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9 favorite Cap Times reports from 2024, as picked by our journalists
3 天之前 · Attorneys don’t want Dane County Judge Ellen Berz to hear their cases. As journalists, we often center a lot of our accountability reporting on the state Legislature or Gov. Tony Evers and the state agencies his administration controls, all the while forgetting about the immense power judges wield.
Madison school shooting renews attention on police officers in …
2 天之前 · After a Madison school shooting last week left a teacher and two students dead, including the 15-year-old shooter, some students marched to the state Capitol and said they feel unsafe in their own schools.. In reaction to the shooting, one community group, SafeDane, has also urged Madison school district leaders to return police officers to some of the city’s public schools as an added ...
Wisconsin pension fund managers earn millions, manage fewer …
1 天前 · Employees at a state agency that manages public employee retirement funds received $30.6 million in annual bonuses last year as fund assets are increasingly overseen by external managers, according to a recent report from state auditors.. The nearly 300-employee State of Wisconsin Investment Board is responsible for over $155 billion in assets.
Wisconsin prison fixes clash: tough-on-crime vs. rehab and release ...
1 天前 · Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told the Cap Times in a recent interview that he supports the idea of a new prison. “The current prisons were designed a long time ago, and there's too many people in them, so the most humane thing that we can do for people who are incarcerated is build up a new prison with access to better facilities than they currently have,” Vos …
How Madison failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots
1 天前 · Nearly 200 unprocessed absentee ballots were discovered after the Nov. 5 presidential election in Madison, the city clerk’s office announced Thursday, setting off concerns about the integrity of local vote counting.. The 193 absentee ballots were left uncounted across three wards on the west side of Madison, near the isthmus and in …
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The Cap Times’ best read cover stories of 2024
2024年12月10日 · In a contentious election year, in-depth reports examining news from local, state and national politics often adorned the cover of the Cap Times’ weekly print edition. But other cover stories typically ended up being more popular among those who read the Cap Times on mobile or desktop devices ...
How southern Wisconsin could become a nuclear fusion mecca
2024年10月2日 · “Kids today who are learning about this are the ones who will be building and operating our plants in the 2030s and ’40s,” he said. “I think that’s an area where the state education system and workforce development programs can play a role in terms of managing that expectation, as well as making sure that we’re fitting that pipeline with talented individuals.”
Our 14 favorite Cap Times pieces from 2023, as picked by our peers
2023年12月26日 · Toward the end of each year, Cap Times staffers take time to highlight the work they enjoyed the most produced by their colleagues. We share these 14 great reads and images with appreciation and gratitude for our fellow journalists, who work tirelessly to cover the Madison community.