Snow, Medical Marijuana and Madison’s Hate Crimes Task Force
The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz recap the first winter snowstorm of the year and the city’s efforts to make our streets safer, plus the new medical marijuana bill introduced at the State Capitol this week. And, Madison has a new task force to identify and prevent hate crimes in the city.
We'll be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. See ya back here on Tuesday!
Mentioned on the show:
🚗 Vision Zero, Explained [Madison Minutes]
🌿 Assembly GOP proposes medical marijuana bill that would create state-run dispensaries [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
😮💨 These 7 details in GOP medical marijuana bill in Wisconsin could be key to debate [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
🚨 Madison police create Hate Crimes Task Force [City of Madison]
🆘 Madison hate crimes on the rise, so police set up task force [Cap Times]
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