On Tuesday, June 1, the Madison Common Council in Madison, Wisconsin, adopted a resolution that prohibited Rhythm & Booms, the nonprofit that organizes Fourth of July fireworks, from donating any money to Boy Scouts. For the past several years, the local Boy Scouts have worked with the fireworks organizers to raise charitable funds for community organizations, and the local Boy Scouts have been recipients of some of those funds. 

The Scouts said they would continue to help Rhythm & Booms collect charitable contributions even though they would not benefit. "That would not be our style, to stop helping.  That would not be very Scout-like." said Chuck Dobbins, executive director of the Four Lake Council. 

Below are links to news stories and commentary about this case.

News

June 8:

"Couple donates money to Boy Scouts after council action," Associated Press

June 2:

 "City Blocks Booms $$ For Scouts," The Capital Times 

"'booms' Fund Can't Give To Scouts," Wisconsin State Journal

 "Debatable: Should public money go to the Boy Scouts?," The Journal Times 

"Boy Scouts Banned From Rhythm And Booms Money," Channel3000.com

Commentary

June 5:

"Boy Scouts Vs. Political Correctness," Hans Zeiger, Wisconsin State Journal (to see this as a pdf of the actual newspaper page, click here.

"Scouts Caught In Middle," Letter to the Editor, Wisconsin State Journal

June 4:

"Boy Scouts Still Under Heavy Fire," David Limbaugh

"Fireworks over the Boy Scouts," Hans Zeiger