🛑 Broom Street closes for John Nolen project

🛑 More Street Closures for John Nolen Drive Renovation

• Southbound Broom Street between West Wilson Street and John Nolen Drive is closed until early June as part of the next phase of the two-year reconstruction project of the drive along Lake Monona.
• Westbound North Shore Drive is closed until April 22, and once it reopens, northbound Broom Street will be closed until early June.
• Work on the southbound lanes of John Nolen Drive is on schedule to finish in July, traffic engineering officials said. At that point, work will shift to the northbound lanes until summer 2027, and the Capital City Trail will be rerouted around Monona Bay. [City of Madison]

🚨 Memorial Teacher Exchanged 130K Texts With Student

• A Vel Phillips Memorial High School teacher has been charged with sexual conduct against a student and grooming a child for sexual activity after exchanging 130,000 text messages with one of his students over a nine-month period.
• Dane County prosecutors allege that Eliav Goldman, 29, engaged in a protracted inappropriate relationship with the student, including giving gifts and texting “I love you.” Goldman is one of the first people in the state to be charged under a new anti-grooming law.
• While Madison Metropolitan School District guidelines frown on teachers texting their students, there is no written policy strictly prohibiting such contact. [Cap Times]

🗳️ Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates Debate

• With voters going to the polls Tuesday for the spring non-partisan election, the candidates vying for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court engaged in their only debate last week in Milwaukee.
• Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor of Madison, who is backed by Democrats, and Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar of Brookfield, who is backed by Republicans, sparred about abortion rights and their differing judicial philosophies.
• Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and those who are not registered to vote can register at the polls if they bring a voter ID and proof of residence. [WKOW, 🎧 City Cast Madison]