Parisi vetoed an amendment to abandon a proposed six-story jail in favor of a five-story building. The county approved the six-story plan earlier this year.
MADISON, Wis. -- When a tornado touches down, odds are you'll hear an emergency siren before you see the twister. But Dane County officials say their sirens are…
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison's planned men's homeless shelter on Bartillon Drive took another step toward reality Tuesday. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi…
VERONA, Wis. -- Badger Prairie Needs Network cut the ribbon on a new community center Wednesday. The 4,800 square-foot Kasieta Center is designed to be a space for…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County's sheriff and county executive are calling for a public referendum to determine the fate of the Dane County Jail…
Anderson Farm Dog Park, a 36-acre, off-leash dog park is hosting a grand opening Thursday.
MADISON, Wis. -- Local groups that focus on art, history and culture got a funding boost from Dane County on Monday. County Executive Joe Parisi announced 59 "Dane Arts" grants totaling $95, 400 were awarded. The grants are funded through…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County wants to support local organizations that are doing their part for Earth Month. The county announced a new grant program Wednesday focused on organic waste solutions. The goal is to cut down on the amount…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County is offering free tax preparation help by appointment through April 15. Appointments can be scheduled at the Richard Dilley Tax Center here. "Making sure…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County showed off a new way to combat winter weather, just in time for Thursday's snowfall. County Executive Joe Parisi unveiled…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is calling for more transparency in the case of a Madison man who was injured…
MADISON, Wis. -- Brent Kyzer-McHenry has resigned from his role as the executive director of the Alliant Energy Center. In an email, Greg Brockmeyer, Dane County's director of administration, said Kyzer-McHenry resigned effective Jan. 19 for personal reasons. "An announcement…
OREGON, Wis. - Dane County officials toured Forest Edge Elementary on Saturday, as part of the county's Climate Champions program. The program puts a spotlight on…
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi signed the county's 2022 budget on Wednesday morning, touting its investments in mental health, efforts to fight climate change, and helping the county rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even as the crisis worsens in Dane County and overdose deaths across the country approached 100,000 in a 12-month period for the first time ever, some promising harm reduction initiatives are giving rise to something else: Hope.
MADISON, Wis. - Nearly 50 local organizations promoting arts, history, and culture will receive "Dane Arts" grants, Dane County announced Tuesday. The 43 project grants and three capital grants total just under $100,000. This is the second round of Dane…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County's Board of Supervisors on Monday night approved the county's 2022 capital and operating budgets, sending them to County Executive Joe Parisi to sign. The approved operating budget came in at $660,577,196, while the capital budget…
MADISON, Wis. - Seven local organizations received 2021 Partners in Equity-Racial Equity and Social Justice Grants, Dane County officials announced Thursday. The Tamara D. Grigsby Office of Equity and Inclusion gives out grants to groups addressing systemic racial inequities in…
Health officials in Dane County say they are following the lead of the CDC in recommending everyone in the county, including those who received the COVID-19 vaccine, return to wearing masks indoors.
Nearly two dozen Dane County partners are teaming up to help prevent suicide and other premature, preventable deaths as people continue to struggle with mental health during the pandemic.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is announcing a new investment over the next two years he says will help transition people experiencing homelessness from hotels into homes as the county continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced an initiative Thursday to send a total of $4.3 million to affordable housing construction projects in Fitchburg, Madison, McFarland and Mount Horeb, bringing a total of 314 new affordable housing units to the area.
Action, encouragement, compassion and trust are only a few of the hallmarks of effective leadership.
As the opening of the Dane County Farmers' Market outdoor season has been postponed for the foreseeable future, it announced Friday a new system of pickups.
