For more than five hours last night, the Madison Common Council listened to public input on the city’s 2021 budget. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has proposed a nearly $350 million operating and $161.6 million capital budget for next year. The more than $500 million joint budget comes as the city has been wracked by pandemic-induced economic […]
Analyzing Madison’s 2021 Proposed Budget
The city of Madison has entered the dead heat of budget season, as Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and members of the city council debate her proposed 2021 Operating and Capital budgets. This year has proven an exceptionally difficult one for the city to navigate — as the COVID-19 pandemic has mired the budgeting process in economic […]
Downtown Abby for September 25, 2019
Abigail Becker, local government reporter for The Cap Times, explains the latest on the Madison capital budget, initiatives in the Dane County budget, and the findings of a jail construction investigation.
Mayor Soglin Considering Budget Veto
MADISON (WORT) — Despite the noticeable uptick in borrowing outlined in his 2015 Executive Capital Budget, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is now contemplating a veto of the entire budget because of future debt payments the city is slated to incur.
Madison Alder David Ahrens: Pricey City Projects Now, Cuts in Services...
MADISON (WORT) — Madison Alder David Ahrens, District 15, is concerned that Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed 2015 capital budget containing too much borrowing for big-ticket city projects. Dylan Brogan reached Alder David Ahrens by phone.
