Madison/Dane County/School Board Hide Behind Open Meetings Laws?
So, nothing is worse than when public officials use open meetings laws to thwart public information. I was reminded about how they did that with the Cap Times during the F-35s debate. See what I found in my open records request.
Madison and Dane County Week Ahead
There are two local government meetings this week at the City of Madison, Madison School Board and Dane County Board . . . that we know of.
2 more new Madison housing reports
We seem to be awash in housing reports, I have one additional one to blog about as well. Here's the 2 latest reports that came out today.
Madison Area Round Up
A round up of things you may be missing around the holidays. Not much going on with local Madison, Dane County and School Board government, but here's a few things that may be of interest.
Catching Up: Madison Historic Preservation Plan
Madison's Historic Preservation Plan is near completion, so what? Let's find out. I'm catching up, you can follow along!
New Madison Police Policies for Comment
9 more polices to be commented on over the holidays, deadline January 6th when many people are just returning to work.
Catching Up: Madison Use of Surveillance Technology
For nearly 2 years a committee has been quietly working on new rules for the City of Madison's use of tools to watch and gather data about you. What have they come up with?
No Week Ahead!
Enjoy the government meeting free holiday week! No city, county or school board meetings scheduled for next week!
Process to Review Madison Police Operating Procedures
In September the Madison Police Department started posting policies for review on their website. Now they have posted a policy on how procedures will be reviewed annually, every other year or every three years.
Week of December 16th
Madison, WI - A brief rundown of the week ahead for City, County and School Board meetings covered on Forward Lookout in podcast format.
Homeless Persons Cannot Be Punished for Sleeping in Absence of Alternatives!
What does this mean for Madison? Supreme court denied reviewing the case that upheld Martin v. Boise! Now what?
Madison Fire Department Switches to PFAS-free Foam!
As the chair of the Public Safety Review Committee I just sent an email asking for an update about this! So glad the Fire Department is on top of these things!