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| What Madison's Talking About |
|  | Uncertainty over federal funding rules could lead to layoffs at the UW-Madison College of Extension. (Richard Hurd / Wikimedia Commons) |
| 🏫 UW Extension Could Lay Off 160 Employees | - UW-Madison administrators said in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the university may need to lay off 160 employees in the College of Extension if it doesn’t get greater clarity about federal funding rules.
- The suit, filed by 21 attorneys general including Wisconsin’s Josh Kaul, asks a judge to block the new rules for USDA awards related to immigration and DEI as “unlawful.”
- UW uses USDA money to advance agricultural research, educate food scientists and help farmers and foresters develop better practices, among other things.But UW isn’t using any of those funds until it gets a better understanding of what the new federal restrictions entail. Without that money, layoffs to Extension employees could start in August, officials said. [Cap Times]
| | 🪧 Teachers and Students Walk Out For Pro-Immigrant Rally | | | 🌎 Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit | - A Dane County judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by 15 Wisconsin youth who say that laws passed by the state have worsened climate change and violated their constitutional rights.
- Judge Julie Genovese said she sympathized with the children’s goals, but said their fight belonged in the political arena, not in a courtroom.
- One of the plaintiffs on the case, West High School student Madeleine Bohn, and lawyer Skylar Harris of Midwest Environmental Advocates were on the podcast recently to make their case. [Wisconsin Examiner, 🎧 City Cast Madison]
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| | | Thank you, John DeMain. For 32 years, you have thrilled and moved us. The Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present Voices Eternal, the final subscription concerts of John DeMain’s 32 years at the helm. Featuring works of Bernstein, Bruckner and Wagner, tickets start at just $22. Charge yours today at madisonsymphony.org or call 608-258-4141. | | The Centennial season continues this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Overture Hall with John DeMain and your Madison Symphony Orchestra. |
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| | We’re so grateful for all the new City Cast Madison Neighbors that came on board during our spring membership drive. In part because it means we’ll get a bunch of new Neighborhood Shoutouts! | | The shoutouts are a member perk where our Neighbors get to call out a business, a nonprofit, or some other neat thing that makes Madison shine just a little brighter. | | 📣 Angela T. wanted to shout out the Green Room Public House! “Finally someone got it right at that corner. I always meet friendly people there.” | | 📣 Shahayra M. wants to celebrate Hydrate IV Bar! “Great service and donating IV proceeds to Clean Lakes Alliance, keeping Madison’s lakes and people healthy!” | | Speaking of our Neighbors, we wanted to welcome our new members Dee R., Megan D. and Alyx S.! If you want to send a Neighborhood Shoutout of your own, join them and become a City Cast Madison Neighbor! | | It’s only $10 a month (or $100 a year) and I think we’ve got a few of our new City Cast Madison pennants left for new members, while supplies last! |
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| — Rob Thomas | Correction: An article on the Madison Mystery Tour gave an incorrect date for their upcoming performance. They will play at the Barrymore Theatre on May 2. |
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