Dylan Brogan
Dylan Brogan
Makers gonna make
Isthmus checked out the Madison Mini Maker Faire and found a GarbageBot, the Lost in Space robot and a 30-foot metal dragon that spits fire. more
David Michael Miller
Campainless
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin says after 50 years in politics, his next act will be to take down Gov. Scott Walker. Is his quiet campaign crazy enough to work? more
Dylan Brogan
Teddy talk
President Theodore Roosevelt visits Portage High School. The kids are skeptical but the Bull Moose wins them over. more
Dylan Brogan
Calling shenanigans on three Buckys
Have you seen all the Buckys around town? Three of them are bullshit. more
Rubber meets the road
The planned reconstruction of Winnebago Street in 2019 is once again pitting local residents against Madison’s lofty bike goals. The Common Council will weigh competing proposals on May 1. more
David Michael Miller
And then there was one
Only one supervisor on the Dane County Board will admit to being a conservative. Officials say Gov. Scott Walker and President Donald Trump are to blame. more
Dylan Brogan
Reyes wins school board; Wisconsin keeps its treasurer
Madison elects first Latina to the board while Adamczyk's bid to shut down his own office fails. more
Donna Magdalina
Hard-fought but neighborly
A tight race on the east side and an ousted incumbent on the west side highlight an election that sends seven newcomers to the County Board. more
City apologizes, settles public records lawsuit with Isthmus
The Madison Police Department says it is changing how it tracks records request as a result of a lawsuit brought by Isthmus and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. more
David Michael Miller
Allegations of bias in Madison’s HR department
Madison’s equal opportunities division manager is charging the city’s HR department of being biased against women and people of color. more
Dylan Brogan
Walk on by
Eyes in the sky: Madison is installing a bunch of new passive-infrared cameras to track pedestrians downtown. more
In fair Verona and Monona
Monona and Verona both have open seats for County Board on April 3. Dylan Brogan gets the what-what from the candidates. more
Dylan Brogan
Minority rule
Dane County Republicans might be the minority locally, but the GOP can’t win statewide without them. Staff writer Dylan Brogan recaps the county party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Day dinner. more
Shielded
Officer Stephen Heimsness harassed a female officer a month before he fatally shot Paul Heenan. Madison Police launched an investigation but initially, only Heimsness’ victim was scrutinized. more
A power grab years in the making?
Wisconsin lawmakers have stripped away power from the State Treasurer for decades. In April, voters will decide whether to get rid of the office altogether. more
Primary sets the stage for a few hot Dane County Board races in April
Takeaways from Tuesday’s county board primaries: The race to watch this April is on the isthmus; Kelly Danner is giving 18-year incumbent Al Matano a run for his money; Brent Renteria has the best vote-per-dollar ratio of any candidate. more
David Michael Miller
Nothing to see here
Madison Police is embracing most recommendations made by consultants who spent a year studying the department. Just not the ones that are most critical of the department. more
Dylan Brogan
Come for the trolls, stay for the bee
Mount Horeb hosts one hell of an adult spelling bee that draws a big crowd. Staff writer Dylan Brogan has the blow-by-blow of this year’s competition. more
Challengers welcome
Supv. Al Matano faces two challengers in his bid for a tenth term on the Dane County Board. One opponent says there’s enough white guys in government. more
Dylan Brogan
And they’re off
Democrats see 2018 as the year Wisconsin voters turn on Gov. Scott Walker. At a forum in Madison, nine potential Democratic challengers outlined a state with better schools, increased healthcare access and legal weed. more
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#26 laments that in his day, “there were special interests, developers, who worked hand-in-pocket with members of Congress.”
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