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We are giving away 25 tickets to the 365 Leadership Summit!
A ticket to the state’s premier professional development, networking and community-building event costs $199, but we are feeling generous. We’re giving away one ticket to the first 25 people who ask for one.
CLICK THIS LINK to give us your info, and we’ll email you a promo code. It’s that simple!
And now, the news …
Families, food pantries brace for FoodShare delay amid government shutdown
By Robert Chappell
October 24, 2025
Connie Shaw has relied on the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly known as food stamps – in some measure since 1993, when she was adjudicated to be fully disabled. These days, she lives on $1,070 a month in Social Security benefits, of which $400 goes to rent, and $181 a month […]
Beyond the Title: Bryan Capabyab
By Henry Sanders
October 24, 2025
Beyond the Title is a series of Q&As with alumni of Madison365’s Most Influential lists. Join many of our Most Influential at the 365 Leadership Summit on November 3! Bryan Cayabyab (Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American leaders, 2022) is building a new entrepreneurial venture after several years as human resources director at food and beverage […]
Rising Disney star is a freshman at UW-Madison
By Robert Chappell
October 24, 2025
When Disney’s Electric Bloom hit streaming, viewers met Lucas Jasper — the loyal class crush who becomes the heart of a band of three girls. Behind the character is Nate Buescher, a Chicago native now finding his footing as a University of Wisconsin–Madison student. “Electric Bloom is about a band,” Buescher explained in an interview […]
365 Amplified: Pumpkins, politics & a rising Disney star
By Robert Chappell
October 24, 2025
Hosts: Rob Chappell, Stephanie Díaz de León, and Omar WaheedGuest: Nate Buescher, UW–Madison freshman and star of Disney Channel’s Electric BloomRuntime: 53:38 Listen now: On this week’s podcast, we catch up on a range of news stories from the week, and get acquainted with a new neighbor who’s a rising Disney star. 🌟 Leadership Summit Preview The eighth annual 365 […]
Real Life. Real Faith. Week 5: Finding your why
By Henry Sanders
October 24, 2025
Over the past few weeks, we have been walking through what it means to live out real faith in real life. In week one, we talked about identity and knowing who you are as a child of God. In week two, we talked about loneliness and how you are never really alone because God is […]
For many Venezuelans, economic fears trump concerns of US military action
By CNN
October 24, 2025
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — The daily routine of Samuel Carreño has turned upside down since the end of August. That was around the time Donald Trump ordered warships to the southern Caribbean in what the US president said was a mission against drug trafficking, unleashing a wave of geopolitical tensions […]
When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns
By CNN
October 24, 2025
By Danya Gainor, Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago’s city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain on a sleepy Sunday afternoon watching TV, scrolling through social media and enjoying midday coffee at home. As rain pattered against windows, and trees […]
