County Executive Joe Parisi announced a contract with a firm to take over society jobs.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday rescinded 82 of former Gov. Scott Walker's appointees that were approved in a controversial December lame-duck session, after a judge ruled on Thursday that the actions taken during the session were unconstitutional.
Under the proposed change, the snow emergency zone would be expanded to District 6 on the city’s near east side, UW-Madison campus-focused District 8, District 13 on the near west side and a significant portion of District 5.
Attorneys for Republican lawmakers filed a motion on Friday to block a judge's ruling halting the enforcement of lame-duck laws curbing the powers of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul.
My favorite bar with the best daily lunches, Alt n' Bach's, has announced it is going to close. I can't tell you the number of "oh, no" emails I've received this week from those I've often met for lunch there.
They hold the key to wresting the nation from this wretched incumbent.
Soaring rents and Mayor Paul Soglin’s developer-funded campaign prove he will always favor profit over people.
The Capital Times invited the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Madison mayor, Madison School Board, and Madison City Council to write op/eds making their cases for why voters should choose them in the April 2 general election. Today we run op/eds by candidates for City Council District 20 on the city's west side.
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The entirety of “Gloria Bell” is written on Julianne Moore’s face. She isn’t just in Sebastian Lelio’s wistful romance, she is the film, both visually and emotionally.
Two UW-Madison students are running to represent the District 8 seat on Madison's City Council.
"We feel like we’re in a good place right now,” Deputy Mayor Gloria Reyes said.
"Clearly we don’t view this as a 'window of opportunity.' We think we’re right on the issues and the judge made it very clear that the constitution counts for something in this state," Evers said. "We’re going to move forward with due speed, but we have to have an opportunity to digest this."
The hoax is by far the most interesting part of this season. The actual murder feels like an afterthought.
No elected official, in my many years of heavy involvement in Madison politics, has been more committed, more involved in working to resolve issues, more progressive in his thinking, and more available to the people than Paul Soglin.
They hold the key to wresting the nation from this wretched incumbent.
Socialists were Milwaukee mayors for most of the time from 1910 to 1960. During Socialist Dan Hoan’s 24-year tenure, Time magazine reported, “Milwaukee became one of the best-run cities in the U.S."
My favorite bar with the best daily lunches, Alt n' Bach's, has announced it is going to close. I can't tell you the number of "oh, no" emails I've received this week from those I've often met for lunch there.
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The panel discussion series continues Tuesday, March 19 in the East High School auditorium.
Join us at our offices on Tuesday, May 7 for our first members-only event.
The local government podcast team will go deep on the mayoral election at the High Noon Saloon on Tuesday, April 9 — one week after the votes are in.
Join Cap Times political reporter Jessie Opoien for Wedge Issues, a podcast catching you up with the elected officials, strategists, analysts and power players of state government and politics in Wisconsin.
Established in 2017, The Corner Table is a Capital Times food podcast. Host Lindsay Christians talks with guests about cooking, wine, restaurants and more.
Join Cap Times political reporter Jessie Opoien for Wedge Issues, a podcast catching you up with the elected officials, strategists, analysts and power players of state government and politics in Wisconsin.
Join Cap Times political reporter Jessie Opoien for Wedge Issues, a podcast catching you up with the elected officials, strategists, analysts and power players of state government and politics in Wisconsin.
The Simpson Street Free Press' Taylor Kilgore and the Cap Times' Negassi Tesfamichael moderated a debate between candidates for the Madison School Board on Tuesday at East High School. Incumbent TJ Mertz is running against challenger Ananda Mirilli for Seat 5; Cris Carusi is facing off with…
Abigail Becker joined The Capital Times in 2016, where she primarily covers city and county government. She previously worked for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and the Wisconsin State Journal.
Lindsay Christians has been writing about the fine arts, food and wine for The Capital Times since 2008. She has a masters in theater research from UW-Madison and hosts the food podcast The Corner Table. Find her at @LindsayC608.
Steven Elbow joined The Capital Times in 1999 and has covered law enforcement in addition to city, county and state government. He has also worked for the Portage Daily Register and has written for the Isthmus weekly newspaper in Madison.
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