Madison

The all republican capitol is sure to set the state back centuries . . . so I'm starting a new Capitol Watch feature to point out my outrage of the day. There will be many, I had to choose one for today. Should Wisconsin be the new Arizona when it comes to immigration policy?

Snow emergency . . . a.k.a. parking emergency, for another two nights.

The Affordable Housing Action Alliance asked the City Council candidates their views on several housing questions.  Here are their answers for District 19.

From tomorrow's council agenda. One for city staff. Restoring the cut of Arthur Ross's position. Mayor Dave unceremoniously cut his position from the...

Have you taken the time yet to give your elected officials your input about the City of Madison Budget? You don't even have to go to a meeting, you can do it on-line.

MG&E answers what projects they need $65M for.  Prepare for disappointment in their answer.  Council votes tonight.

Summer is over, capital budget comes out Tuesday, time to get serious again! 23 meetings packed into 3 days, including a council meeting where they choose the affordable housing for Judge Doyle Square plus committees will be discussing Mifflandia Neighborhood Plan, Urban Forestry report, Dog Parks, PFAS, library fines, Affordable Housing fund applications and plans for the Public Market.

Several committees getting introduced to the new police chief and the council meets this week.

Mark your calendars for the the 17th and the weekend before . . .

UPDATE: Josh Eidelson writes to respond to my riff on his piece. These are all good thoughts. Josh did a good job portraying the...

Police and Fire Commission met to discuss timeline and next steps for hiring the next police chief.  Here's what they had to say.

I don't ever really talk about these things, but I really do know how badly poverty sucks, and I was kind of lucky because it was rural poor, not city poor.