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Eric Hovde says he'll outperform past Republican candidates in liberal bastion Dane County
MADISON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde says he expects to fare better than Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Republican former gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels in the Democratic stronghold of Dane County in the Nov. 5 election. Hovde made his comments to reporters Wednesday following a WisPolitics Q&A...
Melissa Agard, Dana Pellebon advance in Dane County executive primary
Sen. Melissa Agard, D-Madison, and Dane County Supervisor Dana Pellebon advanced in the primary election for Dane County executive Tuesday in a race contested by four candidates. Agard, Pellebon, Director of Dane County’s Office for Equity and Inclusion Wes Sparkman and Madison District 5 Ald. Regina Vidaver ran to serve...
Sun Prairie, DeForest vote to put school referendums on the November ballot
Sun Prairie and DeForest have joined the list of Madison-area school districts asking voters to approve a referendum in November. The Sun Prairie School Board on Monday approved a $25 million recurring, operational referendum. Of that amount, about $7 million would go toward keeping staff compensation and benefits above the Dane County average over the next five years. About $4 million would be spent on educational programming, like curriculum and maintaining class sizes.
Turnout in Wisconsin's partisan primary reached levels not seen in 60 years
Voter turnout in Tuesday's primary was the highest Wisconsin has seen in 60 years for a presidential year partisan primary, with the liberal bastion of Dane County seeing some of its strongest turnout for comparable elections in decades. Turnout in Wisconsin was likely buoyed by several factors, including two constitutional...
2 Wisconsin schools transition to net-zero energy, use tax credits to be more sustainable
In Dane County, Forest Edge Elementary students and teachers will soon return to what the New Buildings Institute called one of the largest “all-electric” buildings in North America. And a middle school in the Fox Valley is hoping to open a similar school next year. The elementary school...
Three juveniles in custody after stolen truck found in Jefferson
JEFFERSON — The Jefferson Police Department was notified of a stolen vehicle from Dane County found in a parking lot in Jefferson on Monday morning. A 1996 Ford F-150 was found unoccupied in a lot near the 200 block of East Truman Street. Witnesses reported three individuals hiding in a wooded area in the 1000 block of Tensfeldt Avenue. The suspects were identified as 12-, 14- and 15-year-old juvenile runaways...
Wisconsin Officers Are Cleared In The Fatal Shooting Of An Armed Student
The police officers who shot and killed an armed student as he attempted to enter a Wisconsin middle school will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Monday. Damian Haglund, 14, was carrying an air gun that resembled a real firearm, rejected several demands to drop it, and pointed it at at least two officers, endangering their lives, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said in a statement.
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...
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