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Mayor Paul Soglin plans to officially announce his candidacy for governor next week, entering a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls.
CITY NEWS

Soglin says new national tax code could hurt Madison

When Congress rewrites the tax code, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents could see higher taxes and lower home values, but Mayor Paul Soglin says cities could take the hardest hit. In a press conference Wednesday morning, Soglin discussed the effects of eliminating the state and local tax deduction, a possible move for Congressional Republicans as they vote on a proposal next week. The state and local tax deduction is claimed by taxpayers across the spectrum.


Eneale Pickett holds a beheaded police officer while promoting his new clothing line that focuses on police brutality in America.
CAMPUS NEWS

State senator fires back at UW student clothing line

State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, called for local law enforcement to take action against UW-Madison student Eneale Pickett, who released a video earlier this week promoting his clothing line that Nass says is racist and anti-police. Pickett owns a clothing line called Insert Apparel, which he says is meant to initiate conversations about social justice by printing controversial messages on clothing. His newest line is centered on police brutality on black Americans.


Hate crimes in Madison like the vandalism near a synagogue in James Madison Park have increased dramatically since 2015.
CITY NEWS

Swastikas spray-painted on historical marker near Jewish synagogue

Joel Despain, public information officer for MPD, told The Daily Cardinal that as of right now the tentative charges are defamation of property. Once they find the perpetrator, it could rise to the level of a hate crime. He said that if they find the perpetrator and their action was motivated “by a hatred of the Jewish Faith,” it would meet the intent requirement under Wisconsin State Statutes.



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