Your Guide to Madison City Council Races
From potholes and speeders to construction in your neighborhood, local government can make your life easier… or it can infuriate. Who do you want making choices on your behalf? All 20 members of the Madison Common Council are up for election soon… with some interesting twists in some neighborhoods. Producer Dylan Brogan gives us the scoop on who’s on your ballot.
Read all about the candidates in Dylan’s article: How the Madison City Council Races are Shaking Out. To register to vote, change your address or find your polling place, check MyVote.WI.Gov.
And if you wanna practice voting, check out the City Snow Plow Naming Contest. Yes, they’re letting us pick the names. Don’t let us down.
In other news, learn about those really old canoes pulled out of Lake Mendota.
And do you have an exceptionally bad (or good!) date story that you can share? We’re collecting YOUR stories for our Valentine’s Day episode. Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. Keep ‘em short! And first names are fine, no need to burn it all down.
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