How should hotel room taxes be spent?
How should taxes collected on hotel rooms rented be spent? Tourism promotion? Promoting Conventions in Madison? Or to benefit the community...
Economic Development Commission: No Action Required.
What does the Economic Development Commission do?Given all the attention given to Economic Development, you'd think the City's Economic Development Commission would have their...
It’s NOT Working at The State Journal!
Recently, Capital Newspapers announce that they had cut 26 more jobs.
Which is surprising since you would think that their union busting and...
What’s a Brownfield? The State Capital?
Ok - so in actually reading the info for the Economic Development Commission Meeting, I discovered that my house and my recently redeveloped office...
Meet Randy Hopper
While you have been able to get the latest news on Randy Hopper right here at this humble little blog, there are a...
Council Recap
Here's the recap of the meeting that I didn't really tell you about yesterday! (Sorry.) And the meeting that nearly wasn't. ...
Emergency Contraception – Anti-business!!
So, its funny what we consider anti-business and what somehow is deemed not to be anti-business. Take the recent proposal on emergency contraception....
Board of Estimates – Council preview of a few issues
Often, what happens at Board of Estimates is considered to be a preview of what will happen at the Common Council . . ....
City Committee Resignations
When I first heard about several committee resignations due to being upset with a decision of the Mayor, I thought they were talking...
Homeless Services vs. Economic Development
What a ridiculous choice to have to make! Your input needed tonight! I believe the federal law and intent dictate what the...
Only at the EDC (Economic Development Conmission)
Sometimes, you hear the strangest things . . .When we have a City Committee that is supposed to be:Responsible for preparation and periodic updating...
What kind of jobs does Madison need?
I've asked this question repeatedly, and it seems there is no answer, or at least not an answer people agree on. I asked this...