For today’s Meet the Candidates show, Wednesday host Carousel Bayrd speaks with two candidates running for Wisconsin State Assembly District 46. Melissa Ratcliff currently serves on the Dane County Board […]
Meet the Candidates for District 36 on the Dane County Board
Dane County Board district 36 represents the village of Cottage Grove, as well as portions of east Madison and Sun Prairie. The two candidates running for that seat are incumbent […]
Jail Consolidation Project Gets Another New Plan Ahead of Vote
The plan to build a new jail was first approved in 2019 in an effort to close the aging jail in the City-County Building, as well as the outdated Ferris […]
Sheriff Kalvin Barrett Voices Support for Additional Jail Consolidatio...
Earlier today, Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett held a press conference to urge the Dane County Board to approve additional funding to build a new jail. A plan to consolidate […]
Dane County Jail Consolidation Project Continues to Face Barriers
Dane County Board Chair Analiese Eicher is calling for a “reality check” about the many constraints facing the long-controversial jail consolidation project, which is now facing ballooning costs and a […]
Dane County approves 2021 budget
Last night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a new 2021 budget. The board will spend $615.5 million on an operating budget and $80.7 million on its […]
