Follow the (Coronavirus) money rolling in to Dane County
$95M is coming to the County, $24.4M for our bus system, $1.1M in CDBG funds, Small Businesses (including nonprofits) to get forgivable Payroll Protection loans, we've been declared a federal disaster area and more on the way? Who decides where that money will go?
Most Madison committees shut down, development rolls on
There's only 4 meetings this week, but over 30 different developments will be discussed at the meetings. What makes development so much more important than other issues?
Round Up May 19 – 24!
Not much over the holiday weekend, but several things from the end of last week.
Overture Cutting Staff Positions – More info on Overture’s future next week
I'm sure they'll be coming to the taxpayers with their hands out again during the next city budget . . . the only question is how much?
Protest policy questions for Madison Police Chief to answer tomorrow
Tomorrow at 6pm the police chief Vic Wahl will attend the Public Safety Review Committee (PSRC) subcommittee to answer the following questions.
Two Week Round Up (8/3-8/16)
Slacker! Some of the updates are no longer relevant so I excluded them, but its a little longer than usual thanks to my slackitude!
MPD costs to pepper spray and tear gas protesters over 3 days = $$18,619
I don't feel the response to my open records request from June was satisfactory, but near as I can tell, it cost at least that much!
Ending Temporary Encampment and Kicking People Out of the Parks
Everyone agrees, sleeping outside in a tent in Wisconsin winter is unacceptable. But if you have no where else to go, no legal place to sleep . . . what are you supposed to do?
Madison City Week Ahead 3/14/22
While over 5 council members apparently can't be bothered to appear for their meetings via zoom, the rest of the city marches on.
Madison: What will the City Council Talk About Tonight?
Nuthin'. Nothing was excluded to be talked about by the alders. I guess that is one way to keep the meetings short?
Madison’s Men’s Shelter Vote Tonight
By all accounts, the vote is very, very close. People are predicting they only have 14 of 15 needed votes.
Madison City Week Ahead 3/15/23
Another short council meeting! Annual liquor licenses approvals, lots of demolitions, farmland preservation plan and more this week.