It’s a stick up!
Police overtime. You have no choice, you have to pay it. It's an annual heist and we pay and pay and...
Budget Tidbits: The first half of the first hearings
Last night, the Board of Estimates started the annual questioning of staff about the Operating Budget. Here's some of the things I...
Solving "Crime" – Feel Good Ordinances or Real Solutions?
Amen! Paul Soglin said it pretty well - except for the part where he said half the city council is making it hard...
Budget Spin gone amuk!
So, I do this crazy thing. From time to time, I actually listen to AM radio. Let's just call it "opposition research"....
Is the Mayor above the Law?
Can he just ignore Madison General Ordinances because he thinks he has a better idea? If so, why not just eliminate the Common...
Call the Building Inspector!
Last week, I got into a little argument with George Hank from Building Inspection. The argument went something like this (yes, its edited...
A Different Way to Look at Things
So, the police department didn't have to cut 3% like all the other departments and now they have over nearly $3M in supplemental requests...
Workers’ Rights Picket Cancelled, but Childcare needs your help!
This just in from the Worker's Rights Center . . . and Wisconsin Council on Families and ChildrenThe WRC Board has called off the...
City Operating Budget: What’s in? What’s out?
Here's the run down. A quick overview of the information that we got today:(links are to the sections of the budgets for each...
Budget . . . Budget . . . Budget
Tonight starts the City Council marathon meeting. We will be meeting tonight, tomorrow night and likely Thursday night as well. Here's a...
Budget Briefings
Thanks to everyone who attended the last round of budget briefings. The new round of amendments for our meeting on Tuesday will be...
Allied Drive – No budget, contradication and a road with little detail.
Q: When is a road not a road?A: When it involves the Allied Drive neighborhood and the Mayor.So, hunting down the details...