Gender & City Employment – The Controversy Continues
So, Vikki Kratz calls me and asks me what I think about the Mayor hiring another man. I say, you can't look at...
Won’t someone think of the children….
We recently had Budget listening Session in Cottage Grove, conducted by our State Representative Gary Hebl and Legislative Fiscal Bureau Head Bob...
Last Public Hearing: Racial Disparities & Criminal Justice System
The last hearing is tomorrow night! Your input is needed!Dane County Task Force on Racial DisparitiesMay 27th, 20095-7 pmWarner Park Community Center, 1625...
And then there were 5 . . .
A while ago I posted about the lack of women in top leadership positions in the City of Madison. And the trend continues....
Fingerprinted to Live in City of Madison Public Housing
This afternoon, a man came in to the Tenant Resource Center/Social Justice Center with a letter he wanted to show me. He wanted to...
Short Week Monday Morning Round Up
Edgewater free round up . . . CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MIASo, where is our Economic Development Commission, our Economic Development Director and city leadership?...
The Friday Snarkarama
I have about 30 blog topics in my queue that I haven't gotten to, I might not have snarky comments about all of them,...
Important Vigil For Honduran Family
The Dane County Courts are no longer safe for immigrant families seeking legal remedies in family court.There will be a vigil tonight:Where: at the...
Gender (and Race and Disability): Preliminary information
The Affirmative Action subcommittee had their first meeting on the "gender resolutions". The two resolutions asked them to research and report (by Feb...
Merit Pay In Education -A Case Study
The Wausau Daily Herald recently penned an Op-Ed stating that under the last legislative session school reform "took a step forward"
The reforms establish...
Will the Voter ID bill be in effect in every ward?
The Wisconsin Assembly passed the "Keep Democrats From Voting in Wisconsin" bill in a 60-35 vote (all republicans and inexplicably 2 democrats) voted...
Why lowering the Curfew Time is a Not Such A Good Idea
Thanks to Tariq Pasha and the Steering Committee of the Dane County Youth Resource Network for the following information and analysis. Could Madison...