On April 20th, the Madison Common Council voted to shift the responsibility for parking enforcement from the Madison Police Department to the city’s parking division. The decision came after multiple hours of debate focused on the tangible effects of such a change. The measure scraped by with 11 alders, the minimum required to pass through […]
New City Council Sworn In
What may be the most diverse Madison Common Council in history was officially sworn in this afternoon, as leadership changed hands from outgoing to incoming alders. Outgoing alder Marsha Rummel has served the east side for fourteen years. She decided not to run for reelection this cycle. “When I was elected, the council was majority […]
Digging into Madison’s Advisory Referenda on Alders
Madison’s Task Force on Government Structure wrote in their final report that “the city’s current government structure is an impediment to full participation and representation and, therefore, that the city’s structure is fundamentally unfair to a large portion of the city’s population, including, most notably, the city’s residents of color and low income.” As a […]
Meet the Candidates: Madison Common Council District 18
Today on the show, Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd continues her spring election coverage by interviewing all three Madison Common Council candidates for District 18: Rebecca Kemble (incumbent), Veronica Figueroa Velez, and Charles Myadze. Wisconsin is holding its 2021 spring primary election on Tuesday, February 16. The spring election will be held on Tuesday, April 6. […]
Meet the Candidates: Nino Amato and Doug Hyant for District 9
Today on the show, Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd continues her spring election coverage by interviewing Madison Common Council candidates Nino Amato and Doug Hyant for District 9. Wisconsin is holding its 2021 spring primary election on Tuesday, February 16. The spring election will be held on Tuesday, April 6. More information from the Wisconsin Elections […]
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 […]
