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This navy blue hat with the Madison Minutes memo logo will make you the envy of your friends and strangers alike.

A Madison resident is is being held liable for contamination beneath a building he owns, despite the fact he was never involved in the dry cleaning business that operated there in the 1950s and 1960s. He hopes new legislation will relieve him of financial liability once and for all.

New federal limits on hazardous “forever chemicals” could mean cleaner, safer drinking water. But some residents may see higher utility bills.

Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature in Wisconsin is still struggling to legalize medicinal marijuana.