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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
OK I am launching a very minimal monthly newsletter about Madison. First issue is due out September 1. Some details here, subscribe and support to start the cranes a-croakin'! And other, even more tantalizing details TBD!
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Yahara Flyer
Madison can have one page of alternative media per month.
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
fund creatives. making art is lifesaving.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Protect yourself ! Check the email address closely  - The City of Madison will always send emails from a "@cityofmadison.com" address. If you get an email from any other domain, it's fraudulent.  The City of Madison never requests payments via wire transfer or with cryptocurrency.
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Liquor license holders: Beware of phishing scam
Scammers are using publicly available application and license information to identify potential victims and make the communications appear legitimate.
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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The City's state lobbyists are presenting about their activities - not much was accomplished this year (other than the budget), but legislative & gov leadership will change next year. So let's hope for better things next year! Priorities & accomplishments. madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
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Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🚨Announcing this Sunday's rally lineup! 🚨 California Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social, Madison alder @heymissprogress.bsky.social, Illinois congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, and author, activist, and attorney @qasimrashid.com. The iconic @mercurystardust.bsky.social will emcee!
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“Black youth are already leading, creating change, and helping shape the future of our city. Too often, we wait until people are adults to recognize their brilliance, but I believe we should celebrate excellence while it is happening,” Madison said. madison365.com/common-counc...
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Common Council President Sabrina Madison will honor Annie Weatherby Flowers, Julian Walters, young Black leaders at June 9 Common Council meeting
In honor of Juneteenth, Madison Common Council President Sabrina Madison will celebrate five young leaders and two adult leaders from Madison for their achievements at the next Common Council meeting ...
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Ashley Rodriguez @ashcommonname.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If you live in Madison, I'm working on a story about salaries and how it feels economically to live in the city. I made a survey and I'd love for you to fill it out! forms.gle/d3iT48iJvbgN...
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Salaries in Madison
Hi all! This is a survey for a story in the Cap Times about salaries in Madison. This idea is loosely based on a story published in New York Magazine. Folks won't be named in the story (unless you wa...
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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Come on down to the Tinsmith at 5:30pm tonight for a Madison Housing Forum. Free food!
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Voluntarily Recognize The Capital Times NewsGuild!!!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
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Voluntarily Recognize The Capital Times NewsGuild!!!
On April 30, reporters at the Cap Times announced we have formed our union and are seeking voluntary recognition from newspaper management. The Cap Times NewsGuild includes all of the news organizatio...
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Rising energy costs and climate change are affecting our community right now. This #EarthMonth, through the Efficiency Navigator Program we are tackling both — clean, reliable energy that lowers costs for the families who need it most. 🌎
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Yesterday, with unanimous support, I was elected to serve as President of the Madison Common Council! Whew! From increasing eduction and resources for Alders to increasing community engagement, I’m ready to get to work, especially with the future Common Council Executive Committee. Let's build!
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
“I am not interested in sharing lemon cake or kekeing. I am interested in systems that work, processes that are fair, and leadership that is accountable to the people it serves. Anything less than full accountability is more of the same.” madison365.com/a-private-ap...
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A Private Apology Is Not Accountability
This morning, the day before Election Day and with the next Health and Human Needs Committee - Opioid Settlement Subcommittee meeting only hours away, I got a text message apology from Dane County Sup...
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Join me today in Madison!
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The Madison Police Department is making some changes to help members of the public identify staff as local officers.
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How to identify unmarked squad cars, officers
MADISON, Wis.— The Madison Police Department is making some changes to help members of the public identify staff as local officers.Our department has received a lot of questions recently on how people...
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
My administration has been working on affordability since before it was a buzzword. In fact, we're working on everything this article calls for - investing in affordable housing, rapid transit and safe streets, and working to keep utility bills affordable.
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Three Paths to Affordability for Local Governments
Public officials can make the greatest difference when they focus on their communities’ housing, transportation and utility costs.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our efforts to create more homes in Madison are starting to pay off. We’re seeing an increasing percentage of affordable homes, and a high number of homes under construction. By improving our policies, creating incentives, or building new homes, we are using all our tools to keep Madison affordable.
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2025 Housing Tracker Year in Review: New homes surpass annual average, focus on affordability
The City of Madison’s Housing Tracker shows steady progress toward the goal of adding 15,000 new homes of all types by 2030, with its latest update providing preliminary year-end totals for 2025.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Madison raised its green building requirements for City facilities by passing a resolution requiring LEED Gold certification for all new construction projects. This commitment will minimize climate pollution from our buildings and reduce operating costs for taxpayers.
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City of Madison Strengthens Commitment to Sustainable Building Standards
The City of Madison has raised its green building requirements for all City-owned facilities.
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Tone Madison @tonemadison.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
In his final Microtones as Music Editor, @stevenmps.bsky.social centered a more personal vantage point in sharing how he achieved a broader focus through music photojournalism in 2025 with the fourth installment of our live music photo essay series.
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Achieving a broader focus through music photojournalism in 2025
The fourth installment of our live music photo essay series centers a more personal vantage point.
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Tone Madison @tonemadison.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
@anodynerhyme.bsky.social argued that @usrowingorg.bsky.social's recent trans-exclusionary policies only divide us all. Amid institutional erasure of their autonomy, trans athletes deserve to be openly embraced by their teammates and representatives.
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USRowing's trans-exclusionary policies only divide us all
Amid institutional erasure of their autonomy, trans athletes deserve to be openly embraced by their teammates and representatives.
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Tone Madison @tonemadison.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Student journalist George Clyde got to know Reggie and Anne, who were navigating life without housing after the early-autumn closure of Dairy Drive. Clyde asks our community what we owe each other, and what do we value?
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What do we owe each other?
Reggie and Anne navigate life without housing after the closure of Dairy Drive.
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Tone Madison @tonemadison.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This week on Tone Madison: January 26 through February 1! We featured two stories by new contributors. ✨
This week on Tone Madison: What do we owe each other? Reggie and Anne navigate life without housing after the closure of Dairy Drive. By George Clyde.
USRowing's trans-exclusionary policies only divide us all. Amid institutional erasure of their autonomy, trans athletes deserve to be openly embraced by their teammates and representatives. By Cam T.B.
Achieving a broader focus through music journalism in 2025. The fourth installment of our live music photo essay series centers a more personal vantage point. By Steven Spoerl.
Read on ToneMadison.com // Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, 2026.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Centro’s “Immigrant Legal Defense Fund helps those who cannot afford immigration-related representation and emergency financial support.”
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Centro "heartbroken and outraged" by ICE activities in Minnesota
Madison’s Centro Hispano is "heartbroken and outraged" by the continued events in Minnesota perpetrated by federal immigration officials, according to a statement released by the non-proft located on ...
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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I wrote for @tonemadison.bsky.social about the myth that the “far left” dominates Madison’s local politics and crushes debate, and why this lie is so pernicious in this moment
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The Madison "uniparty" is not oppressing you, because it's not real
Local debates aren't what they should be, but they're not being crushed by the far left.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Make voting one of your Resolutions! Find out everything you need to know at www.cityofmadison.com/clerk - How to register, forms of voter ID, election schedules, how to find out what's on your ballot, and your options for voting - absentee, early in person, or on Election Day at your polling place.
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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
www.youtube.com/live/1BXSCFq...
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2026 Main Street Governor Candidate Forum
YouTube video by Civic Media
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Dr Karen Reece provided a detailed summary of the racism I experienced during the recent Board of Health meeting. Watch… and learn: youtu.be/yFXiZ0VKyGE?...
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2026 board of health racism
YouTube video by Speshul K
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"Wisconsin schools would receive funding through increased income taxes on the state's wealthiest residents rather than property taxes." The legislature should make this priority. They need to take the issue of property tax relief seriously & create a fair way to fund education and local government.
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Wisconsin Democrats propose eliminating property taxes for schools after record increases this year
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — Wisconsin property owners face their steepest tax increases in years, prompting state Democrats to propose sweeping legislation that would eliminate property taxes for K-12 educ...
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
How YIMBY have I been according to @therealzenz.bsky.social ?
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Well dayum! It’s giving FYNE! Thanks! And thanks for the fun graph too!
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
We made 8 updates to our zoning code in 2025 & are working to improve our development approval process so it’s easy to build the kinds of housing Madison needs. This year we’ve built over 2K homes & there are another 5K under construction-on our way to meeting our goal of 15K new homes by 2030.
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City of Madison Housing Tracker
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We’re building homes all across Madison. Single units and multifamily; backyard cottages and townhomes, affordable and market rate - our housing reforms are working to make it easier for families to live in Madison.
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
On Monday I shared the first of 17 highlights for District 17 to wrap up the year! Read and subscribe to weekly blog updates at: www.cityofmadison.com/council/dist...
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 16/12/2025
My other problematic take is to be white in this country is to expect comfort and when for whatever reason comfort is denied you , white people have been trained to eliminate the source of the discomfort rather than interrogate it.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
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Arts + Literature Laboratory @artlitlab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Sunny Webster is another talented artist participating in the Native Art Market on Saturday, November 8 from 10am–6pm. "I love creating garments that are unique and show all the facets of who I am," Sunny says about her work. Join us on Nov 8! loom.ly/4pQpvIc
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wortnews.bsky.social @wortnews.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Madison residents at last week’s public feedback session backed the expansion of mixed-use development, improved pedestrian safety, and major highway updates. Reporter Sofia Tanski has more. www.wortfm.org/southeast-ar...
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Southeast Area Plan Looks To Prioritize Transit And Mixed-Use Development - WORT-FM 89.9
The plan is part of the city’s efforts to make development more equitable, dividing the city into 12 geographic areas and individual plans that will be revisited every 10 years.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution
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Know Your Rights No Matter Who is President
No matter who is president, everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
As part of my 2026 Executive Operating Budget, I’m announcing an additional $320,000 towards library operations for the Imagination Center so that this great facility can open with a full complement of staff.
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Imagination Center gets funding boost in mayor’s 2026 operating budget proposal - WORT-FM 89.9
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced an additional $320,000 for the Imagination Center today in her latest preview of her 2026 operating budget proposal.
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
“The work we do here isn’t just about programs or services,” Sabrina Madison, founder and director for the Progress Center for Black Women. “It’s about real people trying to hold their lives together in the middle of systems that too often fail them.” www.wmtv15news.com/2025/10/16/n...
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Nonprofit ‘Progress Center for Black Women’ announces new fundraising campaign to expand programs
The Progress Center for Black Women is looking for financial help as it plans to expand in Dane County.
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
"And while Wisconsin women’s overall wages have grown by more than 50% in the last 45 years, Black women’s wages have grown by only 19%, according to the 2025 State of Working Wisconsin Report released by the High Road Strategy Center”
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Madison nonprofit for Black women asks for help as Trump attacks DEI
Sabrina Madison's Progress Center for Black Women is asking for community donations as the Trump administration blocks federal funding for DEI efforts.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I want to reaffirm our commitment to making Madison a place that values equitable access to reproductive choice for all, including access to abortion services. Public Health can provide help finding abortion services, securing the funds needed for care, emergency contraception, and pregnancy support
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Abortion Access Narrows in Wisconsin
At Public Health Madison & Dane County, we believe a full range of reproductive health services, including abortion, is essential for healthy communities. Access to that kind of care is now becoming m...
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Wisconsin spends about as much on homeless services as Madison does, and far less than Dane County. Despite multibillion dollar budget surpluses, the Legislature rejected again, without discussion, Gov. Evers’ request for $24 million to increase funding for homeless services at the state level.
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Madison mayor wants nearby cities to step up to help fund new homeless shelter
Alders and members of the press got their first look at the news men’s homeless shelter at 1902 Bartillon Drive on Sept. 22.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
"These changes will help make sure the people who keep our city going can afford to live here and we applaud Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, her staff, and the Common Council for their diligent work to get this done. " — Maxwell Love, Working Families Power
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Fall 2025 Housing Forward Proposals
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Metro Transit’s Youth Fast Fare offers half-price fares for eligible youth, providing a convenient pay-as-you-go option for students as they head back to school.
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Half-price Youth Fast Fare
Metro Transit’s Youth Fast Fare offers half-price fares for eligible youth, providing a convenient pay-as-you-go option for students as they head back to school.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Madison’s progress makes us a target for the Trump administration. They’ve already defunded Madison’s work on clean energy, energy efficiency, and traffic safety, and are trying to claw back much more federal funding from our community.
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Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) is seeking artists to create temporary outdoor public art installations for the Teejop Community History Public Art Project (TCHPAP) during the Summer and Fall of 2026. The initial application deadline is July 8, 2025, by 11:59pm.
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Madison Arts Commission Seeks Applicants for Teejop Community History Public Art Project
The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) is seeking artists to create temporary outdoor public art installations for the Teejop Community History Public Art Project (TCHPAP) during the Summer and Fall of 202...
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Sabrina but some folks just call me Progress @heymissprogress.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
"Let’s not forget: the same people Paul [Fanlund] is siding (ahem, centering) with already had their shot. They were able to buy homes when prices were reasonable. They got to build equity, stability, and wealth.“ madison365.com/ald-sabrina-...
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Ald. Sabrina Madison: “Do you rap or do you tweet?” Because we’re actually doing the work on housing
“Do you rap or do you tweet? ‘Cause I can't tell — get in the booth.” — Latto That verse sticks with me, especially right now. Because it feels like some folks — like Alder Bill Tishler and Paul Fan...
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wortnews.bsky.social @wortnews.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Madison finance leaders and staff discussed Monday how the federal budget could affect the city. Looming in the background is Madison’s own budget, which may face repercussions from federal decision making. Reporter Shayna Clark has more. www.wortfm.org/madison-lead...
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Madison leaders, staff eye the federal budget - WORT-FM 89.9
Looming in the background is the city’s own budget, which may face repercussions from federal decision-making.
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Tone Madison @tonemadison.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The National Center on Disability and Journalism has honored @racheldl.bsky.social for her January 2024 work of comics journalism “Madison’s (un)affordable and (in)accessible housing problem," published on Tone Madison. Congrats to Rachel!
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Rachel Litchman receives disability-journalism honor for Tone Madison comic on housing policy
The National Center on Disability and Journalism gives a nod to "Madison’s (un)affordable and (in)accessible housing problem."
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