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Negotiations on new Bucks arena ramp up amid new polling By Andrew Bahl the daily cardinal

As the Milwaukee Bucks attempt to stave off elimination from the NBA Playoffs, lawmakers have begun negotiations over a new arena that would keep the team in the state. State, county and city leaders met last week to discuss funding as new polling data shows Wisconsinites are torn over committing state money to the project. A poll released Monday by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, one of the biggest supporters of the arena, said 64 percent of voters supported the state using $150 million to fund the project. These results are in stark contrast to a Marquette University Law School poll released April 16 that found 79 percent of voters were against the proposal. The new data comes on the

heels of meetings last week between state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. While the talks did not produce any tangible results, Vos said they were still productive. “We had a continuation of good meetings, trying to put ideas on the table,” Vos told the Milwaukee Business Journal Thursday. “I wouldn’t say anything new was brought up today but it’s just continuing to have a discussion.” The Bucks and former owner Herb Kohl have pledged half of the estimated $500 million cost with the rest of the money expected to come from an income tax levied against visiting NBA players, as well as from

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‘Week of Empowerment’ highlights feminist issues “Powerful ladies getting shit done,” “complete equality for all sexes” and “NOT angry women who think they are better than men” were just a few of the diverse definitions students came up with when asked what

feminism means to them. UW-Madison’s chapter of the National Organization for Women kicked off its “Week of Empowerment” Monday by

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Young, Gifted and Black Coalition’s M Adams pushed for the release of 350 black inmates from the jail.

Supervisors delay vote on county jail changes By Lucas Sczygelski the daily cardinal

Dane County’s finance committee listened to arguments from community members Monday night over a resolution to address mental health needs and racial disparities in the jail system. The resolution calls for the creation of a facility to serve individuals with mental health needs, the elimination of solitary confinement and the renovation and possible expansion of the Dane County Jail. Opponents of the resolution criticized the use of the private contractor Mead & Hunt to identify life and safety issues within the current jail in place of state or federal regulators, calling Mead & Hunt’s contract to also renovate the jail a conflict of interest. Critics also pointed out the Middleton firm’s

lack of experience in building or renovating jails. “Why hire an outside contractor instead of simply having federal and state regulators?” asked community member Carl Sack.

“We need to figure out how this county board can work with the city government to address the criminalization of homelessness.” Linda Ketcham director Madison-area Urban Ministry

Madison’s Young, Gifted and Black Coalition also spoke out against the resolution. Calling jails a life and safety issue, coalition representatives argued for no jail ren-

ovations, the release of 350 black inmates and county investment in black community groups. “We do not support investing any money in an institution that negatively impacts the black community in the Madison and Dane County area,” YGB member Alex Chavez said. “Invest money in the economic development of the black community so that we can address what we see as life and safety issues in the community.” A section of the resolution that permits the jail’s expansion to house youth offenders from outside Dane County drew the ire of community members. “The issue of young people in an adult jail is something that is a concern to many,” said Nino

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Uber driver sexually harasses female passenger Saturday

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Students’ diverse definitions of feminism fill the large display board posted by NOW on East Campus Mall Monday.

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of bruises on the woman’s legs that could have resulted from the assault, according to the report. The woman asked to be dropped off after the driver said he was going to take her some place other than her apartment. When the driver did not listen, the woman “escalated her demands” and was eventually let out of the vehicle. She said she believes the driver let her out somewhere on Gorham Street, where she flagged down a passing marked taxi. According to the woman, the

driver did not charge for the ride. The victim gave MPD a receipt from her Uber ride, which provided only a partial identification of the driver. MPD is investigating a similar incident that occurred Saturday with what they believe to be another Uber driver, according to MPD Sgt. Tim Radke. Uber refused to disclose any driver information without a subpoena or search warrant, according to the report. —Michael Frett

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A 23-year-old woman told the Madison Police Department she was sexually harassed by an Uber cab driver who gave her a ride early Saturday morning. The driver invited her to the front seat of the car when he picked her up near Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue, according to an MPD incident report. He then proceeded to “inappropriately” touch her arms and legs and tell her he liked her. Police photographed a pair

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