Madison Now

A look inside the budding relationships between Badgers tailbacks and their new position coach, as well as other notes from the past week of spring practices. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/why-intense-coach-devon-spalding-fits-the-wisconsin-football-running-backs

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

In the past week the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) held 72 in-person meetings across the state to elect new county delegates. These meetings are important as they served as the first opportunity people had to vote for their local county delegates since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/the-wisconsin-conservation-congress-is-broken

Following the announcement, some current and incoming UW-Madison students expressed concerns about the effects they and their peers will face due to the increase. “School is expensive enough already,” said current in-state student Leah Fagan. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/uw-madison-students-talk-tuition-increase

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

Finding Darryl Peterson on the football field this fall might prove to be a difficult task. The University of Wisconsin sophomore outside linebacker is projected to be a starter for the Badgers, but the Ohio native won’t be in one place long if spring ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/why-wisconsin-football-coaches-think-throwing-a-lot-at-linebacker-darryl-peterson-now-will-pay-off-later

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Janet Protasiewicz won a Wisconsin Supreme Court judicial election Tuesday, which will likely result in a more liberal tilt for the court. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-what-liberal-win-means-for-abortion-legislative-maps-and-2024

A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state's abortion ban pending. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/liberal-wins-wisconsin-court-seat-ahead-of-abortion-ruling

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting