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Council finds compromise on sidewalk café fee hike By Katie Scheidt THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Madison Common Council voted Tuesday to pass a compromise solution for downtown businesses regarding a license fee increase. The compromise solution, passed without debate, decreased the proposed fee from $13 to an eventual $5.50 per square foot in 2018. According to the compromise, the revenue from the fees will go to improved maintenance and new programming in the
downtown area. The solution was passed as a response to Madison Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposal to increase license fees for downtown sidewalk eating and retail areas. Under the initial proposal, sponsored by campus-area alders Mike Verveer, District 4, and Zach Wood, District 8, restaurant owners would have been required to pay $13 per square foot starting in 2018, leading to a total cost far exceeding that of owners in cities like Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
On top of concerns about the fee increase, business owners also voiced apprehensions about the Mayor’s plans for the revenue. In an Aug. 18 letter to the Common Council, Fromagination owner Ken Monteleone called for a clearer revenue plan. “There should be a clearer statement of purpose, and a guarantee of use, that accompanies this change to the current license fee fund,” Monteleone said.
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THE SERF
Kickin’ it in gear
The Tae Kwon Do Club hosted a self-defense seminar Tuesday. The session aimed to provide techniques for students to protect themselves on campus + Photo by Morgan Winston
Legislature votes to limit John Doe investigations By Lucas Sczygelski THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Under the initial proposal, downtown businesses would have had to pay $13 per square foot for sidewalk space. With the new compromise, the businesses will pay $5.50 per square foot.
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MEChA looks to enhance campus culture By Scott Bembenek THE DAILY CARDINAL
Movimiento Estudantil Chican@ de Aztlán, a UW-Madison student organization geared toward helping people identify themselves on campus, is looking to forward their mission throughout the upcoming school year, according to Clara Huerta, the group’s financial specialist. MEChA is a student organization with the mission of promoting arts, education and cultural celebration of the Chican@ community on the UW-Madison campus through various events and guest speakers.
For the coming school year, MEChA wants to promote their mission on campus and reach as many people as possible, according to Huerta. “I feel like people find it really difficult to find a space,” Huerta said. “Our mission is really to help those people find the space where they feel safe and just be able to do what we do here.” MEChA holds various cultural events on campus to help forward their mission. Among these events is CulturArte, which aims to expose students to art forms from different cultures through workshops.
The group also holds outreach events such as the Raza outreach and the Mes Chican@. The Raza outreach program serves an educational purpose, bringing in lecturers and educators to speak on various issues. The Mes Chican@ events are cultural celebrations such as concerts held on campus. Each year, MEChA sends members to the National MEChA Conference. The national conference brings together representatives from various regions to submit ideas for workshops that will make
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A Republican-backed bill to prohibit the use of secret John Doe investigations into possible illegal political activity passed both houses of the state Legislature early Wednesday morning. The Assembly approved the bill Tuesday, and when Senate Democrats blocked their house from voting on the bill the same day, Republican leadership scheduled a vote on the bill for 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, sending the bill to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk later that day.
Wisconsin’s unique John Doe law, which has been in place since the state was a territory, provides prosecutors the power to conduct secret investigations without public scrutiny. It was recently used to investigate Walker’s office for what prosecutors said were campaign law violations before the investigation was halted in the courts. It may still be used in cases of homicide or gang-related activity when witnesses are at risk of retribution.
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”