Madison’s Wacky Warm Weather, Housing Probs, and New School Boss
The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin and Molly Stentz recap the weird-ass weather, the precarious state of affordable housing in Madison, and the deal for our new Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent. Plus, meet Phil Surkis, our new producer!
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🫠 What winter?
Is Wisconsin's lost winter a harbinger of winters to come? [Wisconsin State Journal]
Temperature swing in Madison sets new record [Badger Herald]
😱 Madison Housing
Time may run out for tenants at two Madison apartment buildings [Cap Times]
Madison affordable housing projects face possible closure [Cap Times]
2 biggest Madison homeless projects could close within months, leaving city scrambling [Wisconsin State Journal]
What is Housing First? [National Alliance to End Homelessness]
Heartland Alliance cuts 65 jobs, shuts affordable housing division [Chicago Sun Times]
🚌 Madison Schools
See details of Madison schools superintendent Joe Gothard's contract [Wisconsin State Journal]
Madison superintendent contract: $299,000, 87 sick days [Cap Times]
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