City of Madison
Recent News About City of Madison
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Abortion Rights Overturned: One Year Later
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated safe and legal abortion access in Wisconsin, Public Health Madison & Dane County has expanded its free services and resources to meet the changing needs of the community.
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Upcoming Atwood Avenue Traffic Switch Happening Next Week
Traffic traveling northbound on Atwood Avenue will be directed to use the newly paved lane on the lake side of the street from Walter Street to just before Oakridge Avenue/Sugar Avenue
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Overnight Closures--John Nolen/Blair/Wilson/Williamson Intersection
The intersection of S Blair St, E Wilson St, Williamson St, & John Nolen Dr will have overnight lane closures for three consecutive nights, starting Wednesday night and continuing through Saturday morning.
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Arrested Person
On 06/16/2023 at approximately 3:03 AM, Madison Officers were dispatched to a report of a sexual assault that had just occurred in the 1200 block of Spring Street.
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2023 Reverend Wright Human Rights Award Recipient
The Annual Reverend Wright Human Rights Award goes this year to Emanuel Scarbrough.
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The Registry shows 915 sex offenders living in Dane County in week ending May 27
The Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry shows one less registered sex offender living in Dane County in the week ending May 27, compared to the previous week.
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Support Local Businesses in the Heat of Construction Season
The City of Madison Engineering Division encourages the community to support local businesses specifically impacted by major projects underway during the heat of this construction season.
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Madison Public Library Seeks Presenters for the Annual Teejop & Beyond Program
Madison Public Library is accepting applications for Teejop & Beyond from June 15 - July 30, 2023.
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City of Madison Opens Process for Future Land Use Plan Amendments
The City of Madison is currently working on an Interim Update of its 2018 Imagine Madison Comprehensive Plan, which is a long-term vision for the future of Madison to help guide the growth and change Madison is experiencing.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Statement on Shared Revenue Vote in Senate
The shared revenue bill is being called “historic” because it is the first time in over 20 years that the Legislature has begun to address its responsibilities in sharing state income and sales taxes to ensure core services can be provided by local communities throughout Wisconsin.
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Parts of E. Washington Avenue to Close Friday
On June 16, 2023, the westbound lanes of the 500 block of E. Washington Avenue between N. Blair Street and N. Franklin Street will be closed 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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No Streets Division Collections or Drop-off on Juneteenth, June 19, 2023
There will be no recycling, trash, brush, or large item collections performed by the City of Madison Streets Division on Monday, June 19, 2023 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
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2023-24 Youth Poet Laureate to be announced at celebratory reading June 15 at 6:00 pm at Pinney library
The City of Madison, the Madison Arts Commission, and Madison Poet Laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez invite you to a reading of the 2023-24 Madison Youth Poet Laureate applicants.
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Dane County is home to 916 registered sex offenders in week ending May 20
The Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry shows the same number of registered sex offenders living in Dane County in the week ending May 20, compared to the previous week.
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Help Your Trees: Urban Forestry Reminds Residents to Water Newly Planted Trees
If a tree has been planted on the terrace in front of your home by Urban Forestry within the last five years, or if you had a tree planted on your private property in that same window of time, residents are reminded to water the tree as needed to increase its chance of survival.
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Artist Austin Brantley returns to Madison to create a sculpture for Madison’s Darbo-Worthington Neighborhood
In an exciting collaboration between the Madison Arts Commission and Madison College, artist Austen Brantley has returned to Madison to begin designing a commissioned sculpture
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Madison employer UW Credit Union gets rating of 100 from Human Rights Campaign
UW Credit Union, which is based in Madison, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
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Madison-based TDS Telecommunications, LLC earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Madison-based TDS Telecommunications, LLC a score of 100.
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Madison-based Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 95
Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc.-based Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. was awarded a score of 95 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
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Madison-based CUNA Mutual Group earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100
CUNA Mutual Group, which is based in Madison, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”