Jason Joyce took over as news editor of The Capital Times in 2013.
Six months in and with her first budget behind her, her priorities of affordable housing and better mass transit are intact.
Madison is paralleling Seattle to such an extent that a Cap Times Ideas Fest panel this year asked: "How does Madison not become Seattle?” One way is by keeping big money out of local politics.
A short-lived Lafayette County proposal to limit public information about water quality studies and “prosecute” media members who don’t print verbatim press releases would be funny if it weren’t so disheartening.
What was so striking about "A Toast to Tony Earl" was its congeniality — Democrats and Republicans, friends and even some old political adversaries gathering together to remember old times when you could disagree but not become an enemy.
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.
Katelyn Ferral is The Cap Times' public affairs and investigative reporter. She joined the paper in 2015 and previously covered the energy industry for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. She's also covered state politics and government in North Carolina.
Nicholas Garton is the Cap Times' metro reporter. He joined the staff in 2019 after working for three years as a feature writer at Madison365.
Scott Girard is the local k-12 education reporter at the Cap Times. A Madison native, he joined the paper in 2019 after working for six years for Unified Newspaper Group, including coverage of the Verona Area School District. Follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Jason Joyce took over as news editor of The Capital Times in 2013.
Yvonne Kim is the Cap Times' higher education reporter. She joined the staff in 2019 after graduating from Northwestern University, where she covered Evanston and Chicago news. Follow her on Twitter @yvonnekimm.
Briana Reilly covers state government and politics for the Cap Times. She joined the staff in 2019, after working at WisPolitics.com. Follow her on Twitter at @briana_reilly.
Rob Thomas is the features editor and social media editor for the Capital Times, as well as its film critic. He joined the Cap Times in 1999 and has written about movies, music, food and books.
