Madison and Dane County Madison may open more parks to dogs, Dean Mosiman; Madisonians weigh in, Olivia Herken, Wisconsin State Journal (WSJ), June 28; City
Month: June 2019
School Budget Advocates Conclude 60-Mile March for Increased School Funding
A group of Wisconsin public educators, parents and students organized by the Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN) finished out a 60-mile march from Palmyra to the state capitol in Madison on June 25.
East Side Ushers in Summer with Dance, Drums
Dancing, drums and laughter filled Olbrich Park last Friday as the Madison community came to enjoy Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara (SASY) Neighborhood Association’s annual celebration of the summer
The Rising Cost of Living in Dane County is a Key Factor Adding to Poverty in Dane County
The cost of living, childcare, healthcare, education and lack of access to social benefits are the main factors that limit the ability of Dane County
Conservative Group Promotes Clean Energy Policy in Wisconsin
As the cost of renewables like wind and solar continues to decline dramatically—by 69% and 88% respectively over the last decade, according to recent analyses—the
Madison Commons Media Digest, June 23, 2019
Top Story Jane Belmore to return to Madison School District as interim superintendent, Logan Wroge, Wisconsin State Journal, June 21. Madison and Dane County Three new
Structural Factors and Stagnating Wages Stop People From Overcoming Poverty in Dane County
The causes of poverty in Dane County are widely debated, with no single consensus existing in scholarly circles to explain it.
Madison Commons Media Digest, June 16, 2019
Madison and Dane County Dane County vows to move forward after GOP strips Alliant Energy Center improvements form state budget, Barry Adams, Wisconsin State Journal,
People of Color and Single-Parent Households are Most Likely to be in Poverty in Dane County
Single-parent households and people of color are under the greatest risk of being in poverty in Dane County, according to the 2018 State of Working
Mifflandia Project Presents Development Proposal at Final Public Meeting
The City of Madison planning team charged with guiding the redevelopment of Madison’s Mifflin neighborhood showed off its final recommendations at the project’s last public