Wisconsin Policy Forum: Financial turnaround: 2024 referendum, state aid improve Madison’s budget outlook

Mayor’s plan would boost staff, slow growth in taxes; but long-term imbalance still warrants solutions Madison’s proposed budget for 2026 highlights the city’s financial turnaround, as the plan would increase staffing and service levels while limiting the city’s property tax increase to roughly the rate of inflation. A key contributor to this newfound stability is an infusion of new revenue, inclu...