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Behind the Isthmus cover: October 2024
Madison digital illustrator T.L. Luke is interested in making difficult topics, like politics, more digestible and accessible. Read more
T.L. Luke
Auntie Luke explains the lifecycle of an absentee ballot
Absentee ballots made up over one third of Dane county votes in 2022. But what kind of work goes into allowing so many people to cast their vote early and securely? Read more
Oct 4, 2024
Guía Isthmus para el votante en otoño de 2024
Isthmus explica en detalle lo que debemos esperar en la papeleta de votación del 5 de noviembre. Read more
Oct 4, 2024
2024 Isthmus General Election voter guide
Isthmus breaks down what to expect on the Nov. 5. ballot. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Benjamin Derge
Epic is sued on antitrust grounds
Filed in federal court in New York by Particle Health, a medical data startup, an antitrust lawsuit accuses Epic of using illegal means to block Particle from accessing digital files stored on Epic’s software. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Pellebon: M.O.D. Media Productions / Agard: Greg Anderson
What could a new Dane County executive do to address the housing crisis?
When it comes to the need for more housing, municipalities, which control zoning, have more say in the matter than Dane County. Still, the candidates for the county’s top job see some opportunities. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch
Chasing Wisconsin’s independent voters
Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race hardly feels like a referendum on Sen. Tammy Baldwin — despite her nearly 26 years in Washington. Most of the time, it seems like she and opponent Eric Hovde are talking past one another. Read more
Oct 3, 2024
Connect with Madison's nonprofit community in the November issue of Isthmus
Isthmus presents The Volunteer Guide, a new way for nonprofit organizations and local businesses to tap into our readers' zeal for pitching in. Read more
Oct 2, 2024
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Dynae Allice Photography
The dean of Wisconsin pollsters
Charles Franklin launched the Marquette Law School poll in 2012, one of the most accurate in the nation. He is a respected national pollster and in-demand source for journalists. Read more
Oct 2, 2024
1:00 PM
Liam Beran
Tom Tiffany spreads misleading information about Madison ballot error
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s district does not include Madison. But he decided to weigh in on a ballot error that the city of Madison had immediately recognized and taken steps to correct. Read more
Sep 26, 2024
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Courtesy World Dairy Expo
World Dairy Expo in Madison declines Trump campaign stop
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign reached out to the World Dairy Expo to schedule a campaign visit, but the organization “humbly declined” the offer due to wanting to remain nonpartisan. Read more
Sep 24, 2024
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Photo by Shealah Craighead
Tommy Thompson urges Trump to stump Dane County
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson says Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for president, must schedule campaign stops in Madison and Milwaukee. Read more
Sep 23, 2024
10:00 AM
Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch
‘We are ready for Kamala Harris’
‘This is going to be a tight race until the very end,’ Kamala Harris warns the 10,500-person crowd at Madison’s Alliant Energy Center. Read more
Sep 20, 2024
11:00 PM
In the September issue
Epic dominates the marketplace
No longer just a medical records company, Epic is busy diversifying its business. Epic now works with medical device manufacturers, speciality laboratories and health insurers. Read more
Madison Ballet reflects on its own growth in a season it calls ‘Momentum’
Madison Ballet looks to offer “a taste of everything,” says artistic director Ja’ Malik. Read more
Who owes the city of Madison nearly $13 million?
Facing a structural deficit, city of Madison officials are lobbying for increased payments from the municipal services program, which reimburses cities for services they provide to local property tax-exempt state facilities. Read more
Curation destination
What’s going on at the Arts + Literature Laboratory? A lot, with more to come. Read more
As the curtain rises…
Real people, real crises, and imaginary escapes take area stages this fall. Read more
