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Monday Show Down?

Again. The Homeless Issues Committee was asked by the City-County Liaison Committee to look at solutions for the issues of homeless people being in the City-County Building. That meeting and conversation didn't take place because the staff blew it and didn't get the agenda out, even after they were reminded to do so . . . so that work wasn't done before the next meeting on the issue . . . which is Monday . . . sigh . . .

Falk Announcing for Governor. Really? (Updated)

I've been listening to Rob rant for the last 20 minutes about what a bad choice this is . . . and of course, I'm not a Dem insider so I don't know what is going on but . . . this is bad for poor people

Donations Needed for Warming Shelter

The warming shelter opens today, and there is a long list of items that they need. But . . . uh, only the things on this list.

County Board = Lots of Free Rides, Only 15 Races of 37

Shoot, now I got that song stuck in my head! Anyways, here's the county board candidates as of the filing deadline!

Where Should the Homeless Go?

Madison still wants to know! Coming soon to a neighborhood near you?

Cleaning Up After the Melt . . .

It's been a long ugly ride . . . I hope I never have to go back to Token Creek again! It was great to leave knowing that even tho the county told us not to clean up - we did - check it out!

WYOU – Documenting the Wisconsin Uprising!

Don't you wish there was an archive of all the video and photos that were taken last spring during the Wisconsin Uprising? Well . . . there could be! There will be!

Parisi Changes to Human Services Budget

Alphabet soup time . . . good luck interpreting . . .

City Week Ahead (Finished)

It's unclear if these meetings are still going on in this weather . . . I'm guessing several get cancelled.

More Info on Overture

I missed the meeting where they discussed all this . . . but here's the documents that were discussed. From: Mayor Sent: Thursday, August...

Parisi endorsed by Planned Parenthood

I'm surprised by the endorsements coming out, since many are waiting til after the primary.

Still $XXX in Cuts to Human Services

It seemed like good news when County Executive Parisi announced he would "restore" $1.9M in funds, and more good news for some came from Health and Human Needs, but even if Personnel and Finance pass all the amendments, there are still XXX in cuts to Human Services.