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One Confederate monument is gone and another is slated to be taken down at Forest Hill Cemetery after Madison Mayor Paul Soglin ordered their removal. Soglin said in a statement Thursday that he directed city staff to remove a plaque and a larger stone monument at the Confederate Rest section of the public cemetery, saying, “There should be no place in our country for bigotry, hatred or violence against those who seek to unite our communities and our country.”

The big red Pedal pubs transporting riders between bars in Madison’s downtown could soon be allowed to carry beer on board under a proposed policy change that the mayor has previously blocked. A Wisconsin state statute that went into effect in February allows pedal pubs in the state to permit riders to have up to three cans of beer per person on board the quadricycle. However, the statute allows municipalities to opt out of the statute if they so choose, a move Mayor Paul Soglin has pushed for the city. “I find something incompatible to using your feet to drive...

Ultra-Liberal Madison Wisconsin Mayor Paul Soglin has issued a statement indicating his disdain of the new conceal carry bill, and his intent to subvert the will of Wisconsin voters by restricting the carrying of guns in Madison. Trying to enforce his will upon the residents of Madison, The former 60's radical Mayor Soglin stated that he will sign an ordinance that will not allow anyone to carry concealed weapons on private property unless the carrier has written permission from the owner of the property. As written, the concealed carry bill allows for property owners, if they choose, to restrict the...