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Last updated October 4, 10:32 am
Sunday, October 4, 2026
City of Madison
- Week of October 5, 2026 – Alder Badri Lankella
- City Meetings and Updates Week of October 5 – Alder Derek Field
- Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of October 5, 2026 – Alder John Guequierre
Saturday, October 3, 2026
City of Madison
- Leaf pickup begins next week in Madison. Here’s what to know – State Journal
Dane County
- Tablets offer benefits for inmates, staff – Waunakee Tribune
Education
- Surveys, open conversations key to supporting students facing mental health challenges – State Journal
- 10 new places Madison schools flag as too dangerous for kids to walk – State Journal
Friday, October 2, 2026
City of Madison
- Madison police monitor review shows defiance to city rules – Channel3000.com
- South Broom, West Doty streets temporary closing starting Monday – Channel3000.com
- Candidate tracker: Madison mayor’s race 2027 – Isthmus
- Parts of Broom and Doty Streets to close beginning Monday – WMTV Channel 15
- Data Center Input Opportunities – Alder Sean O’Brien
- Madison Water Utility closes Park St lanes for emergency maintenance – WKOW Channel 27
Dane County
- Dane County budget could include $3M for body cams, cuts more vacant positions – State Journal
- Dane County Executive touts a halved deficit while highlighting 2027 investments – Waunakee Tribune
- DeForest, Cottage Grove among consistently high-growth communities – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
Spring Elections
- 8th Madison mayoral candidate Marcus Robert Johnson, enters the ring – State Journal
- Madison native enters crowded race for mayor, vows to put community first – WKOW Channel 27
Thursday, October 1, 2025
City of Madison
- Judge dismisses federal lawsuit challenging F-35s – State Journal
- Madison’s police monitor is unique in Wisconsin. But the office has been dogged by controversies – Wisconsin Public Radio
- Meetings Scheduled: September 29 – October 8th – Alder Barbara Harrington McKinney
- Willy Street business launches effort to support its neighborhood – WMTV Channel 15
- 5 arrested after man beaten for defending unhoused person in Madison – WMTV Channel 15
- Signal chat for alders is legal, but still raises questions – Madison365
- Mauer’s Urban Market is ready to bring a modern grocery store to Madison’s South Side – State Journal
Dane County
- We Energies shows more than 1,500 customers without power in Marshall – WKOW Channel 27
- McFarland OKs TID #7 to help Bliffert Lumber move out of downtown – Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent
- Dane County proposes nearly $947 million budget, with higher property tax bills, body cameras and housing investments – WMTV Channel 15
- Communities adopt new rules for e-bikes and e-scooters – WKOW Channel 27
- Dane Co. executive proposed 2027 budget includes body-worn cameras for sheriff’s office – Channel3000.com
- Dane County’s 2027 budget includes $20M for affordable housing, $3M for body cameras – WKOW Channel 27
- Sun Prairie’s new chronic nuisance ordinance sees its first test – Sun Prairie Star
Education
- What to know about changes to Madison School District boundaries – State Journal
- Wisconsin students’ test scores improve, with mixed news for Madison – State Journal
- School board talks preliminary budget – Fitchburg Star
- UW-Madison enrollment dips; fewer international students on campus – State Journal
- Madison School District seeks public’s help on new plan for technology – State Journal
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