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Madison 🛣️ Upcoming Road Closures

• Starting at 7 a.m. today, construction will be taking place on East Wilson Street between South Pinckney Street and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. One traffic lane will remain open at all times, but it may shift throughout the day.
• Then, starting July 24, the construction company will move east along Wilson Street and begin work on the intersection of Butler, Wilson, and King Streets. [City of Madison]

🦟 An Itchy Summer

• If you’ve noticed more mosquitoes around town, you’re not crazy. Due to the immense amount of rain at the beginning of the summer, there’s been a lot of standing water in Madison, creating the perfect environment for female mosquitoes to lay their eggs.
• May and June were cooler, which staved off the bloodsuckers for a while. But now that it’s warm again, the mosquitoes are much more prominent. [Cap Times]

📚 Could Madison Libraries Have New Hours?

• Due to cuts in the budget of Madison’s Public Libraries, city leaders are considering cutting down on hours of service, eliminating Sunday and evening hours, along with 18% of programs the libraries offer.
• The change would result in more than a dozen layoffs and would save more than $1 million annually. [Cap Times]
• Learn more: What does the future of Madison Public Libraries look like? [Cap Times, City Cast Madison 🎧]

🩺 A Surge of COVID-19 in Dane County

• Although cases are low compared to last winter’s peak, COVID-19 infection rates are on the rise, following a national trend.
• COVID-19 still changes regularly and a new vaccine is expected to be released in the fall. The CDC recommends anyone six months or older get the updated dose.
• Related: To help COVID-19 infections, here is how you can get Paxlovid for free. [Cap Times, Madison Minutes]

Want To See Police Body Camera Footage? You’ll Have to Pay.

Executive producer Hayley Sperling sat down with Tone Madison publisher Scott Gordon to get the details of a new state law that allows law enforcement agencies to charge public records requesters for the cost of redacting video or audio material, like body camera footage. The legislation has rattled local reporters, public officials, and police transparency advocates for its retaliatory nature and overall vague language. Listen to hear what we know so far as we follow this story 🎧