Police body cameras get yes vote from Madison City Council | #citycouncil
Lucas Robinson | Wisconsin State Journal Madison police officers on the North Side will soon be outfitted with body cameras after the City Council voted late Tuesday to move forward with a pilot program testing the technology. The council voted 16-4 to greenlight the 90-day pilot program despite some members’ misgivings about the police department’s […]
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Madison City Council appoints new member | Tmn | #citycouncil
After months of being short a board member after Nick Cherry resigned from his seat shortly after being sworn in, the Madison City Council has a full council as of Monday night. The board appointed new resident Bekah Selby Leach to serve on the council. Leach is a professor at Emporia State University and has […]
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New traffic rules for developments breezes past Madison City Council | #citycouncil
Lucas Robinson | Wisconsin State Journal The Madison City Council voted to unanimously adopt a new system of traffic control rules for future developments and those trying to change existing properties, a move aimed at transitioning people away from relying on cars that faced criticism from developers. Before dusting off your decorations and hanging you […]
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Referendum asking voters to increase Madison City Council terms is dead for now | #citycouncil
A measure to ask Madison voters whether City Council members’ terms in office should be increased from two years to three is dead for now after the city attorney determined it did not get the required amount of support at the council’s Tuesday meeting. The council voted 13-6 to put the referendum on the spring […]
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Sabrina Madison recommended to fill Madison City Council vacancy after Oath Keepers controversy | #citycouncil
Madison City Council members will recommend Progress Center for Black Women founder Sabrina Madison to fill a vacant seat following the controversial resignation of Gary Halverson last month. On Milwaukee’s largely Hispanic, working-class southside, voters are fed up with rampant lawlessness. Food and gas prices are creeping beyond their paychecks’ reach. Those bread-and-butter issues, combined […]
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