Voting information The spring nonpartisan election will be help on Tuesday, April 6. Races with more than two contenders will head to the spring primary, on Tuesday, February 16. Voting information can be obtained from your local clerk’s office. Madison voters may find local voting information here. The WORT News Dept. intends to hold a […]
City leadership adopts “painful budget that no one will be happy wit...
Last night, alders adopted nine proposed capital budget amendments in about twenty minutes. That included the allocation of $3.5 million for a new men’s homeless shelter. The move comes as homeless shelters throughout Madison have experienced significant strain during the pandemic — particularly with finding enough space to socially distance. After a setback finding a […]
Finance Committee Recommends Body Camera Pilot Program to Madison Coun...
Yesterday, the Madison Finance Committee recommended allocating more than $80,000 in next year’s capital budget to go toward a body camera pilot program. The program was suggested as an amendment by Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney, who says she wanted to be proactive, in advance of a city committee currently studying the issue. “I wanted to be […]
Police Reform Proposal Moves on to Common Council
The Federal 1033 program allows police departments to acquire excess military equipment from the Department of Defense. A proposed ordinance meant to limit what the Madison Police department’s can acquire through the 10-33 program just took another step forward after passing through Madison’s common council executive committee. But not everyone is happy with the proposal […]
Madison Common Council approves civilian oversight committee
Alders voted sixteen to four to establish a new civilian oversight committee for the Madison Police Department last night. Now, three alders–Rebecca Kemble, Donna Moreland and Shiva Bidar– will begin laying the financial and legal groundwork for the oversight committee. The three alders will finish up their work by early August, with plans for the […]
A Discussion about Police in Schools
In the wake of a heated meeting last week about whether or not to keep police in Madison high schools, more questions and opinions are arising about the role of education resource officers (EROs) in schools. On today’s show, substitute host Denise DeMarb digs into the nuances of this issue with guests from the ad […]
