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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
State reacts to passage of national health-care bill By Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal
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Michael Johnson and Analiese Eicher, candidates for the District 5 seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors, spoke about important issues facing Madison and Dane County at a debate Monday.
Following the passage of landmark health-care legislation Sunday, groups and individuals across the state are beginning to take a look at how the bill will impact Wisconsin residents, businesses and health-care providers. The $940 million bill, approved on a 219-212 vote, is expected to increase health coverage for 32 million Americans, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The vote split mainly along party lines, with 34 Democrats joining all 178 Republicans in opposition to the bill. Although many of the bill’s provisions will not take effect until
2014, tax credits for small businesses that offer health plans and extended benefits for young adults could come into effect soon. According to Graeme Zielinski, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, many provisions will take effect immediately. He said one of the immediate provisions allows young adults under 26 to remain under a parent’s health plan. Molly Rivera, chair of UW-Madison College Democrats, said this provision will positively affect college students nationwide. “In the past we haven’t been able to get health coverage in that age group, and now if we don’t get a job health care page 3
District 5 candidates debate county issues By Daniel Tollefson The Daily Cardinal
Two candidates running to represent the heavily student-populated 5th District on the Dane County Board of Supervisors discussed campaign policies at a debate Monday. The debate featured current UW-Madison senior Analiese Eicher and Michael Johnson, a student at Madison Area Technical College. The debate primarily focused on the candidates’ policies on affordable housing, environmental concerns, safety issues and constituent involvement in the board’s decision-making process. According to Johnson, a member of Progressive Dane and the Madison Affirmative Action Commission,
providing affordable housing for the Madison area’s workforce and students is crucial for economic and academic growth. If elected, he said he plans to restart the Dane County Affordable Housing Trust Fund. “The housing rates on campus are relatively a little high for your average UW student,” he said. “We need to continue to maintain that quality of life that people want to live here and want to work here.” To fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Johnson proposed a $10 fee for realtors and buyers and sellers of real estate to avoid increasing taxes on the entire population. According to Eicher, a member of the College Democrats of Wisconsin, cleaning up Madison’s lakes and
waterways should be a top priority. “Our crew team is out there every morning. Hoofers is out there, students doing research are out there,” she said. “Having [the lakes] as a clean, safe place to be is incredibly important.” To fund the proposed clean-up projects, Eicher said she plans to apply for federal and local grant money through the Clean Water Act. She said one possible grant proposal would be for manure digesters that turn food waste into natural gas and methane for sale to Madison Gas and Electric. To promote constituent involvement within Dane debate page 3
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New Gordon Commons approved, Edgewater heard by Plan Commission By Maggie DeGroot The Edgewater project was discussed before the Plan Commission Monday night.
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After receiving initial approval from the Urban Design Commission, representatives of the Edgewater Hotel expansion project faced off with the Plan Commission Monday night in hopes of receiving approval for the redevelopment and construction on the Edgewater. Developer Robert Dunn of Hammes Co. said the company has continued to make changes to the plans in terms of height and overall size. Dunn said the current plans include the building being nine stories tall instead of the previously proposed eight stories. According to Dunn, this would better screen the penthouse. John Martens, a Madison resi-
dent, said he opposes the plans to renovate the Edgewater. “The project is not compatible with the scale of that neighborhood,” he said. Architect Ken Saiki disagreed. “This space could be one of those great spaces and really complete the John Nolen plan for Madison by putting this great open space on the lakefront,” he said. Concerns about noise and light pollution were brought up by some residents of the Mansion Hill area who oppose the plans. Other residents against the plans said the renovated building would not be compatible with the historic nature of Mansion Hill. Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District edgewater page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”