Your Daily Guide

📸 Not All County Supervisors Want Body Cameras: District 2 Sup. Heidi Wegleitner is introducing an amendment to County Executive Melissa Agard’s proposed 2027 capital budget that would cut close to $3 million of funding for police body cameras. Agard’s budget would pay for 200 body-worn cameras and 80 squad video systems for the Dane County Sheriff’s Department. Another proposed amendment by Sups. Keith Furman and Amy Larson would keep the funding for the cameras but also call for more transparency and time for public comment on the sheriff's draft policies. [🔒WSJ]

⚖️ City Lawsuit Against Social Justice Center Delayed: Despite a reported fight over the weekend outside the Social Justice Center’s building on Williamson Street, the City of Madison is holding off on filing a lawsuit against the organization since it has committed to addressing alleged ongoing nuisance activity. The city brought up the lawsuit in September citing that police received more than 300 calls for service in the area around the center between January 2025 and August 2026. [News 3]

🪧 No Kings March Comes Back to Madison: This Saturday No Kings is hosting a march at 2 p.m. starting at James Madison Park and proceeding to the Madison Municipal Building where, at roughly 3 p.m., they will host a fair with music, speakers, and resources for voters. The organizers will also have a collection table for the Extended Hands Food Pantry, which needs food and other essential items. [No Kings Madison]

☕ Liv’s Drink Emporium Plans Madison Expansion: The Sun Prairie business is expanding to Madison’s east side in the former U.S. Bank branch on Cottage Grove Road. They plan to adapt the teller window into a drive through and depending on the city permitting process, will open by February. [🔒WSJ]

🐮 Moo-vie Release in Madison: The documentary “World Without Cows” is coming to Marcus Point in Madison on Oct. 14 after touring festivals in a one-night-only national rollout. As citizens of the dairy state, Madisonians can hear about the challenges and opportunities cows present as we navigate climate change. [Substack: Not That Rob Thomas]

❤️‍🩹 Rippling Effects of Dane County’s Budget Shortfall: Journey Mental Health has said it can no longer absorb the costs associated with the county’s mental health services. The nonprofit’s current contract has the nonprofit receiving funding from both Medicaid and the county, but Medicaid reimbursements have fallen short of county projections. Journey’s CEO is seeking a new contract with the county, where the county budgets for the services it needs and bears the cost if Medicaid doesn’t approve reimbursements. [🔒WSJ]

⚾ Go Brewers! The Milwaukee Brewers are on a hot streak right now, currently standing 2-0 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. On the City Cast Madison podcast today, host Bianca Martin breaks down why the team is doing so well with contributor Emily Winter. The two also talk about Madison’s (infamous) Halloween lore and an exciting show coming to the Barrymore this week. [ 🎧 City Cast Madison]