Questions arise about contract renewal of Madison Water Utility chief Tom...
Susan Pastor is under no illusions as she asks the Common Council to reconsider renewing the five-year contract of Tom Heikkinen, general manager of the Madison Water Utility. "I have no doubt they'll...
View ArticleShould the Madison Municipal Building become a hotel?
Ald. Mark Clear wants the city to keep its options open. He wants the Common Council to at least consider turning the Madison Municipal Building into a hotel with a food court and restaurants, rather...
View ArticleCommon Council defeats proposal to turn the Madison Municipal Building into a...
An effort to let developers use the Madison Municipal Building as part of the Judge Doyle Square project narrowly failed to get approval from the Common Council Tuesday night. The massive project on...
View ArticleKoua Vang and city don't reach settlement on Occupy Madison camp
Koua Vang just couldn't settle. The city cited Vang in the spring for allowing homeless members of Occupy Madison to camp on vacant land he owns in the 3600 block of Portage Road. The city zoning codes...
View ArticleDane County looks to buy new vote tabulators
As floods go, the timing couldn't have been better. On June 27, the Madison clerk's office realized that several of its electronic vote tabulators stored at the Villager Mall had flooded.
View ArticleCapitol Police once again threaten arrests at Solidarity Sing Along, but take...
The Capitol Police again warned Solidarity Sing Along participants that they face arrest if they continue to gather without a permit in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda, as they have been doing each...
View ArticleTensions escalate at Wisconsin Capitol as police commence new round of...
State Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) doesn't understand what Gov. Scott Walker is trying to prove by arresting protesters singing songs in the Capitol Rotunda every day at noon. After several days of...
View ArticleMadison and Dane County spat over sewage
A conflict between the city and the county over the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District continues, with Mayor Paul Soglin wanting more say in who serves on the utility's commission. At last week's...
View ArticleWill Scott Resnick lead the Madison Common Council?
So far, Ald. Scott Resnick is the only council member who has declared to run for Common Council president. But his campaign has not come without controversy. The problem is that Resnick, the council's...
View ArticleCommittee chooses newcomer Lucas Dailey over Madison Common Council veteran...
Ald. Mark Clear thought it would be a simple matter to decide among eight applicants for a Common Council seat vacated by Sue Ellingson, who resigned in March. "I expected Ken Golden to be a slam-dunk...
View ArticleMadison residents alarmed at yellow dots signifying 'death sentence' for ash...
Christina Newton fears what her neighborhood on the near west side will look like after Madison deals with the dreaded emerald ash borer pest."Our whole neighborhood is highly concentrated with ash...
View ArticleMadison Common Council members peeved by the call for a vote on Judge Doyle...
Ald. Mark Clear is no fan of referendums. "It's sort of mob rule," Clear says of letting citizens legislate at the ballot. "Whichever side has the most money is likely to be successful. This is why we...
View ArticleExperimental Occupy Madison village in Emerson East neighborhood is a go
Keith Valiquette's home is about two weeks away from completion. But until Tuesday night, he didn't know where it would be located. Now he knows: The Madison Common Council approved an experimental...
View ArticleTweaking the new Madison zoning code
Madison spent years completely rewriting its zoning code, which went into effect on Jan. 2, 2013. Since then, city officials have been watching to see how the code functions. Matt Tucker, the city's...
View ArticleAntiabortion activist Bob Lenz uninvited from Brat Fest after pushback from...
A controversial antiabortion speaker has been uninvited as a guest at this year's Brat Fest, after numerous public officials raised concerns. Bob Lenz, a Christian motivational speaker and president of...
View ArticleWill apartment boom bring more retail to downtown Madison?
For the past two years, A Room of One's Own has enjoyed a somewhat unusual situation for an independent bookstore: Business is doing pretty well. Sandi Torkildson, the store's owner, says the store got...
View ArticleBuild, baby, build! Is Madison getting too cozy with developers?
In the past year, critics fear, Madison's Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development has tipped the balance of power in favor of developers in the ongoing battle over the city's future.
View ArticleNew Chief Mike Koval wants Madison Police to be a force for good
In 1983, Mike Koval was an eager young police officer, fresh out of the academy and ready to save the world. But he quickly realized not everyone on the Madison Police Department shared his zeal....
View ArticleOccupy Madison closes on property in Emerson East neighborhood for tiny house...
Occupy Madison officially closed on property at 2046-2050 E. Johnson St. on Thursday, clearing another hurdle for its tiny house village for the homeless. "Occupy Madison owns property. Is that some...
View ArticleColectivo Coffee looks to expand in Madison with shops on State and Monroe...
Colectivo Coffee, which opened its first Madison coffee shop on the Capitol Square last year, is expanding here with at least two more locations in the works.
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