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MLK Weekend Round Up

Short week, lots to do . . . City Council meeting, County Board meeting, Mayoral and County Executive debates . . . among other things.

MLK (County) Week Ahead

Also short week, but also many meetings.

Scott McDonell: County Union Contracts

Bonus question: What are your thoughts on the union contracts approved by the County Board last Thursday.

Scott McDonell: How would Dane County Be Different?

Question One: If elected, at this time next year, what are three things that would be different about Dane County as a result of your actions?

Cottage Grove is open for business….or is it?

After a long, secret and unsuccessful courtship of Walgreens which included a costly and controversial change from a roundabout to new stop lights. ...

And the Killer of the RTA Enabling Legislation Will Be…

I just got back from a meeting hosted by the Wisconsin Urban and Rural Transit Association downtown.  The event featured an impressive array of...

Overture Update!

Ok, its not that exciting. Transitioning . . .

Enviros Support Parisi

It's a Joe Parisi lovefest! Sorry other candidates, send me your stuff, I'll post it! :)

Dane County Turns 175!

Older than any of us will ever get! Or most of our houses!

End of Grusome Week Round Up

Two intense board meetings, a couple grants and generally just too much work to do, means the blog got a little neglected this week. Not sure its going to get better any time soon. Special thanks to co-foorwardlookout blogger Erik Paulson for filling in with the EDC meeting and the James Madison Park Committee meeting (see post later today).

Zach Brandon, A “Republican?”

Special thanks to the forwardlookout spy network for this one . . .

RTA Draft Plan for Transit

Some anti-RTA folks are trying to play up the lack of specifics in the RTA's plan that recently made the news.  To assuage their...