Today, lawmakers put forward a pair of bills to standardize how much incarcerated folks can be charged for phone calls. Current state law does not cap how much prisons, […]
Madison Common Council kicks can down the road on new homeless shelter...
In a 16-1 vote, Madison’s common council punted a decision on a new east side homeless shelter to May fourth. The property, located on Zeier Road near the East Towne […]
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 […]
Proposed city loan program aims to help Madison’s minority-owned bus...
Madison officials are pushing forward a program to help minority-owned businesses own, rather than rent, commercial spaces. It’s called the Commercial Ownership Assistance program. And it will provide $500,000 in […]
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 […]
City Council Member Resigns
Three city council members have resigned within the last two months. Sara Eskrich became the third Madison city alder to resign this summer. Eskrich has accepted an executive director position […]