Madison365 Week in Review for September 5

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    Here are our most popular stories from the week, brought to you by the Wisconsin Leadership Summit, coming to you (virtually) October 5-9. Registration now open!

    Nominations for the 2020 Wisconsin Leadership Community Choice Awards are open now.

     

     

     

    Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is coming to Wisconsin on Monday.

     

     

     

    UW Health is conducting a coronavirus vaccine trial, focused on diversity.

     

     

     

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is hosting a “BIG House Party” fundraiser on September 17.

     

     

     

    Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden visited Kenosha on Thursday and met with the family of Jacob Blake.

     

     

     

    Several citizens and alders are calling for the resignation of Alder Paul Skidmore, who allegedly uttered a misogynistic slur in a council meeting.

     

     

    The Wisconsin Book Festival is going virtual in October.

     

     

     

     

    The Milwaukee health commissioner resigned, citing “factors that are out of my control.”

     

     

     

    The second annual Nehemiah Re-entry Conference this week will focus on the effects of incarceration on youth and families.

     

     

     

    The Madison Common Council passed historic police oversight measures after a nine-hour meeting.

     

     

     

    The 12th annual Black Women’s Wellness Day will focus on “thriving in a new world.

     

     

     

    Protesters last Saturday demanded that the Department of Justice charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake.

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