, giving their members a seat at the table to advocate for fair pay, improved benefits, and safer workplaces.

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Gregory Humphrey: Madison school shooting: A gun, mass shooting, victims, ‘thoughts and prayers’ and then we turn the page

Even though the events happened in our city and we feel it in some ways very personally, collectively we will turn a page as gun violence is so prevalent that we are now immune to the full emotional force of such violence. That social outcome should alert us as much as this episode itself does, that we are different as a nation due to the number of guns on the streets and the daily killings and bloodshed.

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Bill Berry: For homeless, lots of challenges, little help

There was a time when homelessness was considered a “big city” problem. These days, small and medium-sized cities across the state and nation have inherited their own homeless populations. And communities are struggling to find answers to a problem that defies simple solutions.

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Huda Alkaff: Wisconsin leads in lead pipe removal

s the first city in the nation to replace all its lead pipes, Madison is a success story that demonstrates the achievability and importance of protecting our families from toxic drinking water that puts our health and futures on the line. Already, the administration has invested $200 million replacing tens of thousands of lead pipes and service lines across Wisconsin.

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Jeff Mandell: Wisconsin Act 10 is unconstitutional: What the ruling means

If affirmed on appeal, this ruling has the potential to transform Wisconsin’s workforce. It eliminates artificial, anti-democratic obstacles to recognition for public-sector unions and restores the ability of such unions to bargain collectively, giving their members a seat at the table to advocate for fair pay, improved benefits, and safer workplaces.

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State transportation funding system unsustainable, former secretary says

Wisconsin’s current transportation funding system is unsustainable, according to a former state transportation secretary.  Speaking during a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum panel, former Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb argued any state transportation funding structure should be adequate, sustainable and equitable “across different user types” and socioeconomic groups.  “The… Please

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Gregory Humphrey: Madison school shooting: A gun, mass shooting, victims, ‘thoughts and prayers’ and then we turn the page

Even though the events happened in our city and we feel it in some ways very personally, collectively we will turn a page as gun violence is so prevalent that we are now immune to the full emotional force of such violence. That social outcome should alert us as much as this episode itself does, that we are different as a nation due to the number of guns on the streets and the daily killings and bloodshed.

Read More »

Bill Berry: For homeless, lots of challenges, little help

There was a time when homelessness was considered a “big city” problem. These days, small and medium-sized cities across the state and nation have inherited their own homeless populations. And communities are struggling to find answers to a problem that defies simple solutions.

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