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This is Part II of a three part series. In Part I, I briefly motivated Open Government and Government as a Platform, and used Madison Metro as an example of how we could do better. Unfortunately, we’re not doing much better elsewhere in the city, but there are ways to change that.

This is part III of a three part series. In Part I, I focused on how and why we should look at Government as a Platform, and why it could be beneficial to Madison to think that way. In Part II, I looked at how Madison is and is not participating in the Government as a Platform movement, and what we can do increase our participation. In Part III, I’d like to look at some ideas on bringing modern technology to civic applications.

Tonight the the Cottage Grove Plan Commission, will be discussing the impending CVS pharmacy with representatives from CVS showing up to present their...

A letter from a concerned citizen . . .

Are Corporation People? Is money speech? You get to vote on it!

Edgewater, edgewater and edgewater related items. Plus, redistricting to be discussed.

With 4 Democrats running, its interesting to see who breaks in which direction. Here's a bunch of state legislators for Parisi. Local Legislative Leaders...

Ok, I've probably just been to too many of these events to be anything but critical . . . but this isn't really what I expected to hear in the first 3 minute opening statements of the County Executive Candidates. They seemed odd to me. What do you think?

Short week, lots to do . . . City Council meeting, County Board meeting, Mayoral and County Executive debates . . . among other things.

Also short week, but also many meetings.

Short week again . . .

Bonus question: What are your thoughts on the union contracts approved by the County Board last Thursday.