The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Executive producer Hayley Sperling and Madison Minutes newsletter editor Rob Thomas recap the largest private donation to the University of Wisconsin and what’s going on with the city’s capital budget. Plus the story behind Madison’s newest upcoming music festival.

Mentioned on the show:

With $75 million gift for new UW–Madison engineering building, brothers’ impact spans generations and transcends campus boundaries [UW-Madison]

Amid tax hike on ballots, Madison mayor pitches record capital budget [Cap Times]

Joey's Song benefit concert becoming 4-day music festival [Wisconsin State Journal]

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