Madison’s transit system grows more fragmented By Christina Lieffring ● Politics ● January 19, 2023 January 25, 2023 Green Cab’s closure, a weakened taxi network, and a coming bus network redesign aggravate the mobility barriers disabled Madisonians face.
Torturing queer kids is a priority for Wisconsin Republicans By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● January 18, 2023 January 17, 2023 New year, “new” legislature, same bullshit.
Surrender to nothing By Christina Lieffring ● Microtones ● January 13, 2023 January 12, 2023 The rewards and challenges of putting all the projects aside.
A year of reinvigorated labor battles By Christina Lieffring ● Politics ● December 22, 2022 December 22, 2022 Workers fought back in 2022 and Tone Madison was there to cover it.
Legislative Republicans continue their unbroken reign as the worst in Wisconsin politics By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022 Recounting another cruel year while looking to lessons of history.
Wisconsin is forcing local governments to scrounge for basic services By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● December 14, 2022 December 14, 2022 As municipal budgeting grows trickier, Robin Vos deals in cynical “mumbo jumbo.”
The long betrayal of labor hurts us all By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 President Biden’s strike-averting railroad deal takes place amid a long-decaying discourse about working conditions.
Madison police are not learning their lesson By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 Domestic violence and the city’s latest budget find cops sticking to familiar, toxic patterns.
The Zoe Bayliss Cooperative finds a more stable home By Christina Lieffring ● Politics ● November 29, 2022 November 9, 2022 UW-Madison’s last student housing co-op teams up with Madison Community Cooperative to relocate to Langdon Street in 2023.
The Madison Public Market and other things we didn’t completely screw up this year By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● November 22, 2022 November 18, 2022 We’re taking a brief pause for gratitude here at Capitol Punishments.