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Newly Proposed Plan Aims to Address Madison’s Housing Crisis

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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway calls the plan “Housing Forward.” It is a sweeping framework that aims to address the short-term goal of housing insecurity and the lingering issue of housing shortages across the city.  Matthew Wachter, Madison’s Director of Planning, Community and Economic Development, said the plan builds on extensive research on the city’s housing […]

The Housing Crisis, Before and After COVID

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The U.S. is in the midst of a housing crisis that the pandemic has only intensified. Today, we kick off the hour learning about local efforts to combat evictions and homelessness with Robin Sereno from the Tenant Resource Center. Then, journalist Marisa Endicott gives us a picture of the housing crisis at the national level […]

Dane County allocates more than $4.3 million for affordable housing pr...

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At its meeting on Thursday, The Dane County Board of Supervisors approved four new affordable housing projects. The new developments — located in Madison, Mount Horeb, McFarland and Fitchburg — will jointly provide 314 new affordable housing units. The county has allocated just north of $4.3 million dollars to four different developers to fund the […]

CDC Eviction Moratorium Extended

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On January 30, the U.S. Center for Disease Control extended its tenant eviction moratorium through March of 2021.  Designed as a means to keep people in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore reduce transmission of the disease, the moratorium extends to both public and private landowners.  The moratorium is important, but is it […]

Madison Guaranteed Income Pilot Receives Boost from Twitter CEO Jack D...

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Back in June of this year, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway joined 14 other mayors to form a group advocating for local guaranteed income policies. The coalition is called Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, or MGI, and it’s grown to include 30 mayors from across the U.S.. Yesterday, the group announced funding of $15 million from an […]

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