News
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Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021
Mayor Announces Housing Forward: An Agenda to Address the Housing Needs of All in a Growing City
Today the Mayor unveiled Housing Forward (attached), a package of initiatives that collectively represent the City’s housing agenda.
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Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021
Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway on Incident at First Street Shelter
Madison police officers responded quickly to shots being fired inside the men's shelter last night. They were fortunately already on the scene responding to a prior medical call.
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Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021
Krishna Kumar Appointed General Manager of Madison Water Utility
Mayor Rhodes-Conway announces the appointment of Krishna Kumar to serve as General Manager for the Madison Water Utility. Mr.
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Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021
Mayor Satya Condemns All Forms of Anti-Asian Violence
Anti-Asian harassment and violence has soared in the United States since the onset of COVID-19, and inappropriate and racist comments by some political leaders have fanned the flames.
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Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021
Voters to Weigh In on Size and Shape of Common Council on the April 6, 2021 Spring Ballot
The April 6, 2021 Spring Election ballot will ask Madison voters four advisory referendum questions about the size of the Madison Common Council, the amount of alderperson pay, the length of alderperson terms, and whether
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Monday, Mar. 15, 2021
Mayor Announces the Rollback of Planned Furlough Days Which Would Have Reduced Public Services
Today, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced that she would no longer require City staff to participate in mandatory furloughs that were anticipated as part of the cost saving measures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Statement on Anti-Transgender Bills in the Legislature
The bills announced by Wisconsin Republican legislators that seek to prevent transgender student athletes from participating in sports are saddening.
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Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Reverend Wright Human Rights Award Winner Tami Fleming
The Annual Reverend Wright Human Rights Award goes this year to Tami Fleming, who has dedicated much of her life to helping Madison’s homeless population.
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Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Bills Circulating in Legislature Make It Harder to Vote Absentee
As a package of bills circulates in the state legislature for signature and introduction, Madison Mayor Rhodes-Conway released the following statement:
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Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Dane County Executive, Madison Mayor to Reconvene Local Leaders to Continue Progress on Sustainability, Climate Change
Cities, towns, and villages across Dan County are coming together on February 24 to celebrate clean energy and sustainability accomplishments through the Sustainability Leaders Collaborative, Dane County Executive Joe Pari
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Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
Saran Ouk Named City’s Office of Business Resources Manager
Saran Ouk has been named the City’s next Office of Business Resources Manager.
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Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
Dane County, City of Madison & Slipstream Awarded Department of Energy Grant to Improve Energy Efficiency at City-County Building
Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced the US Department of Energy will give Dane County, the City of Madison, and local nonprofit Slipstream nearly $1 million to retrofit t