Category: Madison city government
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Madison was better off when the police monitor did nothing
before its long-gestating complaint form could harass police! What have we always said about budget crises? (Short-term memory loss. Wait, now we’ve got it!) A good, stiff budget deficit forces good government. Hard decisions. Priorities. Clean out the attic, dust behind the dresser cabinet, clear the vegetable drawer of those moldy cukes. So now —…
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A most delightful pissing match
Between the two previous Madison mayors In this corner, Dave Cieslewicz, who defeated Paul Soglin, who was mayor in 2003. In the other corner, Paul Soglin, who returned the favor by defeating Dave Cieslewicz, then mayor, in 2011. Dave supports the $22 million bailout of city government on the fall ballot; Paul urges a NO…
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No chin wags with Republicans?
They hold the purse strings! Paul Soglin’s bill of particulars: (In the 17-2 vote in August 2024 to approve the referendum, only current alders Isadore Knox Jr. and Barbara Harrington-McKinney voted no.) Blaska’s Bottom Line: Another former mayor, Dave Cieslewicz, opposes both school referenda! Who else thinks all three are going down?!
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Why is Brandi Grayson getting paid more than the governor of Wisconsin?
Are there no city audits? None dare call it reparations! Paul Soglin, mayor of Madison for 22 years over three non-consecutive terms, has become the face of opposition to the City of Madison’s referendum seeking to blow past state-mandated revenue limits by $22 million. Soglin exposes the lavish executive pay the City awards its so-called…
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Madison mayor wants to gut Police Monitor/Oversight Board
Is this the Rapture? Even atheists get religion in a foxhole. The corollary is that nothing induces good government like an empty cash register. Her backside pressed up against the fiscal wall, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway proposes to eliminate the Police Monitor/Civilian Oversight Board if her $22 million spending referendum crashes and burns. The…
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Do you know who she is?
Shady uses ‘social justice’ for racist ends! That Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores holds a governmental position of authority over Madison police is reason enough to vote NO on the city’s appeal for $22 million in additional spending on November 5. Good for the police union for filing an ethics complaint against the chairman of the redundant, profligate,…