News & Updates
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Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
Absentee Voting Changes Due to Thunderstorms
Due to thunderstorms, in-person absentee voting will only be indoors today. The following locations will be open for in-person absentee voting:
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Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
Eleven Resumes Received for Vacant District 7 City Council Seat
Council President Sheri Carter received eleven (11) resumes to fill the vacant Aldermanic District 7 seat by the 4:30 p.m. deadline on October 21, 2020.
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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020
With Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Public Health Madison & Dane County Moving to Crisis Model of Contact Tracing
As more and more people are diagnosed with COVID-19, we are moving to a crisis model of contact tracing.
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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020
Public Test of Election Equipment
The public can observe the public test of City of Madison election equipment this weekend. The City of Madison conducts its public test on a Saturday in order to make the process as accessible to the public as possible.
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Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020
Mayor and County Executive Announce Partnership to Build Permanent Men’s Shelter
Today Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced that they have found a location for a permanent men’s shelter on the East Side of Madison. A new facility at 4111 E. Town Blvd.
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Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020
Madison Public Library Book Drops Open
Effective immediately, all Madison Public Library locations will reopen book drops for 24/7 return of library materials.
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Monday, Oct. 19, 2020
UW Madison graphic design students get out the vote
UW-Madison Graphic Design Students Receive BLINK Funding and to produce and display get out the vote poster designs at MMoCA.
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Monday, Oct. 19, 2020
Lane Closures--South Blair Street
Starting Monday, October 19, South Blair Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction between East Washington Avenue and Williamson Street for a steam tunnel repair project at the East Main Street intersection.
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Monday, Oct. 19, 2020
Celebrate Mail It Back Monday
Of the 101,116 absentee ballots the City of Madison Clerk’s Office has mailed to voters for the Presidential Election, 71,336 have been returned to be counted.
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Monday, Oct. 19, 2020
New Entrance for Drive Through Flu Clinic for People who are Uninsured
Public Health Madison & Dane County opened a free drive through flu clinic at the Alliant Energy Center on October 6.
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Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020
Obama Highlights Madison Civilian Oversight Board
Earlier this year I and many members of our Common Council signed on to former President Barak Obama’s Reimagining Policing Pledge.
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Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020
CORRECTED In-Person Absentee Voting Begins Tuesday
The listing of in-person absentee voting locations had the tent at UW-Madison Memorial Union listed twice. The correct entry listed the dates of Oct. 20 - 30, 11:00am - 6:00pm each day.
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Friday, Oct. 16, 2020
City of Madison Unveils Secure Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
The City of Madison Clerk’s Office has purchased 14 secure ballot drop boxes that are being placed at 13 Madison Fire stations and at Elver Park shelter.
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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
City Celebrates Major Solar Installation Milestone, Mayor Doubles GreenPower program
MADISON, WI – The City’s GreenPower trainees will be busy for at least the next few years installing solar panels on City buildings at a ‘rapid pace,’ according City of Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. At 9 a.m., Oct.
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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
Freakfest 2020 Cancelled, Residents Reminded to Avoid Halloween Gatherings
The City of Madison, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Public Health Madison & Dane County are strongly recommending that people celebrate Halloween with members of their household and avoid holding or attending