Madison, Wisconsin
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Madison is the capital city of Wisconsin.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Wisconsin city websites
[edit] The good
- Budgets are published.[1]
- City council members listed[2], can be contacted through the site.[3]
- Meeting schedule, minutes, and agendas posted.[4]
- Administrative officials listed with contact information under respective departments.[5]
- Zoning information posted.[6]
- Financial audits are posted.[7]
- Property tax information available in a searchable database.[8]
- Lobbying ordinance posted.[9]
[edit] The bad
- Building permit info posted, permit forms are not online.[10]
- City contract bid information provided, current contracts are not online.[11]
- Does not provide information on taxpayer funded lobbying.
- Tax rates are not posted.
[edit] 2005-2006 taxpayer-funded lobbying associations
- Main article: Wisconsin taxpayer-funded lobbying
In the 2005-2006 Legislative Session, Madison spent roughly $30,000 lobbying the legislature arguing against concealed carry legislation, against the marriage amendment and in favor of embryonic stem cell research, among other things.[12]
[edit] External links
