It was an honor to join all members of the Madison Common Council last evening in recognizing June 19, 2021 as Juneteenth Day in Madison. This day, along with others throughout June is a great opportunity to celebrate the history of Black Americans…
It's a record-breaking year for highly partisan and noxious anti-transgender legislation in the United States and most of these bills impact transgender youth. At least 117 bills have been introduced in the current legislative session. This is…
I’m excited to share that the Greater Madison Music City project, with the support of the City, is making progress towards the goal of creating a more equitable music ecosystem in Madison. We know that the current landscape is not equitable –…
Today, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is announcing The Madison Pop-Up Shop Initiative, a new City of Madison initiative to support small-scale, less resourced businesses and fill vacant storefronts as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Pop…
Today, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is announcing that local donors have contributed over $300,000 to Madison’s Guaranteed Income Pilot, bringing the total budget to $900,000.
Yesterday I unveiled Housing Forward, a package of initiatives that collectively represent the City’s housing agenda. It includes a series of efforts to increase housing choice, create affordable housing, combat displacement and segregation, ensure…
It’s National Community Development Week! The objective of National Community Development Week is to educate Congressional Members and the community on the importance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment…
Friday we celebrated 2021’s second #TeamCity Award Ceremony with a special first time recognition of the City's safest drivers.
I want to highlight our top five #TeamCity Award recipients, as well as congratulate all awardees and thank all City…
Last week, the Mayor and Madison's Common Council passed a resolution to recognize today, March 8, as International Women's Day. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted both the centrality of women's contributions as health care workers, caregivers,…