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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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Dan O’Donnell: Why Governor Evers’ email scandal matters

“Warren.Spahn@wisconsin.gov” has sent or received 17,000 emails since Evers took office—an average of more than 11 per day—in a blatant and calculated attempt at evading Wisconsin’s Open Records Law and shielding from the public correspondence that it has an absolute right to view.

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Gregory Humphrey: Rosalynn Carter and tall radio towers

In the early campaigns that Jimmy Carter undertook for office, she would get in a car and drive the country roads looking for the tall broadcast antennas that would lead her to a radio station. She would walk in and introduce herself as the wife of the candidate and ask if they might like to interview her.

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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.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

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.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: Why Governor Evers’ email scandal matters

“Warren.Spahn@wisconsin.gov” has sent or received 17,000 emails since Evers took office—an average of more than 11 per day—in a blatant and calculated attempt at evading Wisconsin’s Open Records Law and shielding from the public correspondence that it has an absolute right to view.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Rosalynn Carter and tall radio towers

In the early campaigns that Jimmy Carter undertook for office, she would get in a car and drive the country roads looking for the tall broadcast antennas that would lead her to a radio station. She would walk in and introduce herself as the wife of the candidate and ask if they might like to interview her.

Read More »

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