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

County Week Ahead

They have a new system for their meetings, listing more than a week at a time, but I'm not sure how accurate it will be moving forward. So, here's the meetings for this week.

Holidays Round Up

Ok, enough slacking, back to work!

Joe Parisi: Corporate Personhood and Money as Speech

And Joe Parisi's answer to: Do you support a referendum on restricting corporate contributions in campaigns. Why, or why not?

McDonell Record of Creating Jobs

Jobs, jobs, jobs . . .

A Sign of Things to Come

Sorry, no more services for the poor and people in need.

How to Count the Votes!

It's the first thing every elected official should learn. Tonight's council agenda, just like last week's county board agenda were the subject of some special rules. Here's the ones for tonight

Parisi Limits County Board Options, Now Threatens Walker Wheel Tax Veto

Er, vehicle registration fee. There are a lot of people who have signed on to the idea of a Walker Wheel Tax, and Tuesday night the Personnel and Finance Committee heard from many about the their support of a Walker Wheel Tax.

Benches have to be removed, but not . . .

Check this out, in the hallway, leading up to the clerks office there is this . . . and it was there last week too.

Tenant Resource Center Housing Law Seminars

Coming to an area near you!

Gosh the County Can Be Rude!

Is it just me? Or is this lack of responses kinda stunning. How do you resolve a conflict when one party is simply ignoring the other . . .

Who Will Replace Scott McDonell on the County Board?

Special election coming up . . . if interested, its a short timeline to get papers and run a race for the April Elections.

The Right to be Publicly Critical

For nonprofit staff, that right is being denied or at least highly discouraged by the City (and County?).