Monday, September 30, 2024
City of Madison
- From a task to a passion: Justin Festge Russell takes over as Madison’s Youth Poet Laureate – Madison365
- We set out in search of rapid on Madison Metro – Tone Madison
- Forward Lookout on WORT 9/30/24 – Forward Lookout
- Madison seeks public input for naming new electric trash trucks – Madison Reporter
- Film fest, Week Without Driving, lock ’em up – Madison Bikes
- District 20 Weekly Meetings – September 29-October 9, 2024 – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 30, 2024 – Alder John Duncan
- Budget 2025 – Growth – Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford
- Neighborhood Meeting: Proposed Redevelopment of 423-427 West Mifflin Street – Alder Mike Verveer
- Street Division – Recycling Cart Inspections – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- D6 Items of Interest Week of September 30, 2024 – Alder Marsha Rummel
- Madison is at an Important Crossroad…plus this Week’s Updates – Alder Tag Evers
- Madison-based artist Jennifer Bastian chosen to be Artist-in-Residence at Thurber Park – City News
- A Conversation with Madison’s New Youth Poet Laureate Justin Fes… – WORT 89.9 FM
- Konkel and Kemble on budget season and ethics board – WORT 89.9 FM
- Madison artist named ‘Artist-in-Residence’ at Thurber Park – WKOW Channel 27
Dane County
- Community Leaders, Elected Officials and Disability Rights Advocates Unite for the ‘Week Without Driving’ – City News
- Traffic delays expected as Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Waunakee Tuesday – WMTV Channel 15
- A Week Without Driving kicks off in Dane County – WKOW Channel 27
Education
- More answers to your questions about Madison’s school referendums – State Journal
- Madison Metropolitan School District asks voters to approve referendum for facility upgrades, staff wages – Daily Cardinal
- UW-Madison holds hearing for pro-Palestine student, almost five months after the encampment protest at Library Mall – Channel3000.com
- How are area districts addressing phones in school? – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- UW-Madison ranked 39 in US News list of national universities – Badger Herald
- Students start to make housing plans for 2025-26 school year
– WKOW Channel 27
Sunday, September 29, 2024
City of Madison
- Henry Vilas Zoo earns 14 significant achievements in reaccreditation – WMTV Channel 15
- Join me for the week without driving! Lots of great info from other Alders. Voting updates, announcements and events. – Alder Regina Vidaver
- Madison Finance Committee Capital Budget Amendments – Forward Lookout
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 30, 2024 – Alder John Guequierre
Dane County
Education
Saturday, September 28, 2024
City of Madison
- Fall yard waste collection begins October 6 in Madison – Madison Reporter
- Meetings and Updates Week of Sept 30 – Alder Derek Field
- Overture Center celebrates 20 years in Madison – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison City Week Ahead 9/28/24 – Forward Lookout
Dane County
- Dane County Week Ahead 9/29/24 – Forward Lookout
Education
- DeForest School District looks to expand work opportunities for students with disabilities – Sun Prairie Star
Friday, September 27, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison CARES Teams Is Tax Dollars Well Spent, Should Not Be Cut By Mayor Or City Council – Caffeinated Politics
- New art installations encourage courtesy on Atwood Avenue multi-use path – Madison Reporter
- TetraPAKMAN returns as artist-in-residence at Central Library this fall – Madison Reporter
- Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests Madison city clerk was lying about absentee ballots – Wisconsin Watch
- Alert: Maple Prairie Park Area – Alder Nasra Wehelie
- BRT Cutting Ribbon Ceremony – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Last Call for Your Electric Truck Name Ideas – City News
- Complaint alleges Madison police oversight chair tried to interfere with daughter’s arrest – State Journal
- TetraPAKMAN announced as the new artist-in-residence at Madison Central Library – Madison365
- Madison couple witnesses ‘CARES’ assist man facing mental health challenges – WMTV Channel 15
- Wisconsin city’s mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, questions over elections – Channel3000.com
Dane County
- DeForest library, chamber to host candidate forum – Sun Prairie Star
- Westport residents attempt to incorporate, stave off redevelopment – Cap Times
- Westport seeks village incorporation to regulate land use, protect community resources – WMTV Channel 15
Education
- Our attorney and UWPD’s argue about body cams – Tone Madison
- UW-Madison sees ‘disappointing’ enrollment drop for students of color – Cap Times
- Former Sun Prairie school resource officer sentenced for child enticement – State Journal
- MCPASD focuses on safety around school buses – WKOW Channel 27
- Two UW Madison students facing disciplinary hearings over alleged encampment involvement – Channel3000.com
- Former school resource officer sentenced for child sex crime – WKOW Channel 27
- Former Sun Prairie SRO sentenced to 4 years in prison for child enticement – Channel3000.com
Thursday, September 26, 2024
City of Madison
- Lane closures announced for University Avenue starting September 25 – Madison Reporter
- North Bassett Street to close for crane assembly – Madison Reporter
- Madison Clerk responds to Rep. Tiffany on ballot processing error Madison Reporter
- North Bassett Street Closure – Alder Mike Verveer
- TetraPAKMAN Announced as the New Artist-in-Residence at Central Library – City News
- Art installed along Atwood Ave. multi-use path as part of Percent for Art program – City News
- Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Week of October 6, 2024 – City News
- U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany: Demands a third-party investigation into Madison’s duplicate absentee ballots – WisPolitics
- THU AM Update: Madison clerk says 2,215 duplicate ballots mistakenly sent to voters, none returned – WisPolitics
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway talks affordable housing, budget deficit, gun safety at student media roundtable – Badger Herald
- Madison corrects absentee ballot mailing error, and GOP congressman – Cap Times
- Tom Tiffany spreads misleading information about Madison ballot error – Isthmus
Dane County
- Proposed Dane County budget cuts spending as pandemic aid dries up – Daily Cardinal
- County Board approves financing recycling center rebuild – Sun Prairie Star
- Madison’s Henry Vilas Zoo gets to keep it’s accreditation – WPR
- Henry Vilas Zoo receives AZA reaccreditation – Channel3000.com
Education
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison homes unaffordable for the workers building them, study finds – Cap Times
- Bicycle Film Festival, Oct 3: Get your tickets now! – Madison Bikes
- Build Our City for the Future – Alder Charles Myadze
- Response to Rep. Tiffany’s Letter to the Madison Clerk’s Office – City News
- Evening Lane Closures: University Avenue – City News
- Road Closure for Crane Assembly: North Bassett Street – City News
- Rapid transit line running – Clarion
- Rising costs prompt Madison church redevelopment to ditch most of its underground parking – State Journal
- Local Leaders Host Bus Rapid Transit Ribbon Cutting – WORT 89.9 FM
- South Madison residents review Park Badger redevelopment plan – Madison Reporter
- Madison addresses issue of duplicate absentee ballots – Madison Reporter
- City of Madison completes annual treatment for emerald ash borer – Madison Reporter
Dane County
- “CARES” program expansion to Sun Prairie introduced to Madison Common Council – WMTV Channel 15
- Mayor Esser, Greater Madison MPO support the Week Without Driving – Sun Prairie Star
- Monona taxpayers face $3 Million referendum to support city services – Channel 27
- Dane County Youth Commission releases state of teens post-pandemic survey – Channel3000.com
- Madison city clerk assures voters of Wisconsin election security – WMTV Channel 15
- Funding issues impacting Dane County’s homeless resource centers – Channel3000.com
- A section of N. Bassett Street to briefly close Friday – Channel3000.com
- A portion of University Avenue to briefly close Wednesday – Fox 47
- Dane County survey shows boost in student mental health since pandemic – WMTV Channel 15
Education
- Madison School Board may have some convincing to do to pass $607 million referendums – State Journal
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
City of Madison
- D12 Updates this week – Alder Armani Latimer Burris
- 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month – Alder Janette Figueroa Cole
- September 23, 2024 – Meeting and Events Highlights – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
- Immigrant Population Madison WI – Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Highlights from the Bus Rapid Transit Ribbon-Cutting – Madison News
- South Madison residents get first look at site plan for future Park Badger redevelopment – Madison News
- Duplicate absentee ballots sent to 2,000 Madison voters – Badger Herald
- Downtown Madison gets new greenspace – Badger Herald
- Controversial Madison development breaks ground at Filene House site– Cap times
- Madison officials reveal plans for future Park Badger Redevelopment Project – WMTV Channel 15
- MMSD high schools, UW-Madison buildings return as polling locations ahead of Nov. election – WMTV Channel 15
- Community meetings held for future Park Badger redevelopment – Channel3000.com
- Using Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System – Channel3000.com
- City of Madison holds ribbon cutting for Bus Rapid Transit – WKOW channel 27
- Madison’s deputy city clerk responds to concerns over duplicate ballot error – WKOW Channel 27
- What to know as Bus Rapid Transit gets rolling in Madison – Channel3000.com
- Officials celebrate launch of Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit system – WMTV Channel 15
- Metro Transit working through issues after implementing BRT Rapid Route – WMTV Channel 15
Dane County
- Town of Westport seeks to incorporate as a village – Waunakee Tribune
- Addressing Youth Homelessness in Dane County – WORT 89.9 FM
- Westport supervisors vote to pursue village status amid land control issues – Fox 47
- Middleton police chief announces retirement, city actively recruiting his replacement – WKOW Channel 27
Education
- Strong Schools, Strong Community: Announces first slate of endorsements – Wis Politics
- UW-Madison welcomes second-largest freshman class in school history – Channel3000.com
Monday, September 23, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison City Week Ahead 9/23/24 – Forwardlookout.com
- Bikes, BRT & Regent Street – Madison Bikes
- Two years and 400 unpaid hours later, a Metro Transit mural is in limbo – Tone Madison
- Youth Climate Action Shines at the MOST Awards – Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway
- Common Council to Consider Stormwater Ordinance Amendment on September 24 – Alder John Guequirre
- Human Resources Presentation to Council – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- WHY THE REFERENDUM MATTERS – Dina Nina Martinez Rutherford
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 23, 2024 – Alder Bill Tishler
- Madison Launches BRT, Wisconsin State Journal Endorses Referendum, and this Week’s Updates – Alder Tag Evers
- Madison Clerk’s Office Correcting Duplicate Ballots – City News
- Emerald Ash Borer Treatments Completed for 2024; Over 3,000 Trees Treated Again This Year – City News
- Madison City Clerk mistakenly sent duplicate ballots to about 2,000 people for Nov. 5 election – State Journal
- Malfunctioning doors aside, Madison’s BRT debut ‘smoother than expected’ – State Journal
- Trouble connecting your BRT Fast Fare card to your account? Here’s the trick– State Journal
- ‘We know we are collectively not doing enough’: Mayor of Madison covers housing, transit during roundtable – Daily Cardinal
- Complete coverage of Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit system – State Journal
- ‘How can we afford to live in Madison?’: Expert panelists discuss problems and solutions – Daily Cardinal
- Metro Transit staff stepping in to help riders navigate Madison’s new BRT system – State Journal
- Bus Rapid Transit launches Sunday with some morning delays and optimism from riders, staff – State Journal
- Bus Rapid Transit rolls out in Madison – WPR
- Madison Clerk’s Office corrects error that sent duplicate ballots to voters – Fox 47
- Madison Police Chief shares violent crime data following latest FBI national report – WKOW Channel 27
- Monona adds new referendum to ballot – Channel3000.com
- Error fixed after duplicate ballots sent out to some voters, according to Madison Clerk’s Office – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison Clerk’s Office: Error corrected that led to duplicate ballots being sent out WKOW Channel 27
- Dane County mayors urge reform on local government funding – Madison Reporter
- Street closures announced for Willy Street Fair this weekend – Madison Reporter
Dane County
- Former EMS director tells the commission to “get your act together” – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- Dane County executive candidates discuss racial and social justice iss… – WORT 89.9 FM
- Monona seeking public input on November ballot – Channel3000.com
- Town of Westport to petition to become village – WKOW Channel 27
- Town of Westport starts petition to become a village – WMTV Channel 15
- Middleton residents may see brown water as fire hydrants get flushed – WKOW Channel 27
Education
- Sun Prairie’s Eastside Elementary named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School – Sun Prairie Star
- Waunakee Middle School groundbreaking ceremony – Waunakee Tribune
Sunday, September 22, 2024
City of Madison
- Meetings and Updates week of Sept 23 – Alder Derek Field
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 22, 2024 – Alder John Duncan
- Five Take-Aways From First Budget Exploration Session – Alder John Guequierre
- Bus Rapid Transit launches with some morning delays and optimism from riders, staff – Wisconsin State Journal
- Flood advisory issued for Madison as heavy rains continue – Wisconsin State Journal
- Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit is now in service – WMTV Channel 15
- Metro launches Bus Rapid Transit system – WKOW Channel 27
Saturday, September 21, 2024
City of Madison
- Impact of West Area Plan on District 19 – Alder John Guequierre
- District 19 Highlights and Meeting and Events for the Week of September 23, 2024 – Alder John Guequierre
- D6 Items of Interest Week of September 23, 2024 – Alder Marsha Rummel
- What to know ahead of Bus Rapid Transit launching Sunday – WMTV channel 15
Dane County
- Dane County mayors say state to blame for wave of referendums – Wisconsin State Journal
Education
- Act 20 to modify literacy education in Madison schools – Cahnnel3000.com
Friday, September 20, 2024
City of Madison
- BRT is awesome!!! – Supervisor Yogesh Chawla
- Secure Ballot Drop Boxes Now Open – City News
- Dane County Mayors Urge State to Fund Local Governments – City News
- 10/1/24 Meeting RE 306 S Brearly development proposal – Alder Marsha Rummel
- Bus Rapid Transit Starts Sunday, West and Northeast Area Plans Approved and more! – Alder Charles Myadze
- New downtown park opens on Madison’s Lake Monona waterfront – Cap Times
- More than 100 city of Madison cameras inoperable, latest report says – State Journal
- City of Madison’s election drop boxes open up – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison Public Market on track to open in July 2025 – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison opens ballot drop boxes – WKOW Channel 27
- Overture Center for the Arts celebrating 20th anniversary – WKOW Channel 27
Dane County
- Waunakee to unveil first accessible, all-inclusive playground – Channel3000.com
- Waunakee Community School District breaks ground on new middle school – WKOW Channel 27
Education
- Tracing DeForest School District’s journey to $7.9 million referendum – SunPrairie Star
- ASM passes legislation calling on Chancellor Mnookin to meet with graduate student union, stronger role for shared governance – Daily Cardinal
Thursday, September 19, 2024
City of Madison
- Bus Rapid Transit Launches on Sunday, September 22 – City News
- Absentee Ballots are in the Mail – City News
- Street Closures – Willy Street Fair – City News
- David Ahrens: Referenda would hit low-income families hard – Wis Politics/Cap Times
- District 20 Updates – Week of September 16, 2024 – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
- Transportation Commission to Discuss Middle School Crossing Guards at Tonight’s Virtual Meeting – Wednesday, September 18th at 5:00 PM – Alder Bill Tishler
- From Our Zoo Friends: Run Wild – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- City of Madison introduces two electric garbage trucks – Badger Herald
- Affordable housing consensus needed in Madison, panel says – Cap Times
- Here’s how to use Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit when it starts Sunday – State Journal
- Bike Share Madison – WORT 89.9 FM
- Interim Dane County Executive Jamie Kuhn Outlines 2025 Budget Proposal… – WORT 89.9 FM
- Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for new Lakefront Porch Park – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison Bus Rapid Transit route launches Sunday – WKOW Channel 17
Dane County
- New affordable workforce housing complex opens in Middleton – WKOW Channel 27
- Second Harvest Foodbank funding not included in Dane County budget proposal – Fox 47
- Dane County leaders unveil 2025 budget proposal – Fox 47
- WATCH: New Dane Co. initiative aims to reduce risk of students being hit by drivers – WMTV Channel 15
Education
- UW-Madison professors launch opioid overdose response center – Badger Herald
- UW launches nationwide search for new police chief – Badger Herald
- UW-Madison SJP protests student disciplinary hearing, criticizes new expressive policy – Daily Cardinal
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
City of Madison
- How to Vote Absentee by Mail – City News
- Parents demand safety as city considers crossing guard program for middle schools – WKOW Channel 27
Dane County
- Dane County Must Address $100,000 Shortfall At Urban Triage, Homeless Pay The Price – Caffeinated Politics
- Dane County Executive Kuhn: Releases 2025 budget proposal – WisPolitics
- Dane County sheriff fires back at Reps. Van Orden, Tiffany on immigration issue – WisPolitics
- Alliant Energy Center upgrades, more community resources in proposed Dane County budget – State Journal
- Sun Prairie approves $30 ‘wheel tax’; it’s the fourth such vehicle registration fee in Dane County – State Journal
- Dane County agency budget requests hint at staffing strains, new fees – Cap Times
- Dane County Youth Governance Program highlights student participation in local government – Daily Cardinal
- Fitchburg leaders seek help tackling growing food insecurity among seniors – WMTV Channel 15
- Sun Prairie approves vehicle registration fee for residents – WKOW Channel 27
- Dane County Job Center hosts open house – WKOW Channel 27
- Dane County executive releases proposal for 2025 budget – WKOW Channel27
- WATCH: Dane County executive releases 2025 budget – WMTV Channel 15
Education
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
City of Madison
- CARES Of Madison Performs Superbly, One Case Proves That To Be True – Caffeinated Politics
- District 19 Alder John Guequierre Hosts Three City Budget Educational Sessions – City News
- Greater Madison MPO Seeks Community Input on Draft Coordinated Plan – City News
- City of Madison celebrates groundbreaking for Theresa Terrace townhomes – City News
- Library Takeover Team Hosting Day of Indian Mindfulness Activities at Central Library – City News
- General Election Media Kit Now Available – City News
- Madison’s Unique Lakefront Porch Park Opens with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony– City News
- More info on 2025 City budget, Announcements & Events – Alder Regina Vidaver
- First District 19 Budget Education Session is Tomorrow, September 18, at 6 PM! – Alder John Guequierre
- City of Madison celebrates National Voter Registration Day – Badger Herald
- Library Takeover Team to host day of Indian mindfulness activities at Madison Central Library – Madison 365
- ‘We Need More Housing’: City of Madison’s zoning change targets affordable student living – Badger Herald
- Madison targets ‘missing middle’ in new west side affordable housing project – WMTV Channel 15
- City of Madison breaks ground on housing development meant to address ‘missing middle’ – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison CDA breaks ground on new ‘missing middle’ housing – Channel3000.com
- Help name city of Madison trash collection trucks – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison Parks to cut ribbon Thursday on new Lakefront Porch – Fox 47
Dane County
- Waunakee Village Board approves resolution formally recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month – Waunakee Tribune
- Village of Deerfield hires website service – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- Dane County supervisors hear department funding requests – Daily Cardinal
- Sun Prairie approves $30 wheel tax – Channel3000.com
- Village of Oregon addresses needs for additional funding, staff in new report – Cahnnel3000.com
Education
- UW launches pharmacy-focused regional center to combat the opioid crisis – Campus News
- UW-Madison launches search for new police chief – Campus News
- Information sessions for Waunakee School District operational referendum planned for coming weeks – Waunakee Tribune
- MMSD Board of Education approves pay raise for teachers and school district employees – Madison365
- Madison School District has plan to fix lunch program’s finances, but it’ll take almost a decade – State Journal
- UW-Madison officially launches search for new police chief – WKOW Channel 27
- ‘Positive step’: Teachers union hopeful in new pay raises, MMSD superintendent – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison teachers to see pay increase – Fox 47
Monday, September 16, 2024
City of Madison
- Lake Loops, Events & Stats – Madison Bikes
- Celebrate National Voter Registration Day! – City of Madison
- Warner Park Community Recreation Center Expansion Moves Forward – City News
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 16, 2024 – Alder Bill Tishler
- Lunch and Learn/Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 16, 2024 – Alder Nasra Wehelie
- Contract awarded for Warner Park Rec Center expansion project– Channel3000.com
- Madison’s first metro BRT route go into effect this week– WMTV Channel 15
Dane County
- Sun Prairie ‘wheel tax’ would be fourth in Dane County – State Journal
Education
- Dave Cieslewicz: Where’s Superintendent Joe Gothard on the return of police officers to Madison high schools? Isthmus/WisPolitics
- Universities of Wisconsin projects higher enrollment, led by UW-Madison – State Journal
- Madison school district leaders approve pay raises deal with union – Cap Times
- MMSD board approves 2% staff raise; 2% more if referendum passes – WMTV Channel 15
- MMSD Board of Education approves pay raises for staff members – WKOW Channel 27
Sunday, September 15, 2024
City of Madison
- D6 Items of Interest Week of September 16, 2024 – Alder Marsha Rummel
- Meetings and Updates Week of Sept 16 – Alder Derek Field
- Public Information Meeting – 8421 Mansion Hill Avenue – Thursday September 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM – Alder John Duncan
- District 13 Updates for the Week of September 16 – Alder Tag Evers
Dane County
- Waunakee’s new communication manager launches initiatives – Waunakee Tribune
Education
Saturday, September 14, 2024
City of Madison
- Parks Staff – Shadowing – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
Dane County
Friday, September 13, 2024
City of Madison
- Firefighter Fun Day Comes to the North Side! – Alder Charles Myadze
- Madison updates sustainability plan to help reach 100% renewable energy – WMTV Channel 15
Dane County
- Dane County Kicks Off 2025 Budget Process – WORT 89.9 FM
- Dane Co. budget proposal to be released next week, hearings set for next month – Channel3000.com
- Middleton adds referendum to ballot to fund stormwater management program – Channel3000.com
Education
- Madison schools report fewer vacancies, union reports pay raises deal – Cap Times
- Madison teachers, school district reach deal on raises – State Journal
More . . .
Thursday, September 12, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison and the University of Wisconsin partner to create more affordable housing– Daily Cardinal
- Madison City Council passes land use plans for west, northeast sides – Cap Times
- ALERT: Glendale & Lake Edge – Alder Dina Nina Martinex-Rutherford
- Let’s Talk Budget: Dane County Hearings – Alder Yanette Figueroa Cole
- ‘Firefighter Fun Day’ Comes to the North Side! – City News
- City of Madison Adopts Sustainability Plan – City News
- Southbound Intersection Closure: Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Doty Street – City News
- Sabrina Madison tries to keep Imagination Center alive – Isthmus
- Madison Metro Transit named 2024 Climate Champion ahead of electric bus launch – WMTV Channel 15
Dane County
Education
- New study reveals students struggle with rent costs and housing close to campus – Daily Cardinal
- UW-Madison: Ad hoc study group report – WisPolitics
- Students for Justice in Palestine protest misconduct charges after encampment – Badger Herald
- How are alcohol sales going at Camp Randall? – Channel3000.com
- MMSD improves busing timeliness at start of 2024-25 school year – WMTV Channel 15
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison City Council expands affordable housing incentive with aim to help students – State Journal
- Madison City Council approves West, Northeast area plans with few changes – State Journal
- Amid tax hike on ballots, Madison mayor pitches record capital budget – Cap Times
- Madison residents oppose road expansion in Northeast Area Plan during Common Council meeting – WMTV Channel 15
- Honor our First Responders on this 23rd Anniversary of 9-11 – Alder Charles Myadze
- Voter Registration Drive Precautions – City News
- West Area, Northeast Area Plans pass Common Council; work on Southwest, Southeast Area Plans begins this fall – City News
- Common Council approves change to allow more affordable student housing
– City News
- Alder Nasra Wehelie of District 7 Hosts Lunch and Learn featuring the City of Madison Community Development Division – City News
- New apartment to occupy empty lot on Langdon Street – Daily Cardinal
- Madison Common Council approves incentivizing downtown developers to create more affordable student housing – Channel3000.com
- Wisconsin History Center reaches new construction milestone on the Capitol square – WMTV Channel 15
- West and Northeast Area plans passed by Common Council – WKOW Channel 27
- Common Council expands downtown affordable housing incentive to include student housing – Channel3000.com
Dane County
- Construction continues on Amazon distribution facility in Cottage Grove – WMTV Channel 15
- Fitchburg seeking public input on referendum – Channel3000.com
- City of Fitchburg places referendum question on November ballot to address staffing concerns – Channel3000.com
Education
- UW-Madison reports brick relocation project could take years – WMTV Channel 15
- Sun Prairie School District to temporarily borrow an amount not to exceed $13.4 million – Sun Prairie Star
- MMSD improves bussing timeliness at start of 2024-25 school year – WMTV Channel 15
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison City Council to decide fate of proposed West Area Plan– Cap Times
- Hospital, Chabad expansions, youth-oriented housing get Plan Commission green light – State Journal
- DISTRICT 20 UPDATES – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
- 2025 Executive Capital Budget to Support Growing City– City News
- Explore the Night Sky at Moon Over Monona Terrace This Friday – City News
- Sample Ballots Now Available – City News
- Less debt, fewer projects: Mayor reveals $418M capital budget as referendum looms – State Journal
- Madison Arts Commission will induct newest youth poet laureate, showcase new art tonight at the Madison Municipal Building – Madison365
- Mayor Rhodes-Conway Announces 2025 Capital Budget Proposal – WORT 89.9 FM
- Madison mayor unveils 2025 Capital Budget – WMTV Channel 15
- Madison mayor introduces capital budget proposal – WKOW Channel 27
- Reactions to the West Area Plan Created Unintended New Communities – Alder Bill Tishler
- City of Madison hosts open house to view new Bus Rapid Transit stations, buses – Badger Herald
Dane County
- Waunakee village staff to recommend MSA as sustainability consultant– Waunakee Tribune
- Waunakee School Board approves $13.2 million in temporary borrowing – Waunakee Tribune
Education
- Madison middle schools losing their crossing guards – Cap Times
- One week in, is Madison school busing going better than last year? – State Journal
- Proposed charter high school gets skeptical reception from Madison School Board – State Journal
- Fans pick up memorial bricks outside Camp Randall before they’re moved – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison Common Council to vote on West, Northeast Area Plans Tuesday – Channel3000.com
- Madison Police determines no threat following social media posts Fox 47
- MPD: No threats to MMSD schools after threatening post circulates – WMTV Channel 15
- UW introduces Free Expression module on protest rights – Badger Herald
- New MMSD bussing data has positive outlook for school year – Channel3000.com
- Chancellor Mnookin talks student expression, approved budget, housing at student media roundtable – Badger Herald
Whoa
- Goodman Community Center under investigation for financial impropriety – Cap Times
- Police investigating finances of Madison community center – WPR
Monday, September 9, 2024
City of Madison
- Debate About Williamson Street Proposed Liquor Store, Or Is It A ‘Convenience Store’?– Caffeinated Politics
- Olin-Turville detour, Area Plans, UBRC classes, West Wash experiment – Madison Bikes
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 9, 2024– Alder Bill Tishler
- Who Owes Madison Nearly $13 Million? Alder Dina Nina Martinez Rutherford
- Updates for the Week of September 9 – Alder Tag Evers
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 9, 2024 – Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford
- Celebrate Disability Voting Rights Week – City News
- Common Council to make final review of West Area Plan and Northeast Area Plan on September 10 – City News
- Who owes the city of Madison nearly $13 million? – Isthmus
Dane County
- Deer Grove EMS proposal more costly than current provider – Cambridge News/Deerfield Independent
- Deerfield Community School District operational referendum question on Nov. 5 ballot – Cambridge News/Deerfield Independent
Education
- Bus pass pickup moves to Ogg Hall due to long lines at Union South – Daily Cardinal
Sunday, September 8, 2024
City of Madison
- Madison City Week Ahead 9/9/24 – Forward Lookout
- Ask Me Anything Event on the City Budget – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 9, 2024 – Alder Charles Myadze
Dane County
- Dane County Week Ahead 9/9/24 – Forward Lookout
Saturday, September 7, 2024
City of Madison
- Meetings and Updates Week of Sept 9 – Alder Derek Field
- D6 Items of Interest Week of September 9, 2024 – Alder Marsha Rummel
- How Public Transit and the Automobile Reshaped Madison – Topic of the District 11 Book Club Discussion on October 9th at 7:00 PM at the Sequoya Library – Alder Bill Tishler
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 9, 2024 – Alder John Guequierre
Dane County
- Dane County Sheriff eagerly anticipates new, improved jail – Sun Prairie Star
Education
Friday, September 6, 2024
City of Madison
- Don’t Forget-Northside Festival is Tomorrow! – Alder Charles Myadze
- Ironman Triathlon Traffic Impacts – Alder Mike Verveer
- Rotary Club of Madison: Affordable Housing Solutions – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Hammersley Road Resurfacing and Brush Collection – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Paul Fanlund: Discontent with Satya Rhodes-Conway, City Council simmers – WisPolitics
- “Ask Me Anything” Event on the City Budget – City News
- Madison Arts to induct latest Youth Poet Laureate, showcase new art in Madison Municipal Building – City News
- More city of Madison service charges?– Isthmus
- Madison Commuters check out ‘bendy buses’ at BRT Station Open House – Channel3000.com
- Madison Arts names latest Youth Poet Laureate – WKOW Channel 27
- John Nolen Dr down to two lanes in each direction starting Monday
– Channel3000.com
- ‘This is our blessing, this will be our year’: Families move into affordable housing redevelopment – WKOW Channel 27
- City of Madison hosting a virtual hot seat event about the 2025 budget referendum – WKOW Channel 27
- Madison Arts to induct youth poet laureate, showscase new art in Madison Municipal Building – Channel3000.com
Dane County
- Proposed sand and gravel quarry in Verona stirs land use debate – Cap Times
- Mayhem in Monona? – WORT 89.9 FM
Education
- Monona Grove parents still feeling ‘afraid’ as School District attempts to fix budget crisis – State Journal
- UW-Madison: Memorial bricks will be displayed near Camp Randall after uproar from fans – WPR
- University of Wisconsin Athletics announces plans for memorial bricks around Camp Randall Stadium – WMTV Channel 15
- Washington Monthly ranks UW as top public university – Badger Herald
Thursday, September 5, 2024
City of Madison
- Several streets in Madison to close Sunday in preparation of Ironman Triathlon – Channel3000.com
- Ironman and football this weekend, Keep our students safe, Announcements and Events
– Alder Regina Vidaver
- Neighborhood Meeting: Proposed Redevelopment of 418-446 West Washington Avenue and 413-417 West Mifflin Street – Alder Mike Verveer
- Madison should reinstate police officers in schools, Police Chief Shon Barnes says
– State Journal
- An ‘awestruck moment’: Demolition of old Wisconsin Historical Museum to start this month – State Journal
- Madison to use new voting tech to process absentee ballots – Isthmus
- Madison police chief calls for reinstatement of school resource officers – WKOW Channel 27
Dane County
- Could Madison’s mental health crisis program expand to Sun Prairie? – Cap Times
- Dane County Board to recognize important transportation resolution – Fox 47
Education
- Mnookin talks student protest, housing at ASM meeting – Badger Herald
- Joe Gothard hints at future changes as Madison students return to school – State Journal
- UW Athletics clarifies plan for memorial bricks at Camp Randall – WKOW Channel 27
- ‘They stand with the status quo’: Protesters react to UW-Madison updated protest policy – Channel3000.com
- UW-Madison admin, students for Palestine share status of last semester’s agreement – WMTV Channel 15
- Petition to preserve memorial bricks at Camp Randall reaches 1,000 signatures – WKOW Channel 27
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
City of Madison
- Neighborhood Meeting – Midpoint Meadows – Wednesday, September 4, 6:30 p.m. – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
- Rutledge St Reconstruction Update – Alder Marsha Rummel
- Library Takeover Team Plans Event to Shed Light on Domestic Violence within the LatinX Community – City News
- Street Closure for Ironman Triathlon – City News
- 4-minute school bus ride turns into ‘unsafe’ 30-minute walk after cut bus stop – WKOW Channel 27
- Metro Transit’s new “Fast Fare” system modernizes the rider experience – WKOW Channel 27
- Road closures happening Sunday in Madison for Ironman Triathlon – WMTV Channel 15
- Several streets in Madison to close Sunday in preparation for Ironman Triathlon – Fox 47
- Street closures announced for Ironman Triathlon – WKOW Channel 27
- Several streets in Madison to close Sunday in preparation for Ironman Triathlon – Channel3000.com
Dane County
- New director tapped for Alliant Energy Center; 3rd since 2020 – State Journal
- Dane County to hold 2025 budget public hearings – Waunakee Tribune
- Roundabout construction on Parmenter Street moved to Sept. 10 – WKOW Channel 27
- Public Health Madison & Dane County to hold vaccine clinics – Fox 47
Education
- Referendums and buses on Joe Gothard’s mind as new school year starts – Cap Times
- FAFSA fiasco, Supreme Court ruling on race may affect UW enrollment – Cap Times
- In the 608: New Superintendent at Waunakee Schools speaks with News 3 Now This Morning – Channel3000.com
- Get Your Kids Up to Date on Vaccines at School Clinics – City News
- Back-to-school vaccine clinics in Madison area set for October – State Journal
- “Permanent” memorial bricks to be removed from Camp Randall – WMTV Channel 15
- MMSD: Passing November referendums will enhance student learning and support – WMTV Channel 15
- Parent speaks out after UW announces removal of “Brick Walk of Fame”
– Channel3000.com
- 6 vaccine clinics to be held in October for K-12 students in Madison, Dane County = WKOW Channel 27
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
City of Madison
- Let’s Talk Budget – 2025 Outlook – Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Forward Lookout Returns to WORT 89.9 FM – Forward Lookout
- Introducing Multi-Family Developments on Odana and Normandy – Alder John Guequierre
- Meadowood Park Area: Playground Replacement – Alder Yanette Figueroa Cole
- A virtual neighborhood meeting to hear about 210-Unit proposal is scheduled for Wednesday September 4, at 6:30 PM. – Alder Nasra Wehelie
- September is Library Card Sign-Up Month at Madison Public Library – City News
- New Madison housing group takes up study recommendations addressing high student rents – Isthmus
- Madison developer poised to break ground on unconventional apartment project Downtown – State Journal
Dane County
- Dane County Board to hold public hearings for 2025 budget – Channel3000.com
- Dane Co. residents encouraged to attend public budget hearings – WMTV Channel 15
Education
- School in Madison is back in session. Here’s what you should know – State Journal
- In the 608: MMSD welcomes back students for first day of school – Channel3000.com
- MMSD aims for smooth bus rollout as the school year kicks off – Channel3000.com
- League of Women Voters of Dane County host public forum about MMSD referenda
– WMTV Channel 15
Monday, September 2, 2024
City of Madison
- Crashes, Middleton, and a Challenge – Madison Bikes
- D6 Items of Interest Week of September 2, 2024 – Alder Marsha Rummel
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 2, 2024 – Alder John Duncan
- Happy Labor Day, More Budget Disinformation, Good Neighbor Gathering Returns Sept 8 – Alder Tag Evers
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 2, 2024 – Alder Bill Tishler
- Madison considers allowing taller buildings to expand student housing – Cap Times
- Madison City Week Ahead 9/3/24 – Forward Lookout
- Forward Lookout: Special Labor Day Extended Edition! – WORT 89.9 FM
- Construction closes Hancock and Wilson St. intersection beginning Tuesday – WMTV Channel 15
Dane County
- Dane County Week Ahead 9/3/24 – Forward Lookout
- Cambridge Fire and EMS commission holds another tense meeting – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
Education
- 6 Dane County school districts have referendums on the November ballot – State Journal
- MMSD superintendent, Madison mayor, and U.S. deputy secretary of education to visit MMSD schools on Wednesday – Madison365
- Madison College aviation program expands, takes flight for second year – WMTV Channel 15
- New UW-Madison protest policy ‘clearly unconstitutional,’ free speech expert says – Daily Cardinal
Sunday, September 1, 2024
City of Madison
- Meetings and Updates Week of Sept 3 – Alder Derek Field
- Fireworks at Nakoma Golf Club This Evening – September 1st – Alder Tag Evers
Education