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Skidmore survives Nikki Conklin finished ahead of veteran Ald. Paul Skidmore in the Feb. 16 primary. Embattled Ald. Paul Skidmore survived his first challenge since 2013, but just barely, coming in second in the Feb. 16 primary to first-time candidate Nikki Conklin, receiving 651 votes to Conklin’s 701. Nino Amato, a former alder who has been active in city and state politics for 40 years, finished a close third with 626 votes. Democratic Party of Wisconsin operative and legislative aide Doug Hyant came in fourth with 301 votes. “District 9 voters have shown that we have a shared vi...

Give me a party SaveMadison billboards This fall billboards popped up around Madison making a simple case. Shootings are up 78 percent in the city and yet some members of the Madison Common Council want to defund the police.  Both assertions are essentially true. To be clear, shots fired incidents are up by almost 80 percent, not the number of people hit by gunfire. But it seems to me to be in bounds to call these “shootings.” The dictionary definition of shooting is “the action or practice of shooting with a gun.”  And it’s also true that some Madison alders, m...

Eric Hovde behind “Save Madison” billboards Progressive Dane alders targeted for stance on police funding Eric Hovde owns several commercial and residential properties in downtown Madison. Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde says he saw “crime escalating” in Madison and decided to do something about it. Just not publicly. This summer the downtown Madison property owner quietly spearheaded an effort, dubbed “Save Madison,” aimed at alders who, he claims, want to “defund the police.”  “In the last few years, public safety has really...