Increasing road salt use is adding up to a growing environmental problem in our area. Just one teaspoon of salt pollutes five gallons of water, and once salt is in our waterways, it does not break down. Chloride, one of the two chemicals that make…
Madison crews were out in force Saturday night through Sunday responding to damage created by a very unexpected tornado that touched down on Madison’s Eastside Saturday evening.
National Weather Service personnel who toured the area on Sunday…
The City of Madison invites you to submit nominations for its annual JEFFREY CLAY ERLANGER CIVILITY IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AWARD. The award honors Jeffrey Clay Erlanger, who was an individual of integrity, passion, intelligence, and civility. Jeff…
Laura Minero is the recipient of the 2017 Alix Olson Award for the Promotion of a Tolerant and Just Community. The award will be presented by members of STAJOH (Seeking Tolerance and Justice Over Hate) on October 3, 2017.
Madison Mayor Paul R. Soglin announced today that Matt Wachter, the City’s Housing Initiatives Specialist since 2013, has been named Manager of the Office of Real Estate Services in the City’s Economic Development Division.
1) Cash Assistance: As previously shared, after receiving an overwhelming number of inquiries from citizens and corporations who would like to help, Mayor Turner has established the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund that will accept tax deductible flood…
The focus on the Confederate monuments is the history of slavery. However, the story is bigger than that. With the end of Reconstruction in 1877 came the southern effort to return to the Antebellum years and to honor the Lost Cause. It produced a…
The removal of City-owned monuments to confederate soldiers in Forest Hill Cemetery has minimal or no disruption to the cemetery itself. There is no disrespect to the dead with the removal of the plaque and stone.
The Civil War was an act of…
Foxconn is a terrible deal that will bankrupt our state and leave our kids holding the bill.
If your neighbor’s beautiful house was offered to you for $40 million dollars, you would not take the deal. If Green Bay Packer Super Bowl tickets were…
Mayors of all parties from coast to coast stand united in support of the good people of Charlottesville, Virginia. We want to send a firm united message that hate and violence have no place in our public square.
On Friday, August 4, the City of Madison received four bids to construct the 562-car underground Judge Doyle Garage on Block 88 in Downtown Madison. The garage will replace the City’s 60-year old Government East above ground garage on Block 105.…
This month’s Disability Pride Festival in Madison will feature a new 25-foot ramp, as the result of a partnership between Mobility 101, Disability Pride Madison and three City agencies.
Disability Pride Madison received the opportunity to purchase…
The City of Madison Department of Civil Rights has been chosen to receive this year’s Fair Housing Award from the Wisconsin Fair Housing Network for their work to eliminate discrimination for residents within the city of Madison.
Civil Rights…
I am extremely disappointed in the federal jury verdict that found the Madison Police Officers liable for excessive force, and awarding damages. All of our analysis, both by our internal and outside experts, concluded that the officers acted within…
On Saturday June 17, 2017, a storm sewer located underneath the walkway connecting the Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/Wilson St intersection to Monona Terrace failed and created a large sinkhole. Emergency repairs are being coordinated and will occur…
If you have been in downtown Madison over the past few weeks, you have probably noticed some additional activity at the top of State Street. Tables and chairs provided by the Madison Central Business Improvement District (BID) have made it easier…
Madison’s economy continues to outperform the state and nation. Our unemployment rate is at historically low levels, with a 2.1% preliminary rate for April 2017. Home values increased 6 percent in 2016; real property values are up 10 percent. These…