Reporting – chali pittman

Nearing one year of Metro’s redesign

May 21, 2024

I speak with Madison Metro one year into the system redesign.

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Planning, interrupted

March 14, 2024

How a meeting went awry on Madison’s west side.

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Safety orange is the color of the present

January 26, 2024

From traffic cones to COVID maps to prison jumpsuits.

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Mickey has entered the public domain

January 1, 2024

The most recognizable figure released into the public domain for 2024? Well, that’d be Mickey Mouse.

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Rebecca Webster on sovereignty

February 20, 2023

The book takes us on a historical journey of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, from the journey to Wisconsin through the federal history of allotment. It also outlines the Oneida Nation’s current sovereignty struggles.

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Leaders mourn the loss of Dick Wagner

December 14, 2021

My obit for the longtime public servant, LGBTQ activist, mentor and historian.

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How Wisconsin Got “Foxconned”

December 7, 2021

I speak with Lawrence Tabak, who has been reporting on the Foxconn deal since its beginnings and is now out with a new book about it. It’s called Foxconned: Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes, and the Sacking of Local Government, released from the University of Chicago Press in November 2021.

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City Of Madison Faces Lawsuit Over Police Oversight Board

September 19, 2021

The Madison Common Council formally established the Police Civilian Oversight Board last September. The 13-member board was years in the making, and intended to bring more oversight and accountability to the Madison Police Department. Now, it’s the subject of a federal lawsuit against the City of Madison. My report for WORT News. Read on wortfm.org. Picture of demonstration on May

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Bayview Breaks Ground On $50 Million Redevelopment Project

September 18, 2021

Bayview is one of the oldest affordable housing communities in Madison. Recently, they unveiled a $50 million redevelopment plan to increase their housing capacity and build a new community center. I attended the groundbreaking ceremony for WORT News.

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Accountability in the Flint Water Crisis

January 9, 2021

I took a deep dive into the history and the details of the Flint water crisis with ProPublica journalist Anna Clark, author of the book The Poisoned City.

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