The Capital Times

@CapTimes

Madison's source for news, opinion and cultural coverage since 1917. In print every Wednesday, published daily on http://captimes.com. Host of Cap Times Idea Fest.

Madison, WI

Joined August 2008

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 12 h

State Debate: UW-M professor debunks claims that Giuliani reduced New York crime captimes.com/opinion/state-…

CapTimes's tweet card. A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 14 h

Opinion | Baldwin, Pocan battle Trump's very cruel cut captimes.com/opinion/john-n…

CapTimes's tweet card. John Nichols: LGBTQ+ youth are at significant risk of suicide, but Donald Trump eliminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 15 h

Opinion | A declaration of independence from two-party politics captimes.com/opinion/john-n…

CapTimes's tweet card. John Nichols: On Saturdxay, Nebraska steamfitter and former union leader Dan Osborn will formally kick off a U.S. Senate bid that could upend politics as we know it.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 16 h

Opinion | Stacey Abrams joins powerhouse Cap Times Idea Fest lineup captimes.com/opinion/paul-f…

CapTimes's tweet card. Fanlund: The Democratic strategist, voting rights advocate and prolific author will appear Sept. 9 for a conversation with Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

Opinion | Time to finish the de-gerrymandering of Wisconsin captimes.com/opinion/guest-…

CapTimes's tweet card. spencer Black: The state Supreme Court ended extreme gerrymandering for legislative districts. Now they need to address the GOP-rigged congressional districts.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

State Debate: Return to boarding schools?, Dane County's 'sick' GOP among today's topics captimes.com/opinion/state-…

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

Opinion | Trump has sown division here, but he's galvanized Canada captimes.com/opinion/dave-z…

CapTimes's tweet card. Fifty-nine percent of Canadians view the United States as the “greatest threat” to their country as they boycott American products and cancel trips to the U.S.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 19

Opinion | Supporting our veterans shouldn’t be a talking point captimes.com/opinion/guest-…

CapTimes's tweet card. Jeff Smith: Since it opened in 2007, Klein Hall has saved countless lives. Now it’s our turn to save Klein Hall, the veterans home in Chippewa Falls.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 18

Opinion | Why I voted ‘no’ on the Wisconsin state budget captimes.com/opinion/guest-…

CapTimes's tweet card. Alex Joers: In its entirety, this budget left me with major concerns for Wisconsinites that I just could not look past.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 9 h

‼️ @staceyabrams is coming to #CapTimesIdeaFest! The former Georgia House Democratic leader will speak in conversation with @ktumulty of the @washingtonpost on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at @UWMadison's Shannon Hall. 🎟️ Tickets are on sale now: captimesideafest.com.

CapTimes's tweet image. ‼️ @staceyabrams is coming to #CapTimesIdeaFest!

The former Georgia House Democratic leader will speak in conversation with @ktumulty of the @washingtonpost on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at
@UWMadison's Shannon Hall.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now: captimesideafest.com.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 11 h

Big Ten commissioner takes stage amid college football playoff dispute captimes.com/sports/big-ten…

CapTimes's tweet card. Commissioner Tony Petitti differs with his counterpart in the SEC, Greg Sankey, differ on which 16-team football playoff model would be best.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 14 h

How Trump funding freeze affects Madison and Wisconsin adult education captimes.com/news/education…

CapTimes's tweet card. Nearly $7 million was previously set aside for Wisconsin programs that help adults complete high school, learn English and improve their literacy skills.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · 15 h

Madison Street Medicine marks a decade of 'care beyond clinic walls' captimes.com/news/health/ma…

CapTimes's tweet card. Since launching a Foot Care Clinic, the nonprofit has expanded to offer weekly services at shelters and elsewhere to bridge gaps in local health care.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

Madison’s 23rd Opera in the Park dazzles under the stars captimes.com/entertainment/…

CapTimes's tweet card. With hits from “Carmen” and “La Bohème,” plus new music from an upcoming world premiere, the annual opera celebration unfolded under clear skies.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

Wisconsin hospitals to pay higher taxes, get more for Medicaid patients captimes.com/news/governmen…

CapTimes's tweet card. Wisconsin lawmakers increased the taxes hospitals pay the state. In turn, the state will receive more federal matching funds for Medicaid reimbursement.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

New Madison restaurant aims to share Laotian food, culture captimes.com/food-drink/new…

CapTimes's tweet card. Sern Sapp on Williamson Street is a family business descended from the Lao Laan Xang restaurant on Atwood, but with its own vision.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 21

New leader takes over Dane County’s biggest agency — with cuts ahead captimes.com/news/governmen…

CapTimes's tweet card. John Schlueter now leads Human Services and is tasked with slashing millions amid budget shortfalls. Services will be impacted, he said.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 20

When Coldplay ruled the world at Camp Randall captimes.com/entertainment/…

CapTimes's tweet card. On Saturday in Madison, Coldplay delivered a two-hour, 24-song spectacle that spanned the band’s entire career — and nobody got caught on a kiss-cam.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 20

Coldplay plays Madison's Camp Randall (in photos) captimes.com/entertainment/…

CapTimes's tweet card. Scenes from Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres" tour stop at Camp Randall at UW-Madison on Saturday, July 19.

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The Capital Times@CapTimes · Jul 19

Badger men's basketball GM carries the ball behind the scenes captimes.com/sports/badger-…

CapTimes's tweet card. University of Wisconsin coach Greg Gard entrusts much of the team's operations to Marc VandeWettering, whose role has evolved to general manager.

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