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The county is looking to keep the population of incarcerated people low [1].
Education
Students and employees of Madison College have reported an increased number of sexual harassment cases [2]. School children completed 10,000 acts of kindness [3] this week. East High students will talk about human rights [4] in week of activities.
Development
University Research Park is growing and adding more service spaces [5]. Development of a low-income housing development [6] involves a partnership with two contractors. Henry Vilas Zoo is embarking on a $1.6 million project [6] to bring more family amenities to the grounds. An East Side hotel development is on hold [7] while the look and size of the building are reconsidered.
Community
Here’s a list [8] of locals to root for as the Winter Olympics kick off Friday. An assisted living facility was ordered not to accept new patients [9] after the death of a resident who wandered outside last month. Boy Scouts learned life-saving [10] skills on a lake, including rope tying and ice rescue.
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[1] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/courts/growing-county-plus-smaller-jail-means-alternatives-to-lockup-for/article_8123ee7e-62e3-5868-be1f-594d3e559aca.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wisconsin state journal
[2] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/matc-sees-rise-in-sexual-harassment-reports-with-greater-attention/article_b7cc442f-ed88-5dd1-9e47-b9b21b88b625.html
[3] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/teach-love-campaign-commits-to-acts-of-kindness/article_935aeb3a-f398-54d2-a7a9-2c852918a93d.html
[4] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/east-high-students-study-global-issues-of-local-interest-in/article_1ba17e4f-3dc1-548d-9f18-a5b93d5cd89f.html
[5] http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/university-research-park-wants-to-add-coffee-shops-companies-and/article_ecb0cc29-9d79-5de8-b9cc-9c52b6bf3a2c.html
[6] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-board-set-to-approve-development-without-having-seen/article_28ecbbd6-a355-5e1e-96e9-b11b35249ebe.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/developer-pauses-proposed-hotel-on-near-east-side/article_838d73ab-88c1-5011-938f-f06e5cce8021.html
[8] https://isthmus.com/arts/sports/winter-olympics-curling-hockey-local/
[9] https://www.channel3000.com/news/faith-gardens-fined-42k-ordered-not-to-admit-new-residents-after-resident-dies/697154125
[10] https://www.channel3000.com/news/local-boy-scouts-learn-lifelong-skills-at-blackhawk-lake-saturday/696447513