Citizen Dave
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Carolyn Fath Ashby
School referendums should have price tags
If both referendums on the fall ballot are approved, taxes on the average $311,000 home would go up a whopping $470 or so when the new spending is fully implemented in a few years. Read more
David Michael Miller
Council needs to focus on its mission
Can members find a way to move beyond the distractions and focus on their charge, which is to serve all the people of Madison? Read more
Oct 9, 2020
WisconsinEye
We can count on Robin and Scott
Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald really are out to get you. They have no interest at all in what’s fair or decent or just right. Read more
Sep 29, 2020
Thompson and Blank need to go
UW campuses have become hotbeds of COVID-19. Citizen Dave knows who to blame. Read more
Sep 22, 2020
Moderates need to get in the game
The left-center has been routed. The far left pretty much runs it all and there isn’t even much of a loyal opposition. Read more
Sep 15, 2020
Elliot Hughes
Just the facts on police oversight
The police monitor would be paid between $103,000 and almost $140,000 and the civilian oversight board members would be paid a stipend. The stipend would break with precedent. Read more
Sep 10, 2020
We need to stop the shootings now
What’s needed right here right now are interventions that stop the shooting so that 11-year-old girls aren’t killed in the back seats of cars. Read more
Sep 1, 2020
Unmarketable right now
Madison Public Market proponents are bitterly disappointed over the mayor’s move to put this project on hold. They have every reason to be. Read more
Aug 28, 2020
4:00 PM
The University of Wisconsin Survey Center
No more Sterling Halls
Just as I hope that Leo Burt is one day brought to justice, I hope the same for those who bombed the City County Building. Read more
Aug 19, 2020
10:00 AM
Getty Images
Are political conventions even worth it?
Milwaukee is disappointed, yet reducing the Democratic National Convention to a virtual event was a smart move. But even after the pandemic, will big, expensive political conventions ever make sense again? Read more
Aug 11, 2020
9:00 AM
Unmasking a Republican dilemma
Now that Gov. Tony Evers has issued a mask mandate — something he should have done weeks ago — Republicans must decide between their extremist base and suburban women. Read more
Aug 4, 2020
10:06 AM
The city council makes everything worse
If you thought that your city government trying to do something to help struggling, mostly locally owned, small business owners on Madison’s most iconic street was a no-brainer, well, you’re not one of 14 members on the city council. Read more
Jul 27, 2020
1:30 PM
Dylan Brogan
Madison out of balance
The council has expressed little concern about the actions of groups and individuals during what can only be described as nights of mayhem. Read more
Jul 15, 2020
10:00 AM
Trending
Carry on and vend
Some food carts took the year off. Others forged ahead. And there were even some new names entering the business. Read more
School referendums should have price tags
If both referendums on the fall ballot are approved, taxes on the average $311,000 home would go up a whopping $470 or so when the new spending is fully implemented in a few years. Read more
Rockhound Brewing Company to close
Rockhound Brewing Company announces it “can see no logical path forward.” The restaurant will close Nov. 14. Read more
Johnson Street coffee shop target of racist graffiti
Photos of President Donald Trump surrounded the message, “It’s okay to be white,” on a sign affixed to Johnson Public House. Read more
Libertarian presidential candidate courts Black Lives Matter supporters
Protesters in the streets of Madison this summer and Jo Jorgensen agree fundamental change to the criminal justice system is needed. How to get there is another matter. Read more
