News & Updates
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Monday, Aug. 31, 2020
Concrete demolition of Government East Garage begins
The concrete demolition of Government East Garage has begun. An excavator specially equipped for demolition took its first bites out of the third floor guardrail and stairwell, mid-day Monday, August 31st.
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Monday, Aug. 31, 2020
Democracy in the Park Event Planned for September 26 & October 3
Over 70,000 City of Madison residents have absentee ballot requests on file for the November 3 General Election. Ballots will be mailed by September 17.
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Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020
Update on City Work Related to Criminal Justice Reform, Crime Prevention, and Racial Disparities
Over the past three months, the City of Madison has been working hard to advance police reform, begin reimagining public safety, and invest in our community, especially our Black community.
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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020
Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway on Night of Unrest
Madison saw another night of looting and senseless destruction in the wake of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020
Voter ID Requirements for the Presidential Election
The City of Madison Clerk’s Office encourages voters to help make sure misconceptions about voter ID do not prevent their friends and neighbors from casting a ballot this November.
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Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
City of Madison Continues Pilot of Pedal-Assist Cargo Bikes - Affordable Eco-Friendly Work Solution
The City of Madison has joined with Saris, a Madison-area manufacturer of cycling accessories and infrastructure products, to launch one of the first municipal pilots in the US of an electric pedal-assist cargo bicycle use
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Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
Council Leadership Statement on Shooting of Jacob Blake
When will it stop? Here we are again with another shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the presence of his children.
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Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway on the Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha
Last night a Kenosha Police officer shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back. This young Black father is in serious condition in a Milwaukee area hospital today.
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Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
Goats on the Greenways: City Engineering to use Goats for Vegetation Management
This summer, the Engineering Division is trying a new approach to vegetation management for the first time: goats.
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Friday, Aug. 21, 2020
Schools Required to Start Grades 3-12 Virtually
Due to the current average COVID-19 case count in Dane County, Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing Emergency Order #9.
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Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020
Madison Water Utility Board to review fluoridation policy
The Madison Water Utility Board will be reviewing Madison’s drinking water fluoridation policy at its upcoming August 25th meeting. The policy was last reviewed in 2014.
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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020
Options for Returning Absentee Ballots
The question most frequently asked of the City Clerk’s Office this week has been, “What are my options for returning my November ballot?”
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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020
Moved? Update Your Voter Registration
Voters who have moved since they last voted can save time on Election Day by updating their voter registration now.
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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020
The Madison Mural
The Madison Arts Commission invites you to celebrate Madison’s newest mural, The Madison Mural by collaborative artists Triangulador and Henrique Nardi.
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Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Sends Concerns to Postmaster General
Louis DeJoy, United States Postmaster General United States Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 10804 Washington, D.C 20260-3500 Dear Postmaster General DeJoy: