Shout out to @liamberan.bsky.social for actually including the roll call vote when covering a local issue. It's critical information and is rarely included in news coverage. isthmus.com/news/news/sh...

UW-Madison student newspaper The Daily Cardinal reports that the Campus Area Neighborhood Association is back after going defunct for around two years. Wilder Gervais via @dailycardinal.bsky.social www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025...

Madison's new homeless shelter will need additional funds to operate 24/7. But state support for homeless shelters is limited and the county isn't planning a "dramatic" increase to its contribution. The mayor is asking nearby cities to help. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

Answering some community questions regarding the amount of beds in the upcoming men's homeless shelter on Bartillon in the below article @isthmusmadison.bsky.social: isthmus.com/news/news/wh...

Madison's Room Tax Commission, the city's main mechanism for public support of tourism and the arts, faces an estimated $1.3 million budget deficit in 2027. More on Madison tourism stats & what's in the 2026 RTC budget @isthmusmadison.bsky.social: isthmus.com/news/news/bu...

Noise insulation from the F-35 fighter jets that roar over Madison's north and east sides: over 150 homes need it, maybe 8 will get it. @liamberan.bsky.social has the story: isthmus.com/news/news/ne...

NEW: The Pentagon has invited Wisconsin to apply for $1.1 million in noise mitigation funding for homes in Madison affected by F-35 flyovers. That amount would cover just eight homes — 154 fewer than the state was seeking funding for in a previous application. isthmus.com/news/news/ne...

My colleague Judith Davidoff interviewed Audrey Korte, the Wisconsin State Journal reporter who was fired in July for her "unauthorized" use of AI. “I don’t think the newspaper acted with fairness, transparency, accuracy or accountability,” she says. More: isthmus.com/news/news/wi...

Miller's book depicts a Madison that’s long gone, a small town looking for community, where the field hosted contests between teams from Gardner Bakery and Borden Dairy, as well as the city’s high schools. isthmus.com/arts/books/m...

Humanities, social sciences among most-cut UW programs, per open records request filed by @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/hu...

Issues with homeless people at the Social Justice Center on Willy Street have prompted the city attorney to consider declaring the building a public nuisance. It's an example of conflict between the growing homeless population and others. @liamberan.bsky.social reports: isthmus.com/news/news/wh...

Madison to move forward with test removal of rush hour lanes on Willy Street. @liamberan.bsky.social has been on top of this issue: isthmus.com/news/news/tr...

Bradley out. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Madison Assistant City Attorney to @liamberan.bsky.social: “Unfortunately, there is nothing for you to do. (Unless you sue us, which I would never suggest!)” isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

Council VP MGR Govindarajan says he does not support the additional funding and might also consider further cuts. “I definitely would not want to give them the funding that they're requesting at the moment, because I don't know what they're doing with that funding.” isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

NEW: Madison’s police oversight agency has failed to fulfill records requests submitted by @isthmusmadison.bsky.social and ignored attempts by the city attorney’s office and Madison Police Department to intervene. isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

NEW: Several UW Law School employees, including the director of the school’s public defender training clinic, have been laid off in response to mandatory university-wide budget cuts. A spox did not immediately provide the number of layoffs. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/uw...

“I would like to see us make Willy a less comfortable street for commuters." More from @liamberan.bsky.social about what city and Marquette Neighborhood leaders are hoping to try on Willy Street to stop cars from crashing into storefronts: isthmus.com/news/news/tr...

After a car crashed into Mother Fool's Coffeehouse — for the third time — Madison's transportation commission is urging a test run of removing rush hour traffic lanes from Willy Street. read some more Madison transportation news below via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/tr...

Madison rents went up 47% over the last five years, according to a recent report. But, in a promising sign for renters, vacancy rates in Dane County are the highest they've been in more than 5 years, and rent growth is slowing. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

Madisonians are very excited that local artist Emily Balsley designed the Aug. 12 Brewers t-shirt. 10,000 shirts will be given away. There’s a bus (yes, a bus) of fans, friends and family heading to Milwaukee. Linda Falkenstein has the latest @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/arts/sports/...

Among young people in Madison, it’s a near-refrain: “The pool of dating is Epic.” For @isthmusmadison.bsky.social’s August cover, I investigated “that one IT company’s” massive growth and the effect it’s had on dating life in Madison. Read below: isthmus.com/news/cover-s...

I'm big a fan of this article by @liamberan.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/cover-s...

UW-Madison has spent more on lobbying the federal government since President Donald Trump took office again than in all of 2024 — including retaining a high-profile firm with clients like Columbia University and UPenn. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/un...

Budget struggles imperil 24/7 access for new men’s shelter in Madison @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/bu...

The City of Madison's 2026 agency operating budget requests have just gone live. You can view them here: www.cityofmadison.com/finance/budg...

In Madison, MN Gov. Tim Walz: “...we're expected to protect the institutions, we're expected to follow the rules on this. We’re not playing with a normal administration.” More from @liamberan.bsky.social: isthmus.com/news/news/in...

Energizing to see that @littlevillage.bsky.social — one of the first outlets to publish my reporting — is expanding its scope as Iowa’s daily newspapers retreat. As local news orgs shut down, alt publications step up. isthmus.com/news/news/as... (@liamberan.bsky.social)

Plan Commission unanimously recommended all three of the zoning housing proposals for approval at Common Council next Tuesday. Heck asked staff to map out the role of various commissions in approvals of the apartments that are now permitted uses to avoid misunderstandings about Landmarks/UDC role.

Madison's 1966 zoning code discouraged density for nearly 50 years. At the same time, many residents of color were priced out of homeownership — or the city altogether. It's a story that persists today, and one a new city zoning package aims to confront. isthmus.com/news/news/du...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled today that an 1849 state law doesn't ban abortion. Still, reproductive rights advocates warn federal cuts could mean the loss of basic reproductive care services statewide. Me & Judy Davidoff @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/ab...

More than ten hours after its scheduled start time, the Joint Finance Committee still has not met. Rs are reportedly looking for votes from Dem senators (Nass, Kapenga and Hutton all seem like nay votes as of present). History of delays: 10 a.m. -> Noon -> 2 p.m. -> 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9:30 p.m..

The Joint Finance Committee is set to vote on UW System funding — alongside seemingly every other remaining state agency — tomorrow. A look from me at where the UW System has been over the past two years and what's at stake: isthmus.com/news/news/pr... @isthmusmadison.bsky.social

Power struggle: MGE denies request from homeless housing provider for cost-saving unified electric meter @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/po...

Heck yeah we are! @isthmusmadison.bsky.social

[email protected] staff writer @liamberan.bsky.social has had a busy week already and published two stories this morning that are worth your time. First, an informed look at the Red Rooster nightclub losing its liquor license at Tuesday's city council meeting: isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

Opponents of a 144-unit development on Old Sauk Road were handed a victory Tuesday after a Dane County judge ruled that Madison’s city council used “immaterial” criteria when rezoning for the project. Another vote will be required for it to move forward. isthmus.com/news/news/da...

Madison’s city council voted unanimously to not renew the liquor license of one of the city’s few blues-focused venues, The Red Rooster, after an investigation into the death of a motorist by a drunk driver revealed several violations. @liamberan.bsky.social reports: isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

UW-Madison officials are planning to renovate one of the university’s most iconic buildings. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/uw...

April ridership toppped 1.3M. In 2024, ridership for the whole year was 9.2 million. It appears many people like and use BRT.

Bus ridership in the Madison area surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time this April. Ridership on Metro Transit last month hit more than 1.3 million, the highest recorded that month in nearly a decade. @liamberan.bsky.social reports: isthmus.com/news/news/me...

NEW: Bus ridership in the Madison area surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time this April. Other cities have struggled to recoup pre-pandemic ridership; Metro's outgoing GM attributes the success to the BRT launch in September. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/me...

"Freddie the Mil" Fred Milverstedt, co-founder of @isthmusmadison.bsky.social, has died. He was considered one of the city's great writers. Five of his stories are linked here: isthmus.com/news/news/th...

Fred Milverstedt, co-founder of Isthmus and one of Madison's great writers, has died. isthmus.com/news/news/th...

The City of Madison is eyeing using $8 million in potential TIF funding to assist in developing more than 1,000 housing units at Voit Farm, one of few remaining large swathes of undeveloped land in Madison. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/ci...

In this story: the rescue of an injured loon and a late-night relay from Madison to Merrill to Antigo to get it treatment. "I think it’s important that the rural and Northwoods people know how deeply this got into the awareness and psyche of [Madisonians]." isthmus.com/news/news/ho...

The loon evaded many attempts at capture by diving and swimming away when anyone got too close. isthmus.com/news/news/ho...

A relatively short Madison Common Council tonight. Two primary topics: - The creation of a TID for the new Voit Farm subdivision. - A presentation by the Madison Police. www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/co...

Madison man pays $1,500 to be in same room as Ron Johnson @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/ma...

Every month, an Isthmus staffer reviews one of their favorite local dishes in our "One Dish" series. This month, I detail the garlicky, addicting joys of Amber Indian Cuisine's gobi lasooni. @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/food-drink/g...