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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has become hyper political. The rise and fall of Michael Gableman’s career shows how that happened.

6 days ago | madison365.com | Tom Kertscher

Wisconsin’s recent Supreme Court election, with its $100 million in record spending and wall-to-wall attack ads, spotlighted how politicized the state’s “nonpartisan” high court has become. To understand how we got here, consider the rise and fall of former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who has agreed to surrender his law license for behavior unbecoming of a lawyer, let alone a former top judge.
Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza

1 week ago | madison365.com | Abeer Salman |Tamar Michaelis |Mohammed Tawfeeq

(CNN) — Hamas has rejected the Israeli ceasefire offer presented earlier this week, according to a senior Hamas official, instead calling for a “comprehensive” proposal to end the war.
UW-Madison names Percival Matthews special advisor for access and community

1 week ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

Percival Matthews, professor and associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the University of Wisconsin School of Education, has been appointed to a new role as a special adviser to Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Provost Charles Isbell focused on access and community, the university announced in a press release Tuesday.
Why some say an anti-Nazi pastor executed by Hitler has become a hero to today’s White Christian nationalists

1 week ago | madison365.com | John Blake

(CNN) — He had just finished leading a worship service when two Gestapo agents approached him. “Prisoner Bonhoeffer — get ready and come with us,” one of them ordered. It was April 8, 1945, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer knew what their summons meant. Berlin had been reduced to rubble. Adolf Hitler had retreated to his underground bunker. The Allied and Russian armies were closing in on what was left of the Nazi regime. But Bonhoeffer knew there would be no rescue for him.
Indigenous art will welcome Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport visitors flying in for the NFL Draft

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Indigenous art will be featured at the Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) as this year’s NFL draft comes to Wisconsin. The Oneida Nation Arts Program (ONAP) and GRB are partnering to display 22 pieces of artwork across the airport. The effort is part of GRB’s art program, which aims to educate visitors about the area’s cultural heritage and artistic developments. Eight Indigenous artists from the Oneida Nation will have their works featured.
Native communities in New Mexico hope new Turquoise Alert System will facilitate the safe return of more missing members

1 week ago | madison365.com | Rebekah Riess

(CNN) — New Mexico has become the latest state to pass a law aimed at addressing an ongoing national crisis surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous people – particularly in unsolved cases involving women and girls. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last week signed a bill creating the new Turquoise Alert System. It’s among a series of federal and state initiatives launched across the country in recent years to address an issue advocates and tribal leaders say has largely been ignored.
Students, parents say anti-DEI push is a hindrance to learning at DOD schools

1 week ago | madison365.com | Haley Britzky

(CNN) — Recent Pentagon policies are having direct impacts on students at Defense Department schools around the globe and leaving students and their parents concerned they’re being disadvantaged by attending the schools, multiple students and parents told CNN. Many of the changes stem from President Donald Trump’s executive order banning programs or initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI.
Award-winning podcast “Black Oxygen” returns to Madison365 Monday

1 week ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

Madison365 is proud to announce the return of the award-winning podcast Black Oxygen, hosted by Angela Russell, on Monday, April 14. Launched in 2020, Black Oxygen has become a vital platform amplifying the voices and experiences of Black Wisconsinites. After a hiatus, the podcast is returning to its roots at Madison365 — and Russell says it feels just right. “I am coming home,” Russell said in an interview for the 365 Amplified podcast.
Madison West High School hosts 2nd annual Equity Symposium

1 week ago | madison365.com | Omar Waheed

Madison West High School students spent the day on April 9 hearing from speakers in the community on a range of topics as it held its annual Equity Symposium. The Equity Symposium is a relatively new venture at West High School with different iterations until 2024. That year, quarterly one-off conversations changed into a half-day symposium with high regard from students, faculty and speakers.
“Seed to table:” New cafe in Green Bay offers fast and fresh Indigenous-inspired cuisine

1 week ago | madison365.com | Robert Chappell

It was the depth of winter, a slow season for the trucking and construction industries. Concrete contractor Brian Williams and trucking company owner Jeremiah Danforth had some time on their hands, and an itch for a new venture. Both members of the Oneida Nation, they had an idea: a laundromat on or near the reservation. While scoping out a location, they came across a spot next to the Oneida Nation’s One-Stop at the corner of South Packerland Drive and Waube Street in Green Bay.