On Monday night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the 2022 county budget. Starting last night and over the next two days, the Madison Common Council will be reviewing and adopting city budget proposals for next year. For today’s show, we get an inside look into these budgets—and the challenges and priorities of each—with […]
Common council approves new site for temporary homeless shelter
Last night, Madison’s common council voted 14-6 in favor of purchasing property at 2002 Zeier Road. The former big box store will be used as a temporary men’s homeless shelter and a “long-term site for redevelopment.” In May, the site was rejected as the location for a permanent men’s homeless shelter. Alder Gary Halverson, who […]
Madison Leaders Show Support for UW Health Nurses’ Union Effort
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges for frontline medical workers. Since last March, nurses and hospital workers have faced staffing shortages, inadequate personal protective equipment, and medical misinformation. Susan Nicol, a registered nurse at UW Health, said at a press conference today that many nurses are afraid to speak up for fear of being […]
Demonstrators and Common Council Members Speak Up Against Line 3 Oil P...
Environmental and cultural concerns continue as Enbridge pushes forward with the construction of its new Line 3 oil pipeline. Line 3, which is currently being built in northern Minnesota, has drawn the attention of environmental activists and Indigenous communities, who have expressed a number of environmental concerns about the project. The project has also raised […]
Dane County Approves Airport Expansion
Photo by Free Photos on Pixabay. Currently, the Dane County Regional Airport has space for thirteen planes, and between 2019 and 2020, an all-time high of 1.1 million people used it to fly from Dane County. Michael Riechers is the marketing director for the Dane County Regional Airport. He says pandemic notwithstanding, Dane County’s projected […]
Common Council Approves New Tiny Home Village for Madison’s Houseles...
On May 4th, the Madison Common Council approved Madison’s second Tiny House village. When finished, the village will house about two dozen unhoused people on a piece of property on Madison’s north side. The project is the work of community organization Occupy Madison, a nonprofit focused on providing homes for Madison’s houseless population. The group […]
