It’s that time of year again when Madison looks at the finances for the year ahead. In September, the Mayor released her proposed 2024 Executive Capitol Budget, followed by the […]
Overcrowded, Understaffed, and Locked Down
In August, Mario Koran wrote a piece for the New York Times and Wisconsin Watch titled “Inside Waupun Correctional Institution’s ‘nightmare’ lockdown.” The story illuminated a complete lockdown at Wisconsin’s […]
Wisconsin Policy Forum Releases Brief on Madison’s 2024 Budget Propo...
The Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan research organization, has released a brief on Madison’s 2024 budget proposal. They find that Madison has “a vibrant local economy and largely healthy city […]
City Council Approves Further Funding for the Madison Public Market
In spite of Madison’s looming budgetary shortfall, the Common Council has approved more funding for the construction of the Madison Public Market. After urging from advocates of the project, alders […]
Mayor Rhodes-Conway Announces Operating Budget Proposal
For the last ten years, Madison’s revenue has not been able to cover city services. And the growing population is only making this structural deficit more dire. In 2011, there […]
The Past and Future of Conservation Funding in Wisconsin
The Perpetual Notion Machine host Catherine Garvens speaks with Jason Stein, Vice President and Research Director at the Wisconsin Policy Forum. In March 2023, they published a report titled This Land […]
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