Here’s what we were reading while doing our best Betsy Ross impressions [1]:
Police
The Common Council has been struggling to find a consultant [2] who is qualified to conduct a controversial review of the Madison Police Department. Black Lives Matter Protesters marched along State Street [3] to the Capitol on Sunday. Madison Police released the name [4] of an officer who shot and killed a man the department says was advancing toward the officer with a pitchfork on the Near East Side. The city will hold a Q&A session [5] on the shooting today. Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said the week’s violence both by and against police was a call to continue engaging [6] with communities. The Madison Police Department asked the media [7] not to attend last week’s academy graduation. Community leaders and police officers talked to Madison youth [8] about how to navigate dealings with police officers. Some on the Southwest Side are showing support [9] for Madison Police who they say are being unfairly criticized; Dave Blaska says they speak for a majority [10]. Black leaders called for de-escalation [11] by both police and their critics. Chris Rickert thinks no one has explained [12] what police officers should do when faced with potentially life-threatening situations. Koval and Alder Samba Baldeh may have patched up some of their differences. [13] One of the police officers wounded in the attacks on a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas has Madison ties [14].
Government
Mayor Paul Soglin introduced a plan [15] to limit sleeping on public streets downtown during the day; advocates for the homeless spoke out against the proposal [16]. The Madison City Council approved a $170M bid [17] to redevelop Judge Doyle Square, endorsing the plan after another one fell through last year. The State Journal praised the City Council [18] for getting “big things done.” The council approved a plan [19] to study employee contributions to health care. Dane County lost a lawsuit [20] over taxing authority over towns that withdraw from zoning authority, which was part of the new state budget. Madison designated July 20 [21] as “Columbian Day.”
Community
An African-American man described how the city’s racial climate led him to decline a job [22] at UW-Madison. Hot dog production will be the first to go as Kraft Heinz starts to close the Oscar Mayer plant [23] and leave Madison’s North Side after a century. Madison’s Latinx community is often overlooked [14]. Good weather and low gas prices led to a drop in Metro ridership [24]. Boris Frank, 84, continues to work [25] on behalf of those who need mental health services. A sewing camp on the West Side for kids 7 and up seeks to teach a lifelong skill [26]. The city’s first skatepark has enjoyed a successful first year [27]. Healthy Community Kitchen offers meals [28] to those facing health crises. Phitness Plus CEO Haywood Simmons is combating racial and economic health and fitness disparities [29] with new program. What is a day in the life [30] of a Dane County Farmer’s Market vendor like? A disc golf championship will be held [31]in Madison this week. Madison’s Classical Music scene is booming this July [32].
Education
Dane County is undertaking a series of efforts aimed at ameliorating [33] the effects of poverty on childhood brain development. A local preschool becomes the first in the nation [34] to implement AnjiPlay curriculum. Madison Area Technical College courses usually held on the West Side will be moved [35] around town while the new campus is being readied. Madison students are really into Hamilton [36].
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[1] http://isthmus.com/news/news/wisconsin-flag-submissions/
[2] http://isthmus.com/news/news/any-consultants-qualified-to-review-madison-police-department/
[3] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/around-town-black-lives-matter-protesters-in-madison-racist-cops/article_3f27f801-fae1-5381-9c7c-aeed65fe3f63.html
[4] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-police-id-officer-who-fatally-shot-man-genele-laird/article_cd51d1dd-ba58-596e-b43e-f572e490b208.html
[5] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/wil-mar-neighbors-invited-to-talk-about-officer-involved-fatal/article_9e842889-bdcb-5c5d-be7f-34bee5479d5a.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime-and-courts/after-dallas-killings-police-can-t-pull-up-into-a/article_8e7f0f2e-d1d3-55a9-bcea-1c00c1b66519.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-police-ask-media-not-to-attend-recruits-graduation-ceremony/article_63509320-4d3c-5cc9-8be0-c37315e0a467.html
[8] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/following-high-profile-police-shootings-madison-community-leaders-talk-police/article_b8016b3f-3bb0-59dd-b2be-2917693d85bf.html
[9] http://host.madison.com/ct/as-police-officers-weather-criticism-over-incidents-southwest-neighbors-show/article_7b1b6b05-7b88-55bd-90fe-82ea1229f505.html
[10] http://www.ibmadison.com/Blogger/Bring-It/July-2016/Citizens-of-Madison-have-Police-Chief-Kovals-back/
[11] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/african-american-faith-leaders-call-for-reconciliation-in-aftermath-of/article_f88cf6ee-f459-55b3-b881-7db05c4d2c56.html
[12] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/chris-rickert-waiting-for-alternatives-to-police-use-of-force/article_057214a9-3a84-5afc-ad52-a4c6f0cda5fa.html?utm_content=buffere5fca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC
[13] http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_b0d66e1e-8e69-589c-b713-6a422baaf22d.html?utm_content=buffer5c75f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC
[14] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/one-of-wounded-dallas-officers-was-a-recent-madison-college/article_64f76f7c-452b-11e6-9452-cf804e5aecf8.html
[15] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-mayor-paul-soglin-proposes-time-limits-to-reduce-obstructive/article_2a97a80e-8f78-5875-8d2a-f03bde409f13.html
[16] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/homeless-advocates-speak-out-against-proposed-sidewalk-sleeping-ban/article_09fa23ca-1b58-5a5c-bc26-9e5a3a492d09.html
[17] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-council-gives-final-appr oval-to-million-judge-doyle-square/article_e5391e12-9cff-5a0d-8d1a-2cf2d6a961bb.html.
[18] http://host.madison.com/wsj/opinion/editorial/madison-can-get-big-things-done/article_74045da4-aeea-5e96-a8de-c4ca92a3b406.html
[19] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-city-council-adopts-ald-sara-eskrich-s-alternative-health/article_07475872-a789-5a53-a6dd-a0d5f611a557.html
[20] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/dane-county-ordered-to-pay-towns-association-s-legal-bill/article_2ea35863-d929-5cc4-947b-187b0c98d0c2.html
[21] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/07/06/madisons-colombian-community-celebrated-common-council-meeting/
[22] http://host.madison.com/wsj/opinion/column/joe-robinson-why-i-won-t-bring-my-black-sons/article_d9d68ab7-1b91-54ef-ad50-4471e3994b09.html
[23] http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/kraft-heinz-says-hot-dogs-will-be-the-first-to/article_70525b6e-a82a-5b2d-b58d-16aad4e895e0.html
[24] http://host.madison.com/ct/business/low-gas-prices-mild-winter-blamed-for-percent-decrease-in/article_3239ea96-292d-5b27-923a-cb995cd9bed9.html
[25] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/know-your-madisonian-at-retirement-isn-t-in-my-vocabulary/article_48c8bf19-8780-58fb-90c2-37b1a83774ba.html
[26] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/school-spotlight-kids-can-sew-camp-aims-to-introduce-lifelong/article_892265a8-3301-5b5e-93fe-7c6c4cc7cc22.html
[27] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/madison-s-first-skatepark-finds-success-among-growing-skating-community/article_4f2c36f9-16b6-5b34-ae27-bc26d9116398.html
[28] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/new-nonprofit-offers-meals-to-individuals-in-health-crisis/article_66474d26-1ec6-50de-ac30-ef11d2ccf00c.html
[29] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/07/04/tackling-disparities-health-wellness-fitness-new-option-south-side/
[30] http://isthmus.com/news/cover-story/the-16-hour-day-of-a-dane-county-market-vendor/
[31] http://isthmus.com/arts/sports/pdga-disc-golf-championship/
[32] http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/arts-culture/madisons-classical-scene-bursting-with-choices/40420370
[33] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/strong-roots-task-force-advocates-home-visits-other-early-interventions/article_b0b7fe88-69b2-5447-a48c-af5c9ba91ea7.html
[34] http://madison365.com/index.php/2016/07/07/one-city-early-learning-centers-named-first-u-s-pilot-site-outside-china-implement-anjiplay-curriculum/
[35] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/matc-west-campus-classes-will-be-scattered-around-this-fall/article_05e6ac88-2ef9-5453-baba-a5e2b6e175e8.html
[36] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-students-have-their-eyes-on-hamilton/article_f8ef0d7a-0cff-5f91-8a50-0b8d0b246ae2.html