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 […]
City Council Denies Liquor License a Second Time for SASY Stop-N-Go
Image by Barbara Smith Madison’s City Council voted a second time last night to deny an alcohol license for a convenience store owned by Kwik Trip in Schenk’s Corners community on Madison’s East Side. The decision comes after community members spoke out against the store, saying that the new owners are not serving the Madison […]
See Maps: Hong, Roys, Baldeh, Sargent win fall primary
Maps by Jade Iseri-Ramos and Martin Rakacolli. “I think I’m okay,” says Francesca Hong. Last night she beat out six other challengers in the Democratic primary to represent downtown Madison, for the state Assembly seat formerly occupied for nearly a decade by Representative Chris Taylor. “You’d think like a couple of hours after, I’d be more […]
Democratic Candidates for Open Assembly Seat Present Their Positions i...
The Capital Times held a forum last night for the seven Democratic candidates running to represent Wisconsin’s 76th Assembly District. The incumbent, state representative Chris Taylor, is leaving the seat to serve on the Dane County Circuit Court. The 76th Assembly District contains the northeast parts of Madison, including the Truax Air Force Base. In […]
Meet Assembly District 76 Candidates Heather Driscoll and Marsha Rumme...
Wisconsin State Rep. Chris Taylor announced earlier this year that she would not be seeking reelection to the legislature. There are eight candidates running to fill the seat and represent Assembly District 76, which covers downtown Madison (see the full map here). For today’s Meet the Candidates show, Carousel speaks with two of these candidates: […]
Madison Seeks to Rein in the Police
The Madison Common Council meeting on June 2, reflected the turmoil and urgency that have characterized the year 2020 so far. Meeting electronically to limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus, Madison’s governing body first took up the issue of whether or not to extend the emergency curfews imposed by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. The mayor had […]
