The city of Madison will not be able to meet a $27 million deficit with cuts and new fees alone. It will very likely have to do something it has never done before: ask voters in a referendum to go beyond state limits on property tax growth.
Now that Gov. Tony Evers signed his own redistricting maps into law this week, things should get better. But how much better and in exactly what ways are still open questions.
The Wisconsin Assembly approves legislation that freezes out competition to build power lines in the state. It was passed with no discussion and on a voice vote.
The list of criteria used in the search for a new Madison superintendent does not require a track record of actually improving education or improving test scores.
The resolution to increase council pay from $15,000 to $24,218 required 15 votes from the 20-member council and it came up just short. Attempts to increase their pay by lesser amounts also failed.