County Mental Health Study – Lacks Critical Information
Due to lack of cooperation from local providers, the long-awaited Dane County Mental Health Study is lacking in critical information
Video from No F-35s Black Friday Protest at Capitol
Music (Mary Gaines and Chris Wagoner), great speakers (Vicki Berenson, Brian Benford, Angela Jenkins, Jesse Pycha-Holst, Brandi Grayson and Rebecca Kemble) and more music (Lou and Peter Berryman)!
County Board vs. County Executive spat
Why does the county board need to hire an outside expert? The county board is planning to hire Pines Bach LLP as a consultant for $15,000 and if things can't be solved they will go to the Wisconsin Attorney General as a "neutral arbiter."
Dane County Week Ahead 2/24/20
Land purchases, establishing a fines and fees committee, figuring out the Human Services Board function and lots of routine items.
CDC Advice for Homeless Populations
This is the press release from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty that says what we should be doing in our community, according to the CDC.
Madison/Dane County, where will you apply for eviction prevention dollars?
The United Way recently gave about $800,000 to over 50 agencies for eviction/homeless prevention. If you are a renter, where will you apply?
County Board Seeking Input on how to spend the spent $95M
With $93 of the $95 Million already named how it will be spent, the county board is looking for input. Two meetings tonight to weigh in.
Dane County Criminal Justice Council Gets New Leadership
And they heard about a new report on the jail population.
What you need to know about the CDC Eviction Moratorium
Good news, all properties covered, not just federally financed properties. Bad news, you have to take action to be protected and there are some limits.
Week of 12/21/20
Short week ahead, no school meetings, less than a dozen city and county meetings combined.
Dane County Week Ahead 2/14/22
Jail consolidation, PFAS and more this week!
Dane County Week Ahead 4/24/223
County legislative agenda making its way through the process and several other meetings this week.