💻 What’s the latest on data center pause?

🚨 Why Do UW Police’s Advisory Council Meet in Secret?

• Advocates for government transparency are questioning why a 17-member council that advises the UW-Madison Police Department meets behind closed doors.
• The Police Advisory Council is made up of volunteers from different sectors of campus, including faculty, students, and staff, discussing law enforcement issues such as campus safety, Flock surveillance cameras, and events like the Mifflin Street Block Party.
• The department has said the council does not fall under the state’s open meeting laws. But transparency advocates say UWPD should at least post a public notice when the council meets.
• Related: Why does UW need its own police department anyway? [Cap Times, 🎧 City Cast Madison]

💻 Progress Report on Madison’s Data Center Regulation

• Several months after the Madison City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data center construction, Madison city staff will give an update on how its plans to regulate data centers are going.
• At a virtual public hearing June 3, staff will discuss what authority it has to regulate data centers and what research they’re doing into data center impacts. While they won’t offer specific policy proposals, they’ll lay out a timeline for when those proposals will be announced.
• The meeting will be held online at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. [ 🔒WSJ, City of Madison]

🐶 Activists Want the Rest of Ridglan Farms Beagles

• Protesters were back outside an animal testing and breeding facility near Blue Mounds Saturday, demanding that Ridglan Farms release the remaining beagles at the site.
• Members of the local group Dane4Dogs say that 650 dogs are still being housed at the facility. In April, after a protest in which several activists were arrested and law enforcement pepper-sprayed protesters, Ridglan Farms signed a deal to release 1,500 of the more than 2,000 dogs in its possession to two animal rescue organizations.
• 🎧 Going to the dogs: On the City Cast Madison podcast today, host Bianca Martin and executive producer Hayley Sperling talk about the latest on the Ridglan saga. Plus, they talk about UW-Madison ending its ethnic studies requirement for incoming students. And they welcome AJ and Nicole Suarez of Madison’s Barrio Dance Studio to talk about competing on “America’s Got Talent” TONIGHT! [News 3, Wisconsin Examiner, 🎧 City Cast Madison, Daily Cardinal]

Meet Winnie! This 8-year-old cat was very shy when she arrived at DCHS, and was moved into a quieter office to help her relax and see if she’d come out of her shell. And she has. When she wants to.

Winnie is an independent cat who likes receiving attention on her terms. She will hide at times, but when she’s ready, she’ll approach for pets. For those she trusts, Winnie will hop onto their laps. Winnie enjoys laying in her cat tree, especially for a snooze and can even be heard letting out sweet snores of happiness.

Winnie is looking for a quiet home without other cats and will thrive with a family who will give her the personal space she desires and then spoil her with attention when she demands it.