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Wisconsin elections: Dane County legislative results are in
Madison voters went to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on six Democratic primary races for the Wisconsin Legislature, the first step in deciding who will set priorities for the state budget and make policy decisions affecting residents. In four of the six races, the Democratic winner will face no...
Dane County recognized for green power leadership
MADISON -Dane County has announced that it appears as No. 13 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Top 30 On-site List of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership (GPP). In 2023Dane County used nearly 36 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, which represented 65 percent of its operations’ total power needs. Dane Countyis also No. 20 on the Top 30 LocalGovernment list.Dane County’s choice to use green power is part of the County’s ambitious commitment to climate action. ...
It's election day. Here's what to know about the August primary
Wisconsin’s partisan primary on Tuesday will ask voters to weigh in on a handful of ballot items, including the race for Dane County executive and proposed changes to the state Constitution that would take away the governor’s authority to spend federal funds without first securing approval from the state Legislature.
Fall Partisan Primary Election Preliminary Results
The polls are officially closed! Thank you to everyone who voted in today’s Partisan Primary Election!. Votes will now be tabulated by municipal clerks across the state, and they will transmit their preliminary results to their respective county clerks. As those transmissions come in, county clerks will post the unofficial results on their websites. You can go to https://elections.countyofdane.com/Election-Result to see unofficial results for the Village of McFarland and all of Dane County as they’re reported.
Sun Prairie, DeForest join schools adding referenda to November ballot
The school districts of Sun Prairie and DeForest have joined four of the 16 in the Dane County area — including Madison, McFarland, Marshall, and Mount Horeb — with plans to seek voter approval of a referendum this November, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. Sun Prairie’s school board...
Absentee ballot drop boxes are legal, but you won’t see them in every community
MADISON, Wis. — Tuesday’s primary election will be the first under the new legislative maps signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers earlier this year. It will also be the first election that ballot drop boxes can be used again, after a July ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Janesville Man Faces Possible Fifth OWI Charge
A Janesville man is facing charges after what could be his fifth arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. Shane Okroley, 34, was reportedly driving 106 miles per hour in a 70-mile-per-hour zone on a Dane County interstate late Friday night (August 9th). Following...
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