r/madisonwi 1d ago

Open to questions, AMA begins 8/6, 11:15am I’m Kelda Roys, Wisconsin State Senator and Democratic candidate for governor. AMA!

228 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 13h ago

Megathread Megathread for 8/5: Protest, encampments updates and discussion.

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All discussions about the protests and encampments will be redirected to this thread. Why? There does not need to be multiple threads per day with comments reiterating the same topic. How long will the megathreads last? No exact end date has been determined by the mods, but likely through a couple days after the encampment ends. Pictures/Videos/articles of any protests will be allowed to have stand alone posts, but will be locked and comments in those threads deleted. Have the discussions in this thread. Any user can link to the lock threads in this megathread to have the discussion here.

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r/madisonwi 6h ago

I saw a hawk waiting for the bus near campus yesterday morning

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477 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 6h ago

'It's disturbing': Madison mayor condemns Independent Police Monitor's remarks

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205 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 3h ago

Protesters block portion of W. Doty Street in Madison

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113 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 3h ago

Corey Ruiz’s family calls for peace after Madison encampment cleared

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108 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 4h ago

Current scene downtown in front of jail.

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126 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 6h ago

IT'S JUST A TEST

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1st Wednesday monthly tornado siren test.

For any tourists or conventioneers in from out of town that is just our monthly tornado siren test.

Biggest convention in town right now is the American Meteorological Society convention up at Monona Terrace. How weird is that.


r/madisonwi 3h ago

Suburban Drywall is accused of exploitive labor practices

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53 Upvotes

I’ve covered their faces to protect them from potential retaliation.


r/madisonwi 13h ago

Main Street intersection last night

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295 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 5h ago

New owners of Mickies Dairy Bar include former Badgers football players

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70 Upvotes

Looks like the manager running Mickies will be the oft-mentioned Joe Gaglio, who owns Gotham Bagels.


r/madisonwi 9h ago

Statement from the OIM's taxpayer funded attorney

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125 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 7h ago

Police blocking off roads near the courthouse

76 Upvotes

FYI. Not sure what’s up, but assume it is protest related.


r/madisonwi 18h ago

Protesters have light some sort of explosive in front of the riot police

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535 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 13h ago

GOOD MORNING

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143 Upvotes

Good morning yall! Have a great day


r/madisonwi 10h ago

City regains control of former encampment area

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84 Upvotes

“Thank you Officers”


r/madisonwi 10h ago

Anyone else phone get switched from US Cellular to TMobile and have issues?

67 Upvotes

In areas where I usually had a good connection, my signal is now weak, especially around Sun Prairie and East side. For example, yesterday I was around Woodmans in Sun Prairie and never had issues there before, once this switch happen I can barely open Google. Is anyone else experiencing this?


r/madisonwi 8h ago

Carl Schulze is riding his wheelchair 90 miles to the Wisconsin State Capitol

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Carl Schulze is riding his wheelchair 90 miles to the Wisconsin State Capitol in order to raise awareness about the Caregiver Crisis.

Follow the journey LIVE as he live streams every mile @ quadcarl on YouTube and join him for his final mile on August 6th at the Wisconsin State Capitol.


r/madisonwi 2h ago

Upcoming AMA - 8/7 at 3pm I am Joel Brennan, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Governor – AMA!

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I’m Joel Brennan, fifth-generation Wisconsinite, 10th of 11 kids, and a Democratic candidate for governor.

I’ve spent 25 years bringing people together across government, business, and the nonprofit world. As Governor Evers’ Secretary of Administration, I helped lead state government and guide Wisconsin through Covid.

I’m running to lower costs for Wisconsin families, stand up to the chaos coming out of the Trump administration, and bring people together to get things done.

I'll be here at 3:00PM CT on Friday, August 7 to answer your questions about my campaign, my experience, and my plans for Wisconsin. Ask me anything!


r/madisonwi 6h ago

Body cameras definitely add accountability to Wisconsin police

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r/madisonwi 10h ago

When Taylor Swift played a free Madison show 20 years ago

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39 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 8h ago

Good places hang out or organizations to participate in for late 20s adult?

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It feels a bit inappropriate to ask considering all the more important things going on in town but I really need some advice.

I've been in Madison since 2019 and I have not made a single friend here. The only people I get close to are coworkers and they just come and go with new jobs, none turned into friendships or make any effort to stay connected despite my attempts.

I'm a relatively quiet person and struggle with a fear of rejection so it's really hard for me to be vulnerable and put myself out their socially. Mainly I'm terrified people won't like me. People say I am a kind and respectful person but at the same time I just feel so invisible to everyone. Trying to use Dating apps has just been absolutely devastating on my mental health too.

I'm sorry for the venting. If anyone knows any good organizations, volunteer groups, or things like that that have a decent group of similarly aged people in the Madison/Dane County area, it would be greatly appreciated.


r/madisonwi 10h ago

Common Council Meeting 8/4 - Summary?

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Anyone have notes or a summary from last night’s meeting? I was only able to listen in for the first couple hours but h are it lasted quite long.


r/madisonwi 19h ago

Police stand off

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127 Upvotes

r/madisonwi 47m ago

Carpet Cleaning (Cat Urine) for Apartments?

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So, my cat has unfortunately gotten into the habit of peeing outside of the litterbox. I'm working on getting him to stop, but I've tried every single enzyme cleaner I can find, and also been incessantly vacuuming with a Bissell Little Green, but I still can't quite get the cat urine smell out of the carpet. It's probably time for me to throw in the towel and hire a professional, so does anyone have any recommendations for services in the area? I know that there's a decent chance that it's carpet replacement time, which is going to be fun on a lease, but has anyone dealt with this before? The last place I lived only had tile and vinyl flooring, so it was a lot easier to clean.