Google passes up Madison, chooses Kansas City for 'Google Fiber'
By Eric Kleefeld and Taylor Harvey | Mar. 31, 2011
Most Madisonians consider Mayor Dave Cieslewicz a nice guy, and we won't disagree. But the city faces a new challenge every day, and we don't want it to lose its unique character. That's why we're endorsing former mayor, local legend and current challenger Paul Soglin on April 5.
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi blocked any further implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair law for a second time Tuesday after her previous ruling was, as she said, "misunderstood or ignored."
It's no secret that the race for Dane County Executive has become about which candidate can best distance themself from Gov. Scott Walker. Both Dane County Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz and state Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, seem to have similar plans on a number of important issues.
With Wisconsin legislators between sessions and the budget repair bill temporarily tied up in the courts, state Republicans and Democrats have — relatively speaking — taken a welcome break from the political pettiness that's become so standard this term.