Media

Everything else on the agenda (see items of interest here) will be passed with the recommendation unless someone shows up to talk about it or its a public hearing or a council member pulls it off at the last minute.

Love the bureaucratese - "All shelter, housing case management, information and referral, and food pantry and clothing distribution services are maintained at their 2015 budgeted levels." Funny, cutting 1/3 of the Tenant Resource Center budget makes it feel like something in that sentence is disingenuous. The "services" realistically can't be "maintained" when it comes to tenants in Dane County outside the City of Madison - what other agency has the knowledge, resources and skills that the Tenant Resource Center has?

Right as we're (Tenant Resource Center) getting defunded . . . yeah, that makes sense!

Vacation slowed me down . . . so I can do 80% . . .

This budget season at the county board has been harder to follow than ever, and that's saying something since its near impossible to figure out their budget. But it might all be over tonight.

Vote Tuesday! No meetings. Final budget meeting for Personnel and Finance - uber amendment out on Tuesday!

Not a media round up - but a round up of various emails I get about events, presentations, input sessions, etc.

Work til 5:00, local government is not for you! You might make it to three meetings.

Wow. I wonder if its long because people are trying to get their notices in by Friday at noon so it is included...

You knew there would be changes! Currently, 5 of them . . .

We recently brought you the story of how much money the public school privateers are willing to spend in order to profit off of...

So, how are they doing on their commitments in the structural agreement?