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 […]
Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney to retire from law enforcement
Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney has announced his intention to retire from law enforcement this coming spring. Mahoney will be vacating his seat on May 8th, by which point he will have served in the sheriff’s office for four decades. He’s been the department’s leader since 2006. “You know, I remember fondly standing on the […]
Exploring the 2021 Dane County and Madison City Budgets
Last night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2021 county budget and starting tonight, the Madison Common Council will be reviewing city budget proposals for next year. Today on the show, we get an inside look into these budgets—and the challenges and priorities of each—with Dane County Board chair Analiese Eicher and […]
Dane County Board Passes Criminal Justice Reform Package
Last Thursday, the Dane County Board of Supervisors passed a large criminal justice reform package intended to address racial disparities in policing and incarceration. While local officials say the package is an important first step in bringing concrete change, some Madison residents criticized the package for not going far enough. The Dane County Board of […]
County delays development of new jail facility
[Editor’s Note: After this story aired, a member of the County’s Public Protection and Judiciary Committee reached out to clarify that, while budgeting issues are at play, the committee’s vote to postpone the jail project was in order to revisit and plan social and racial justice reforms associated with the project.] Last week, Dane County […]
Dane County Board introduces new criminal justice reform package
Dane County leadership introduced fourteen new criminal justice reform measures today. Put forward by County Board Chair Analiese Eicher and Supervisor Shelia Stubbs, the reforms would create new jail diversion programs, amend charging and sentencing procedures and establish new transparency policies for Dane County’s police. The proposals are the result of years of study by […]
