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Topics related to Dane County. This includes county gov’t and places outside of Madison.

Q&A on the Federal Government Shut Down

By the Public Interest Law Section of the Wisconsin Bar . . . helpful and cute.

RTA Meetings This (County) Week Ahead

It's kind of a joke trying to review these agendas with very little information to go on and bad descriptions of what they are...

Elevators Woes Update . . .

Tonight's TIF Joint Review Board meeting moved . . . .

Bad Aldering & Misleading on Edgewater TIF

I sat through the Landmarks Committee meeting yesterday, and it was hard to stay in my seat and keep my mouth shut. I was stunned by the misinformation my own alder gave the committee about capital budget requests and the Edgewater TIF plan the council is voting on tonight.

Just When Your Thought Construction Season Was Winding Down

Big closures on East Washington Avenue inbound . . . you might need to find a different way to get to work . . .

Overture Update

Today we'll see the version 4 of the Overture resolution and negotiations with the Overture Parties in open session. 3:45! Here's the latest update...

Scott McDonell: Smaller County Board Bad for Us

This is in response to the repeated calls from the Wisconsin State Journal for a smaller county board. As usual, the FACTS matter.

Unions, Enviros, Non-profits, Faith Communities and Allies United!

Message to our elected officials: Go ahead, charge us a fee for our cars and find other alternatives to prevent drastic cuts to the Dane County Budget. We will support you!

County Week Ahead

Let's not forget about them . . . MONDAY Mar 5 12:00 PM Lakes & Watershed Commission Room 5415, 1550 Linden Dr. - Nonregulatory Subcommittee - Review and discuss materials...

County Week Ahead

Their budget will be done tonight. Another 15 minute meeting?

Radical Changes to Tenant Landlord law near complete

Tuesday night the Wisconsin Senate passed SB 179, the third piece of legislation in two years to drastically alter tenant landlord law. This law removes over 20 Madison ordinances and changes over 20 statewide laws, resulting in over 75 law changes since 2011 Wisconsin Act 108. Here is a summary of some of the areas of the law that will be impacted:

Do These People Support Sheriff Mahoney’s ICE Policy?

Check out the people endorsing him, its a pretty disappointing list.