Here’s what we were reading while standing in line at Madison’s best antique stores .
Education
Looking at another difficult budget, Madison Metropolitan School District considers asking for employee contributions to health care costs . Madison schools are using the principles of restorative justice in discipline cases and to address conflicts. Area high school students gathered for a conference on racial disparities . Middle school mentoring programs are seeing success . Madison Area Technical College is looking into leasing the land at its downtown campus rather than selling the site outright . UW-Madison is convening a task force to study its racial climate . Rest easy, Professor Baughman .
Community
Bethel Lutheran Church is cutting back its homeless day center , a controversial move within the congregation. The Isthmus celebrated its 40th anniversary . Nominees for the 19th Annual James C. Wright Civil Rights Award are due May 27th . Tickets for the April 23rd Badgers Spring Football game are only $5. Madison is a hotbed of pickleball . An Under Armour store will be opening on State Street this fall. The north side will soon be getting a bigger and better water tower . Madison’s Ultratec was honored for being an inclusive employer . The average single family home in Madison rose in value by 3.5 percent, reaching record highs . Madison Museum of Contemporary Art plans an anniversary celebration . A grocery store opening on East Washington makes the Isthmus less of a food desert . Monroe Street’s Wild Child store is up for sale .
Local elections
There was only one change to the Dane County Board this election cycle. Everett Mitchell is a new Dane County judge . He plans to continue his community commitments in his new role. David Blaska says the strong voter turnout in Madison suggests that concerns over Voter ID laws are misplaced .
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[13] http://themadisontimes.themadent.com/article/uw-spring-football-game-hosts-ron-dayne-tickets-only-five-dollars/
[14] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/pickleball-the-fast-paced-racket-sport-with-a-quirky-name/article_3a596d62-21b3-5e03-b9aa-f791dfba44cc.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[15] http://isthmus.com/news/news/state-street-to-add-under-armour-store/
[16] http://isthmus.com/news/news/north-side-gets-a-bigger-better-water-tower/
[17] http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/ultratec-works-to-be-inclusive-in-workforce/article_71c714de-71f2-5e20-bf99-a5c963492425.html
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[25] http://www.ibmadison.com/Blogger/Bring-It/April-2016/Republican-voter-suppression-fails-polls-are-swamped/
