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Just in time for Governor Walker's special session to address the budget, WISPIRG has released a report on road funding entitled: "Do Roads Pay for...

3 or 4 phases, phase 2 started last night, 3 starts today. Phase 1 complete: 150 single men run out of days in the shelter on March 10th. They will only be let into shelter if it is less than 20 degrees or there is "extreme weather", definition of that, unknown

This is the 5th change to tenant landlord laws in Wisconsin in 4.5 years. We at the Tenant Resource Center are exhausted from trying to keep up . . . the governor passed the bill on 2/29, it was published on 3/1 and went into effect on 3/2. The laws became available electronically on 3/17 (last Thursday) and here's our latest and greatest summary. Landlords now act like police, determining what is criminal behavior, punishing the person or their family . . . but they also still have to prove it in court!

This is the oldest/longest running of the villages.

7 of the 19 meetings before 5pm. Budget, budget, budget this week . . . $108 for the jail, the most expensive public works project in the county's history. Go Dane Go, GO!!! So much for the talk about equity and disparities . . . grrrr. And sorry this is late, I had about 20 minutes left and I thought I would "quick finish it at work" . . . ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Photo by Tim Poehlmann-Tynan

I can only tell you what I have heard, I don't have many details, but this seems to be the official communication on this matter. Who knows where the blame lies?

3 days in a row, not a habit yet . . . but forming. And with a little attitude this morning. It's nice to have more opinion, less reporting. :)

5 were added yesterday, 1 already today . . .

Only 7 meetings, but somehow they managed to schedule 3 of them at the same time, and 2 before 5:00.

If you were confused about Madison Prep and feeling a little liberal white guilt about not supporting it, well, there is good reason for the confusion (you'll have to decide on the liberal white guilt). But take heart, if you were against, you have the NAACP on your side.

So, for the next two nights, you'll have to alternate side park downtown . . . .