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Soglin, Community Organizers Announce Plan To Reduce Violence

July 22, 2016

Proposal Would Cost $3 Million Over 3 Years By Bridgit Bowden Madison Mayor Paul Soglin was joined by grassroots organizers to announce a plan addressing racial disparities and violence prevention on Wednesday afternoon. The Focused Interruption Committee includes leaders from the NAACP, MOSES, Nehemiah and other community groups. The committee’s 15-point plan would cost $3 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bridgit Bowden, Focused Interruption Committee, Paul Soglin, Racial Disparities, Violence Prevention

Madison Council Rejects Contentious Homeless Ordinance

October 16, 2015

Mayor Backed Ban On Downtown Sidewalk Sitting, Sleeping By Parth Shah The chants of protestors outside the City County Building carried upstairs into the Madison Common Council meeting Tuesday night as members voted down a controversial ordinance affecting the city’s homeless. Mayor Paul Soglin unveiled the Downtown Pedestrian Protection Ordinance in late July. It would […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Madison Common Council, Parth Shah, Paul Soglin, Sidewalk Sitting

“My Brother’s Keeper” Aims to Reduce Disparities, Improve Lives

June 19, 2015

By Elizabeth Stephens June 19, 2015   From left: Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison Metropolitan School District Jennifer Cheatham     Mayor Paul Soglin, Madison Metropolitan School Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham and Police Chief Mike Koval were among the top city officials present at a recent June 4 press conference […]

Popular Interests In This Article: 100 Black Men of Madison, African American Council of Churches, Dave Mahoney, High School Graduation Rates, Jennifer Cheatham, JUNE 19 2015, My Brothers Keeper MBK, Paul Soglin, VOL. 25 NO. 23

City Council Committee Appointments Announced

May 1, 2015

By Elizabeth Stephens May 1, 2015   Ald. Barbara McKinney     “We need to be in these important positions to enrich our conversations,” said Ald. McKinney. “The dialogue will be so much richer, so many more questions will be asked, and there will be many more visions.”     Following this month’s historic Madison […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Barbara McKinney, Budgeting, Madison City Council, Madison Common Council, Maurice Cheeks, MAY 1 2015, Paul Soglin, Samba Baldeh, Sheri Carter, VOL. 25 NO. 16

Construction Program Graduates Ready to Build Their Futures

April 17, 2015

By Lindsey Gapen April 17, 2015       The Urban League of Greater Madison celebrated the graduation of nearly 60 Madison-area residents pursuing careers in the construction industry last week.   As part of the Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program, the graduates received hands-on training from one of three construction training programs, including Construct-U, Foundations […]

Popular Interests In This Article: APRIL 17 2015, Cartel Fashion Expo, Construct-U, Construction Employment Initiative, Foundations for the Trades Academy, Latino Academy Bi-Lingual Construction Program, Paul Soglin, The Black HomeSchool, Urban League of Greater Madison ULGM, VOL. 25 NO. 14

Soglin Wins Re-Election

April 10, 2015

By Steven Potter April 10, 2015   Paul Soglin     Madison re-elected Mayor Paul Soglin in a landslide victory over challenger Ald. Scott Resnik in the spring election Tuesday.   With more than 70% of voters coming out for Soglin, 69, he easily trounced Resnik, 28, who represents the city’s 8th District downtown, garnered […]

Popular Interests In This Article: APRIL 10 2015, Madison Mayoral Election 2015, Paul Soglin, VOL. 25 NO. 13

Mayoral Candidates Address Issues Concerning Madison’s Underserved Communities

April 3, 2015

By Brianna Rae & Aubrey Koski April 3, 2015   Scott Resnick and Paul Soglin     This past Monday, YWCA Restorative Justice Director, Ananda Mirilli led an informal interview and discussion inviting Mayoral candidates Paul Soglin and Scott Resnick. Representatives from Madison’s minority and under-resourced communities were present to cover topics surrounding issues concerning […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ananda Mirilli, APRIL 3 2015, Madison Mayoral Election 2015, Mayoral Candidate, Paul Soglin, Scott Resnick, South Madison Restorative Justice Court, VOL. 25 NO. 12

Interview with Paul Soglin & Scott Resnick

April 3, 2015

By Ananda Mirilli, YWCA Restorative Justice Director April 3, 2015   Also see: Mayoral Candidates Address Issues Concerning Madison’s Underserved Communities   Ananda:  I just want to go around and have folks introduce themselves and talk about the roles that they’re representing in the community.   (people go around and introduce themselves – the names […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ananda Mirilli, APRIL 3 2015, Interview, Madison Mayoral Election 2015, Mayoral Candidate, Paul Soglin, Scott Resnick, South Madison Restorative Justice Court, VOL. 25 NO. 12

Over 1,000 Gather for Tony Robinson Funeral, Autopsy Released

March 20, 2015

By Elizabeth Stephens March 20, 2015   Uncle Turin Carter, centre, and pallbearers wheel the casket of Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr. during his funeral at Madison East High School. (Photo by Reuters)     Anthony “Tony” Robinson Jr., the unarmed biracial teen shot and killed by a Madison Police officer a little over a week […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Blue Lives Matter, Ferguson to Madison, Jim Palmer, MARCH 20 2015, Paul Soglin, Police Shooting, Tony Robinson, VOL. 25 NO. 10, We Stand With The Madison Police Department, Wisconsin Professional Police Association WPPA

Fatal Police Shooting of Unarmed African-American Teen Sparks Protest

March 13, 2015

By Lindsey Gapin March 13, 2015   Photo: Hedi Rudd.     A veteran Madison police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old African-American man around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015. The unarmed teenager is identified as Anthony “Tony” Robinson Jr., a 2014 graduate from Sun Prairie High School.   According to police, Robinson […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Lives Matter, MARCH 13 2015, Matt Kenny, Mike Koval, Paul Soglin, Peaceful Protest, Police Shooting, Scott Walker, Tony Robinson, VOL. 25 NO. 9



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