Family Overflow Shelter Starts April 4th!
Wow!!!!! This is truly exciting, currently the "warming shelter" only allows 18 people (3 - 5 families) the rest get turned away on a nightly basis. THANK YOU First United Methodist Church!!!! And County Board for funding the staff.
Apply to MPD’s Citizen Academy
If you are interested in policing issues, I hear this is worth the time, eye opening and interesting. Resist the propaganda, see what you...
Poll Workers Needed
Hiring fair, or sign up on line!
Progressive Dane Seeks Additional Reform to City Council Process
The news of council reform at first seemed promising and Progressive Dane applauds efforts to “strengthen the Council’s ability to shape the . . . future investment in our neighborhoods.” “If the council is going to seriously consider reforms that will help the public participate in local government and strengthen input into investment in our neighborhoods that is exciting” said Party Co-Chair Sue Pastor.
However, we don’t find the reforms proposed by Alders Mark Clear and David Ahrens are sufficient to reach this goal. Renaming committees, changing the length of term of the council president and switching which individual (mayor or council president) appoints alders to committees don’t seem to go far enough to reach this goal. Progressive Dane would like to see the council also consider passing ordinances requiring the following:
Mo’ Meetings (Updated)
Sigh . . . grrrrr . . . ack!!!!! 4 more in the last 12 hours . . .
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bail!
Yes, everything! And you get to find out tonight!
City Budget Reform?
Alders Mark Clear and David Ahrens have proposed "reforms" that would allegedly "re-balance the powers of the legislative and executive branches and strengthen the Council’s ability to shape the budget and future investment in our neighborhoods." If find that the proposals don't really do that, and they already have a strong council weak mayor system in place, they just don't use the power they already have. There are much better reforms to be made.
County Week Ahead
Also only a dozen meetings, only two start before 5:00, but they start before noon!
City Week Ahead
Only a dozen meetings? Spring Break effect, or . . . will more pop up throughout the week? Half of them start before 5pm.
Council Reform?
Email to all alders, FAQs and press release.
School Board Week Ahead
3 meetings tonight, 1 Wednesday and a candidate forum on Wednesday.
County Week Ahead
13 meetings, half before 4:00.