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3rd District might have a new alder between 2-6-19 and when the new council gets sworn in the 3rd Tuesday in April. I have a new question for all candidates I consider endorsing - will you serve you whole term? Imagine what would happen if the council moves to 4 year terms for alders!!!

I wrote about this subject recently, but want to expand a little more, on the topic (especially in lieu of the ongoing Madison...

Apropos of nothing, here are a couple of ideas that could make life better for the less well-off in Madison. It is by no means exhaustive, nor is it meant to be a list that solves all problems. Not everyone is going to like all of them, so it’s worth reminding folks that Brenda is not the only person who blogs here, so don’t go blaming her for these.

Hmmm, what do you know, no concerns about staff time, and well, no real concerns . . . should have know that the concerns were coming from the police department . . . . and their number one advocate Paul Skidmore. Sorry guys. Nothing to see here.

2 meetings, one today (summer school and Behavior Education Plan Revisions), one Wednesday (dissolving the City of Madison Education Committee).  Can I just ask...

On April 1, 2014, all members of the Dane County Board of Supervisors will stand for election. Currently there are 29 liberal or progressive...

The Cap Times will be sponsoring a panel discussion coming up on June 20th: Cap Times Talk: Are Wisconsin media biased? Hosted by The Capital Times...

And is that influence bad or good? Yesterday the on-line version of In Business Magazine came on-line and I'm listed as one of...

Ok, I'll take Chris Rickert's bait . . .

This is from Heidi Wegleitner and supported by the Homeless Services Consortium and many housing advocates, but now, your voice is needed! They need to hear from people in their districts . . . that are not the usual suspects. (Usual suspects - still email your own supervisor or show up tonight, your voices are needed too!)

Republican Party applauds them!!! What?! The Democrats on our City Council applauded by the Republicans?! I've been asked to explain and I can't. What happened, this should have been a slam dunk. Is it because the Council knows better than Mike McCabe and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign? Or, they hate the Mayor? Or, they love the Chamber of Commerce and the Madison Area Builders Association?

ACLU hammers the Madison Police Department for its discriminatory blue-lining practices towards tenants! Wait, what? What does the police department have to do with tenants? Plenty.