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More than 100 changes to landlord-tenant laws [1] have made a big difference to Madison renters.
Education
Education is the starting point for the high-demand field of nursing [2]. Madison Teachers Inc. had a request for union voting records denied [3] by the state Supreme Court. The Rape Crisis Center has 16 students to help them map out community steps [4] they can take to stop sexual violence.
Development
In hot Madison neighborhoods like Olbrich Park, it’s a sellers’ market [5] where buyers can have 15 minutes to make a decision on a new home. Wisconsin Workforce Development will help employees transition [6] after new company bought two pharmacy locations and a health care supply business. Wal-Mart won’t be donating the now-empty Sam’s Club to the Dane County Boys and Girls Club, but the chapter president isn’t giving up yet [7].
Community
A Madison man made his big debut on “Jeopardy!” [8] Monday night. By happenstance, a Dane County woman was near a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon [9] and rushed to help. To do a better job of responding to people with mental illness, police have trained in new methods [10].
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[1] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/locked-out-how-sweeping-changes-to-wisconsin-landlord-tenant-laws/article_89898c57-ce9c-506b-bc9c-63bf55de3d88.html
[2] http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/high-demand-field-of-nursing-offers-much-room-for-advancement/article_97fb39d7-0e50-5bed-9588-f154c4de0a67.html
[3] https://www.wortfm.org/wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-against-madison-teachers-inc/
[4] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/rape-crisis-center-s-teen-gamechangers-work-to-change-culture/article_e71a79ed-5bb8-513a-9d15-87faf81bb444.html
[5] https://www.channel3000.com/news/more-millennials-entering-madisons-homebuying-market-what-are-they-looking-for/698489566
[6] https://www.channel3000.com/news/2-madison-businesses-have-been-purchased-effective-april-1/698850384
[7] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/walmart-won-t-donate-sam-s-club-to-boys-and/article_ca8b8d49-0555-505b-9e28-05d69a3784e3.html
[8] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/madison-man-stumped-on-final-jeopardy-question-about-flopped-automobile/article_e49a4e8f-d283-594e-8989-f063355e758d.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=madison.com
[9] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/dane-county-woman-among-volunteers-responding-to-grand-canyon-helicopter/article_4608fa50-a0e7-5c3a-8d83-022af24eadb7.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=madison.com
[10] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/police-beef-up-response-to-mental-illness-in-dane-county/article_c8b475d3-8db8-5351-864a-d93e62fe8a83.html?utm_content=bufferffd40&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC