Nurses Set to Strike, Exciting Local Groundbreakings, and Election Season Already?!
Buckle up because it’s time for another Friday news roundup! The City Cast Madison podcast team is here to break down the biggest local stories of the week. Producer Jade Iseri-Ramos has news on some exciting new construction around town, including a new 911 operations center and the Imagination Center. Executive producer Hayley Sperling has the latest on the impending nurses’ strike. And host Bianca Martin brings us into election season with Judge Chris Taylor’s announcement that she’s running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Madison Public Library’s 150th Anniversary Parties
What To Do on Memorial Day Weekend in Madison [Madison Minutes]
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