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Students discuss bus routes at ASM forum
Parties elect new leaders in state Senate, Assembly By Sarah Olson The Daily Cardinal
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On the second night of the Associated Students of Madison’s Shared Governance Week of Action, approximately 30 students and campus community members engaged in a conversation about campus transportation Tuesday. The forum began with a presentation from Bethany Whitaker, a senior staff member at Nelson/Nygaard, which is a consulting firm hired by Madison Metro to take an in-depth look at campus transportation and make recommendations for improvements. According to Whitaker, the group was asked to look into more accessible transit options for those with disabilities and changes to bus services on campus. The firm reviewed existing services, conducted interviews and analyzed survey data as a basis for its recommendations. At the forum, attendees asked questions and made recommendations to Whitaker and Darwin Ward, manager of University of Wisconsin-Madison Commuter Services. Possible changes to campus bus routes 80, 81 and 82 were at the forefront of the conversation. Nelson/Nygaard offered a variety of
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Occupy members remain at local park despite county orders By Taylor Harvey
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Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff sponsored Capital Budget amendments.
City passes 2013 Capital Budget By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
Madison’s city Council unanimously voted to approve the $192 million 2013 Capital Budget Tuesday. Included within the Capital Budget is a package of amendments, which was introduced Nov. 7 by Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff and President Pro-Tem Chris Schmidt and sponsored by 14 alders. Council members approved the amendment package, which includes providing city funds for two Metro Transit hybrid buses, eliminating funds for a digital model of the Isthmus and designating funds for a biodigester, a machine to decompose organic waste, on a 16-4 vote. Mayor Paul Soglin introduced his own
amendment changes to the budget Monday, but Council did not vote on the package. Some city officials who did not cosponsor the set of bundled amendments said they thought voting on the package as a whole detracted from the discussion amongst all Common Council members. “Neither of these packages is completely perfect,” Ald. Lisa Subeck, District 1, said. “I wish we could’ve hammered out one package all together.” Additionally, Ald. Jill Johnson, District 16, said the 14 alders co-sponsoring the package without discussion from the entire Council “gives the feeling of a party you weren’t invited to.”
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Although the city and county told Occupy Madison residents they would have to leave their encampment at a county park by Tuesday at noon, people remained at the site as of 7 p.m. Tuesday. According to Ald. Anita Weier, District 18, Occupy’s current set up at Lake View Hill County Park, located at 1202 Northport Dr., is “illegal” because the group does not have a camping permit. “They’re not supposed to stay in a park after 10 p.m.,” Weier said. “They’ve violated county ordinances and the County Corporation Councel Attorney gave them a notice that they should have been out [Tuesday] at noon.” But according to Occupy Resident Franjo Majstoric, leaving by 12 p.m. Tuesday was “not going to be possible,” and he said he does not know when Occupy’s 20 to 25 members will vacate the new site. “I don’t think we’re planning on moving,” he said. “We really have nowhere else to go that’s any different than this site.”
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Participants enjoy beer as The Sett hosts a class on the history of Wisconsin craft beer and a beer tasting Tuesday night. + Photo by Nithin Charlly
As Wisconsin’s state government gears up for the start of its 2013 session, state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was elected Assembly Speaker and state Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, was chosen as Minority Leader of the state Senate Tuesday. Vos, who was elected to the position unanimously, said in a statement that during his tenure he would focus on creating private sector jobs and encourage a “free flow of ideas” because the “best ideas are the ones reached together.” “As speaker, my goal is to create a more efficient and effective state Assembly where the debate is vibrant but also relevant,” Vos said. Vos said he hopes to pass a version of the contentious mining bill that failed last session, which would make it easier companies to mine in Wisconsin, legislation that would lower income tax and education reform. Larson, whose election came to the surprise of some who thought Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, would be chosen, said in a statement he would pursue bipartisanship in a senate that has been sharply divided along party lines in recent years.
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“For the sake of Wisconsin’s future, I encourage members of the Legislature to work together as Wisconsinites by casting off our partisan labels and setting aside any politically divisive agendas,” Larson said. Larson said he looks forward to working on important issues such as job creation, education, and government transparency, as well as the implementation of the health care exchange in accordance with the Affordable Care Act, which is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2014. Daniel Statter, chair of the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee said he hopes the new leadership in state government will address important issues facing higher education in Wisconsin. “I’m confident that we will see an increased support of the UW System and a continued appreciation for what this university provides to the state,” Statter said. The somewhat surprising choice of Larson even inspired a tweet from Washington Correspondent for “The Nation” and Wisconsin native John Nichols, who pegged Larson as “young, savvy” and a potential Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2014. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, retained their positions. Vos is taking over former state Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald and Larson is taking over for state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”