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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
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
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
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
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
Unity through a prune-filled donut
These days when I go back to the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis I see something that I never saw as a kid: diversity. Read more
Mar 12, 2019
Bev Mazur
Listening to Leopold
It’s time for the 14th annual Madison Reads Leopold event at the UW Arboretum. Read more
Mar 1, 2019
Paul Soglin: underdog?
Mayor Paul Soglin won the mayoral primary but with only 28 percent of the vote. That’s not good news for an incumbent. Read more
Feb 27, 2019
12:00 PM
In the image of Evers?
At last count there were no less than 11 declared candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. And others are likely on the way. What trait am I looking for? Boring. Read more
Feb 19, 2019
5:00 AM
David Michael Miller
Is Madison in Wisconsin?
Are our cultural, political and economic differences with the rest of the state fueling an ever wider divide? Do we need to come up with a marketing strategy to rebrand Madison? Read more
Feb 14, 2019
11:00 AM
Time to end TIF?
Tax incremental financing was a slick idea and for the most part it’s worked out great in Madison. But there’s a downside. Read more
Feb 6, 2019
5:00 AM
Madison takes over the Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers announced that naming rights have been sold to American Family Insurance, whose headquarters are in Madison. Thus begins the Madisonization of the ballpark. Read more
Jan 29, 2019
5:00 AM
Sizing up the council
Some argue that the time demands of being a city alderperson make the current part-time structure impractical. Should there be fewer members who work full time and are paid more? Read more
Jan 22, 2019
11:00 AM
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Risk averse
UW Health and School of Medicine and Public Health need a “major culture change” if they’re going to move their world class research into drugs and treatments that will save lives, a recent study argues. Read more
Kimchi corner
Mr. Kimchi brings a touch of elegance to Madison’s Korean options. Traditional dishes are joined by more fusion-y appetizers like Korean fried chicken wings. Read more
Does the fire still Bern?
Bernie Sanders is picking up his 2020 campaign for president right where he left off his 2016 one. But will his message resonate with enough voters to secure the Democratic nomination? Read more
CUB plots a renaissance
In the mid-’80s, the state’s Citizen Utility Board had 100,000 members; today it has only about 2,000. But as it turns 40 and has a new director, the group embarks on a campaign to reinvent itself. Read more
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
