Citizen Dave
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David Michael Miller
School board did the right thing on cops
The new three-year contract was amended to allow the district to drop an officer in one school after the 2019-2020 school year. It also calls for quarterly reviews of arrests and citations. Read more
Pervert the process, fix the roads
Wisconsin’s roads are a mess and the state badly needs to invest in public transit. But first it needs to find a way to raise tax revenue. A messy work-around concocted by Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee might just do the trick. Read more
Jun 11, 2019
Forgiving college debt isn’t progressive
When we write off student debt it means that other taxpayers have to pay for the poor judgment of those who got themselves into this predicament. Read more
May 30, 2019
End the WEDC
The latest audit shows an organization that is being incompetently managed, if managed at all. Read more
May 17, 2019
David Michael Miller
From Foxconn, no R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Wisconsin taxpayers are on the hook for about $4.5 billion if you count the local subsidies as well. Foxconn’s Gou should have traveled to Madison to meet Gov. Evers, not the other way around. It was important symbolism and common good manners. Read more
May 7, 2019
David Michael Miller
Impeach Trump?
We need to keep our eyes on the prize and that prize is a new president in January 2021. Read more
Apr 30, 2019
David Michael Miller
Robin Vos: man of principle
According to the latest poll, 70 percent of Wisconsin residents want the state to take federal money to expand Medicaid eligibility. But the Assembly speaker is going to “lead” in a different direction. Read more
Apr 23, 2019
2:00 PM
David Michael Miller
Foxconn announces protest center in Madison
Foxconn is purchasing a building on the Capitol Square to make it easier for disgruntled taxpayers to show their outrage over the state’s botched deal with the Taiwanese manufacturer. Read more
Apr 16, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Hagedorn debacle argues for avoiding culture wars
The decision to fight the race on a culture war issue certainly did fire up the liberal Dane County base but that was more than compensated for by the conservative counter-reaction it seemed to provoke in the rest of the state. Read more
Apr 9, 2019
11:00 AM
AMY STOCKLEIN
SRC ran a flawless campaign
Enough people were ready for a change and all Satya Rhodes-Conway had to do was prove herself able to do the job. She did that easily, able to tout three terms on the council, and her work with the Mayors Innovation Project. Read more
Apr 3, 2019
12:02 PM
David Michael Miller
When debt is good
Madison is in much deeper debt today than it was eight years ago when Dave Cieslewicz left the mayor’s office. Mayor Paul Soglin and challenger Satya Rhodes-Conway give their take on the city’s debt situation. Read more
Mar 26, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
The latest big time sports outrages
Where should I start? How about Jim Delaney, the Big Ten commissioner who is retiring with a $20 million bonus. Read more
Mar 19, 2019
5:01 AM
Trending
University Avenue near Shorewood Hills to get a makeover
The reconstruction plan calls for the slight narrowing of driving lanes and the addition of pedestrian sidewalks along the north side of University Avenue and east side of University Bay Drive. Read more
Underground Collective proposes catering operation at Garver Feed Mill
If Underground Food Collective gets its liquor license approved for Garver Events, it will be the exclusive caterers for the Garver Feed Mill. Read more
Fix it or lose it
The city has given the owner of the historic Suhr house on Langdon Street a deadline to fix the structure or risk losing it through demolition by neglect. Read more
A lot of trouble
The parking lot at The Malt House needs repaving. But owner Bill Rogers doesn’t have enough money to cover the bill. Read more
The incredible rise of CEO pay
While workers pay continues to languish, CEO salaries continue to skyrocket — even in Wisconsin. Read more
