News
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Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
City Adopts New Requirements for Electric Vehicle Charging
Tuesday evening, the Madison Common Council adopted new requirements to advance electric vehicle (EV) charging in Madison.
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Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020
City of Madison Announces New Healthy Community Food Systems Fund
In the face of rising food security brought on by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, policymakers on the Common Council, City staff, and members of the Madison Food Policy Council hav
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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
Update on Airport Test Results for PFAS
Today the Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA) released the results of more testing for PFAS in the soil and shallow groundwater of two historic fire training areas.
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Friday, Dec. 11, 2020
Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway on Recent Election Recount Court Ruling
I am glad these absurd lawsuits against the Wisconsin vote are being knocked down one by one.
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Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
City Hires Kristy Kumar to Head New Equity Division
The City of Madison Department of Civil Rights has hired Kristy Kumar for the position of Equity & Social Justice Manager. This is a new position to lead a new division within the Department.
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Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020
Mayors For A Guaranteed Income Receives $15 Million Grant from Jack Dorsey-Madison Will Benefit
Mayors For A Guaranteed Income (MGI) today held a press call announcing a second grant of $15M from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey through his #startsmall initiative.
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Friday, Dec. 4, 2020
Vision Zero: City to Lower Speed Limit on Gammon Road and McKenna Boulevard
Beginning Monday, December 7, the City of Madison will move to the next stage of speed changes in this city-wide effort for the Vision Zero initiative.
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Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020
Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Award in Public Discourse Winner is Rabbi Bonnie Margulis
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced today that Rabbi Bonnie Margulis is the recipient of the 2020 Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Civility in Public Discourse Award.
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Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020
Mayor’s Statement on the Voluntary Unpaid Time Away Program
When I released my Executive Budget in October, it included a mandatory furlough program requiring 2-4 furlough days for each City employee in 2021, with higher paid employees taking more days than lower paid employees.
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Monday, Nov. 30, 2020
Madison BCycle and City of Madison Renew Operating Agreement Through 2030
Following 10 successful seasons of bike share, Madison BCycle and the City of Madison have renewed their operating agreement to continue operating the electric bike share program in Madison for another 10 years.
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Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020
City to Fly Ho-Chunk Nation Flag at Madison Municipal Building
Starting Wednesday, November 25th, the City of Madison will fly the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation in front of the Madison Municipal Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020
Statement of Mayor Rhodes-Conway Regarding Recent Lawsuit on COVID Restrictions
From the very beginning of this pandemic, Public Health Madison & Dane County has relied on science and data to guide their actions, and they continue to do that in Public Health Order #10.