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Brenda's picks, websites, endorsements, election night parties and more . . . for those of you who are going to call or text or email me and ask me what to do, here you go!

Ok, I guess all is good now. ?

Today is the day that we have been discussing for weeks. Today is the day that the legislature starts discussing public school...

Madison Prep wants another vote in February. Smells like an elections stunt to me. I really wish instead of cramming their ideas...

Powerful. Listen to what they have to say. You may be surprised. I think the Council was. At least, it got their attention for a change.

I've been a housing counselor for the Tenant Resource Center since 1991 when I was a volunteer housing counselor, I was the volunteer coordinator for about a year and a half, served on the board of directors and in 1995 (17 years ago!) I became the Executive Director. Things sure have changed over the years . . .

Thank Congressman Mark Pocan for being the sixth Congressman to sign on as a co-sponsor.

So many agendas with no attached supporting information that it's making my head spin. Capital budget presentations by department and division heads, Education Committee is meeting!, Room Tax budget decisions (but no information available) and more!

And its even more annoying when someone you like does it! Grrr.

So, we finally finished (as much as humanly possible) the analysis of the "modernization" of landlord-tenant law bill- this is the best we could do to explain the bill and issues in plain English.

I video recorded the last meetings of the Task Force on Government Structure and their two subcommittees on Boards Committees and Commission and the subcommittee on the Common Council. Both subcommittees reported back to the main committee and have written reports on their identification of which issues they think should be looked at and what alternatives they might have. So I've included those reports as well. The subcommittees meet again today and tomorrow to continue their work.

The very same committee responsible for removing the seats in the City-County Building and kicking homeless people off the front "porch", now are allowing dogs into the City-County Building?  Same champion of both causes, Enis Ragland, from Mayor Paul Soglin's Office. Tho, I hear this isn't over, and the Common Council will be taking up some portion of this through a resolution or ordinance proposal. And I see that it requires an ordinance change so people in violation of the proposal can get ticket.