COVID-19 State reports 2,138 cases, 9 deaths, since Thursday, Robert Chappell, Madison365, Dec. 26. COVID-19 vaccination in nursing homes to start in Wisconsin this week,
Year: 2020
Neighborhood leaders weigh in on proposal to shrink Common Council, convert to full-time alders
The Madison Common Council is debating whether to add a referendum to the spring ballot that would ask whether the council should undergo structural changes by making alder positions “full-time,” increasing their salary, decreasing the number of alders and implementing term limits. Our Courtney Degen spoke with leaders of several neighborhood associations for their reactions.
Madison Commons Media Digest, December 20, 2020
Top Stories Police and Fire Commission selects Shon Barnes as next police chief, Abigail Becker, Capital Times, Dec. 18; Activist group criticizes commission, Shanzeh Ahmad,
Madison Commons Media Digest, December 13, 2020
COVID-19 Dane County pushes past 30,000 cases as 213 reported Saturday, Stephanie Díaz de Léon, Madison365, Dec. 12. Wisconsin surpasses 4,000 reported COVID-19 deaths, Logan Wroge, Wisconsin
Madison Commons Media Digest, December 6, 2020
COVID-19 Dane County reports 270 new cases, one death as hospitalizations drop but ICU admissions increase, Robert Chappell, Madison365, Dec. 5. Citing blocked mitigation measures, Gov.
Madison Commons Media Digest, November 29, 2020
COVID-19 Dane County grows by 420 new cases as current hospitalizations continue to drop, Stephanie Díaz de Léon, Nov. 28; Wisconsin confirms 1,300 coronavirus cases,
Madison Commons Media Digest, November 22, 2020
Top Stories Trump Wisconsin recount seeks to throw out tens of thousands of votes in Democratic strongholds, Nora Eckert and Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Watch,
Madison Commons Media Digest, November 15, 2020
COVID-19 State reports 5,126 new coronavirus cases, positive test rate hits new high, Robert Chappell, Nov. 14; Dane County pushes past 21,000 cumulative cases as
Madison Commons Media Digest, November 8, 2020
Top Stories ‘Relief’: Downtown Madison bursts into celebration as Joe Biden wins presidency, Logan Wroge, Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 7. The Election Polling gets it
Education for children without homes is hard enough; COVID is making it worse
Access to quality education is at risk for housing-insecure children in Madison as their families face the economic blowback of COVID-19 and the end of an eviction moratorium looms.
Governor Evers announced a $30 million CARES Act fund on Sept. 3, which directs $25 million towards the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program. The next day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a national eviction moratorium in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. However, come Dec. 31, families will be to pay their accumulated rent. If they are unable to do so, they will be evicted, putting children’s access to quality remote learning at risk.
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