Plenty of contested races in Madison's 2013 spring city council election
The Madison Common Council will have an unusually high number of races contested this spring, with just six incumbents skating by without an opponent.
View ArticleScott McDonell looks back on an eventful tenure with the Dane County Board
It's hard to imagine the Dane County Board without its current chair, Scott McDonell. McDonell was first elected to the board in 1996 -- the same year he graduated from UW-Madison -- taking over a seat...
View ArticleCandidates flock to 2013 Madison school board races
Beth Moss was a little worried when she decided not to run for reelection for the Madison school board next spring. In the last election, she says, it seemed as though "people weren't that interested...
View ArticleLate forms will keep two Madison Common Council candidates off the ballot...
The long list of candidates running for Common Council this spring will apparently be two candidates shorter than expected. Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl said this morning that two candidates...
View ArticleMadison Common Council candidate Christian Hansen cries foul on incumbent...
The race for alder in the heavily-student populated 8th district turned ugly this week, with a challenge to both Ald. Scott Resnick's nominating petitions and his integrity. Christian Hansen, who is...
View ArticleConsultant urges Madison build hotel next to Monona Terrace, despite stagnant...
Heywood Sanders has seen this pitch before. The narrative goes something like this: cities build a downtown convention center in hopes of luring visitors who will spend lots of money in downtown...
View ArticleAld. Scott Resnick stays on Madison Common Council ballot, despite challenge
Ald. Scott Resnick survived a challenge to his nominating petitions from opponent Christian Hansen and will be on the ballot for the 8th district, which represents much of the student neighborhoods...
View ArticleA new hotel wouldn't necessarily solve Monona Terrace's problems
Charles Johnson, a consultant hired by the city, told a committee Monday evening that the convention business is a healthy one that Madison could do more to cash in on. But he added a caveat: "It's a...
View ArticleFreeze for Food run and walk benefits a nonviolent community in Colombia
The 32nd annual Freeze for Food run and walk will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Vilas Park ice rink shelter. This year, the event will raise money for the residents of San José de...
View ArticleCounting the homeless in Dane County
On Wednesday night, a group of outreach workers will fan out over Dane County, looking for people who don't have an official address.
View ArticleDreaming of a Madison homeless shelter for veterans with PTSD
When Kenneth Payne saw a man doubled over at the day shelter, he knew right away he was a veteran. "One of the things we're taught to do, when we're stressed out real bad, is get in the squat position,...
View ArticleA different approach at Porchlight's homeless day shelter on East Washington
Porchlight operates the temporary day shelter that opened at 827 E. Washington Ave. last November. The agency is the major provider of homeless services here, including the men's overnight shelter in...
View ArticlePetition seeking to remove Officer Stephen Heimsness from Madison Police...
Messages generated by an online petition on Change.org calling for Madison officials "to get police officer Stephen Heimsness off the streets of Madison" has overwhelmed the city's email system,...
View ArticleWalker's radical reform: How has it worked out for Wisconsin's economy?
Gina Ray had a front-row seat to the chaos that erupted around the Capitol protests in early 2011. Although Ray sympathized deeply with the protesters, she had a job to do as a 20-year veteran on the...
View ArticleWalker administration stays on sidelines as feds set up Wisconsin's health...
As the federal government works on setting up a health insurance exchange in Wisconsin, the governor's office appears to be largely silent on how it would like the system to be set up. Concerned over...
View ArticleJanuary 2013 survey indicates Dane County's homeless population has increased
The number of people without homes in Dane County climbed almost 13% in the last year, according to a "point-in-time" survey taken the night of Jan. 30. The survey is done twice a year -- once in...
View ArticleGov. Scott Walker rejects billions of federal dollars to expand Wisconsin's...
A day after President Obama pitched an ambitious liberal agenda for the United States, Gov. Scott Walker pushed back. Walker announced Wednesday that he will not expand Wisconsin's Medicaid program, as...
View ArticleNine candidates square off in 2013 primary races for Madison city council
Twelve of the city's 20 Common Council districts will be contested this spring, but only three of them involve primaries on Feb. 19. Three people apiece are running for the 2nd, 13th and 15th district...
View ArticleMadison Common Council spring 2013 primaries solidify tough choices
Tuesday's three Common Council primaries whittled down the number of candidates voters have to choose from, but from Michael Basford's perspective, they didn't make the choices any easier. Basford, who...
View ArticleWalker's Medicaid gamble: Shrinking BadgerCare could cost Wisconsin in the...
Gov. Scott Walker's plan to shrink the state's BadgerCare program could end up costing the state about $250 million more by 2020, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo. Walker announced last...
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