Wisconsin voters will see only one statewide election on their ballots tomorrow — the race for the state’s new superintendent. Candidates Jill Underly and Deborah Kerr will square off to lead the state’s Department of Public Instruction. That race comes as the state’s schools have weathered a turbulent year, after the pandemic forced districts to […]
Dane County poised to extend food aid program
Yesterday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced plans to renew a program aimed at addressing food insecurity during the pandemic. The ‘Farm to Foodbank’ program was first launched last April, and it sought to connect local farmers with food pantries struggling under the weight of record unemployment numbers. The extension, for which the county would […]
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on local flood mitigation projects
April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. But those showers can also bring torrential flooding and millions of dollars in property damage. Yesterday, Dane County unveiled a new, $650,000 dredge that will help remove sediment from the Yahara chain of lakes. The purchase is just a small piece of a larger, years-long […]
Dane County Proposes Contract Extension to Try and Keep 2021 World Dai...
The World Dairy Expo has been a Dane County staple since it began in Madison in 1967. 2020 was Madison’s first year without an Expo since the event’s inception, as COVID-19 forced it’s cancellation. Now, Dane County could lose the event for at least another year, as the Expo is in talks to relocate for […]
Dane County allocates more than $4.3 million for affordable housing pr...
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 Rental Assistance Program Now has Website
Photo by Photomix-Company on Pixabay. Dane County residents are now able to apply for emergency rental assistance through a program called Dane CORE. That’s a collaborative effort between Dane County, the city of Madison, and the Tenant Resource Center, a nonprofit dedicated to helping tenants and landlords keep their housing affordable. The program, which […]
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