Citizen Dave
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David Michael Miller
Will the wheel tax roll?
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is proposing a $40 wheel tax on car registrations in order to fund her transit plans and plug holes in her overall budget. Read more
David Michael Miller
The PSC’s conflicts of interest
Public Service Commission chair Rebecca Valcq and commissioner Mike Huebsch rejected a motion that they recuse themselves from a decision on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Line. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
F-35s should land elsewhere
The opponents of stationing F-35s at Truax have the stronger arguments. Read more
Sep 25, 2019
A smaller Camp Randall?
The UW Athletic Department has hired a sports marketing firm to turn around declining season ticket sales and lower attendance at football games. Read more
Sep 18, 2019
Invest in the UW
There are a lot of college rankings out these days. But one thing is clear: increasing public investment in our public’s universities would be in everyone’s best interest Read more
Sep 10, 2019
Another football season, and the carnage piles up
Another football season is underway but one former fan won’t be watching. Read more
Sep 3, 2019
Dylan Brogan
Nails’ Tales bails
Opinions on “Nails’ Tales” ran from loathing to indifference. But with no political controversy behind the work, the statue didn’t engender a public fight. Read more
Aug 28, 2019
Boomers: stay healthy and productive
American society is growing older, less healthy and less financially secure. So, what’s a boomer to do? Read more
Aug 20, 2019
5:00 AM
The balm of Trent Grisham
The story of the rookie outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers is about promise turned sour and then redeemed and about experts being proven wrong. And more. Read more
Aug 13, 2019
5:00 AM
Are debates any way to pick a president?
The value of today’s rapid-fire presidential debates is doubtful. Read more
Aug 6, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Don’t sweat the details
As a presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren offers detailed policy plans. But is that the smart thing to do politically? Read more
Jul 30, 2019
8:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Wisconsin, the pivotal state
Wisconsin could be the “tipping point” state for 2020, just as it was in 2016. Read more
Jul 23, 2019
12:00 PM
How city budgets get made
As the city starts to put together its next budget, there is again a projected gap between expenses and revenues. Agencies will be asked to cut back and some will offer options that are not feasible politically. Read more
Jul 16, 2019
5:00 AM
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Too hot to handle
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection was charged with testing hemp fields to ensure the crop didn’t contain too much THC. The agency had 18 inspectors to collect and test thousands of samples within a matter of weeks. Read more
Five new restaurants you need to try in Madison, Wisconsin
Where should you be eating? These five spots took top honors in our 2019 reader poll for favorite new restaurant. Read more
The NIMBY test
Lately the NIMBY label has been weaponized as a blanket term for all neighborhood activism. Read more
Electrifying change
Will e-bikes and electric scooters get more people out of their cars, reduce climate-changing pollution and make us all healthier? Or will they wreak chaos on city streets and overrun quiet recreational areas? Either way, change is coming. Read more
Earnest energies
Garver Feed Mill is “an oasis in the middle of the city,” says Kosa Spa owner Shilpa Sankaran, and a perfect spot for Madison’s first specifically Ayurvedic spa. Read more
