By Adam Wise Madison’s change in leadership this year is hitting home for longtime Landmarks Commission member Daniel Stephans, who likely will chair his final meeting Monday after a decision from Mayor Paul Soglin that he’s no longer eligible to ...

Tagged with: Cieslewicz Landmarks Commission Madison Marsha Rummel Paul Soglin

By James Briggs When St. Paul‘s University Catholic Center late last year began presenting plans for a 15-story building on State Street, near the University of Wisconsin-Madison, city committees panned the project because of its height. St. Paul’s officials pleaded ...

Tagged with: Brad Murphy Cieslewicz common council Madison Paul Soglin St. Paul's University Catholic Center

By James Briggs The state’s Department of Administration secretary faced sharp scrutiny Tuesday as he began more than a week of state budget testimony from state officials. Mike Huebsch was the first of 19 people, mostly Gov. Scott Walker’s cabinet ...

Tagged with: budget Cieslewicz Department of Commerce DOA Huebsch Jauch Lena Taylor Scott Walker

By James Briggs Candidates for the top offices in Dane County say Madison and its surrounding areas should be a beacon of economic light for the construction industry in coming years. “Dane County needs to be open for business,” said ...

Tagged with: Bruskewitz Cieslewicz Dane County Parisi Paul Soglin

Wisconsin residents have long prided themselves on the openness and transparency of the government that serves them. After all, it’s the law, as Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen pointed out in his Sunshine Week column in the La Crosse ...

Tagged with: Cieslewicz collective bargaining J. B. Van Hollen Kathleen Falk Scott Walker unions

Challenging the legality of Wednesday’s hastily convened state legislative committee meeting on collective bargaining could do little more than stall the bill’s approval, according to members of the legal community. The Joint Committee of Conference met at 6 p.m. Wednesday ...

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By James Briggs In the volatile aftermath of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget address, which he delivered Tuesday to a joint session of the Legislature, transportation builders are among the few groups smiling over what the next two fiscal years could ...

Tagged with: budget Cieslewicz Harold Mester Kevin Traas Scott Walker transportation fund Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association WTBA

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local government officials from across Wisconsin are publicly registering their opposition to Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut most collective bargaining for nearly all state employees. More than 200 mayors, school board presidents and other ...

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By James Briggs A Madison neighborhood group fears the city is irrevocably turning its back on the past, disregarding historic neighborhoods and structures. And, Fred Mohs, one of the fiercest protectors of Madison’s past, acknowledges the battle might be slipping ...

Tagged with: Capitol Neighborhoods Cieslewicz Edgewater Fred Mohs Mansion Hill Historic District preservation Verveer

By James Briggs Controversial development proposals that languished for months in Madison‘s approval process have prompted a two-time mayor to seek his third stint as the city’s top executive. Paul Soglin, Madison’s mayor from 1973 to 1979 and again from ...

Tagged with: Central Library Cieslewicz development Edgewater Edgewater Hotel Landmarks Commission Madison mayor Michael Schumacher Paul Soglin