Paul Soglin: Madison faces ‘unprecedented fiscal crisis’

The mess is the result of a series of financial decisions made over the past five years; it is not a result of the pandemic. In fact the fiscal relief provided by the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act only masked the poorly thought-out decisions pushed forward by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

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Susan De Vos: BRT preys on local bus service

Madison’s bus rapid transit (BRT) and local bus service could and should complement each other. Instead, Madison’s Network Redesign Plan places them in opposition by preying on local transit service funding to support BRT.

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Paul Soglin: Madison faces ‘unprecedented fiscal crisis’

The mess is the result of a series of financial decisions made over the past five years; it is not a result of the pandemic. In fact the fiscal relief provided by the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act only masked the poorly thought-out decisions pushed forward by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

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Susan De Vos: BRT preys on local bus service

Madison’s bus rapid transit (BRT) and local bus service could and should complement each other. Instead, Madison’s Network Redesign Plan places them in opposition by preying on local transit service funding to support BRT.

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Votes to expel Rep. George Santos

“When a House resolution was introduced last month to expel Rep. George Santos, I noted that it was premature and ill-advised to pursue this effort before the Ethics Committee had completed its inquiry. The expulsion of a Member of Congress directly overturns the will of voters and must be reserved

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of the Village of Rib Lake for Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Rib Lake is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project consists of rehabilitation of the water tower in Rib Lake. Activities related to

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Joins bipartisan coalition of Senators in calling on White House to reverse course on digital trade

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho.), and 29 of their Senate colleagues in calling on President Biden to reaffirm America’s global economic leadership, by reversing a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to abandon long-held

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