Last night, alders adopted nine proposed capital budget amendments in about twenty minutes. That included the allocation of $3.5 million for a new men’s homeless shelter. The move comes as homeless shelters throughout Madison have experienced significant strain during the pandemic — particularly with finding enough space to socially distance. After a setback finding a […]
Police Reform Proposal Moves on to Common Council
The Federal 1033 program allows police departments to acquire excess military equipment from the Department of Defense. A proposed ordinance meant to limit what the Madison Police department’s can acquire through the 10-33 program just took another step forward after passing through Madison’s common council executive committee. But not everyone is happy with the proposal […]
Roundtable: Reforming the MPD and Alternatives to Policing
The growing movement to defund the police and nationwide demands for police accountability have a history in Madison as well. Today, Allen hosts a roundtable discussion about local police practices, ongoing efforts to reform the MPD, and alternatives to policing with Brandi Grayson of Urban Triage, alder Rebecca Kemble from the Madison Common Council, and […]
City finance committee approves new small business grant program
At last night’s City Finance Committee meeting, members approved a new program that would provide half a million dollars in grant money to downtown businesses. The Downtown Recovery Program would distribute individual grants of up to $25,000 to Madison’s independent businesses. The money comes as local businesses have struggled with COVID-19 closures followed by property […]
Madison Common Council approves civilian oversight committee
Alders voted sixteen to four to establish a new civilian oversight committee for the Madison Police Department last night. Now, three alders–Rebecca Kemble, Donna Moreland and Shiva Bidar– will begin laying the financial and legal groundwork for the oversight committee. The three alders will finish up their work by early August, with plans for the […]
Madison common council continues steps towards civilian oversight of M...
At tonight’s city council meeting, Madison alders will take steps toward establishing an independent oversight committee for the Madison Police Department. According to the resolution, the new committee will make “Policy-level recommendations” for the MPD. It will also be responsible for overseeing the proposed independent police monitor and reporting back on the monitor’s findings to […]
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