Mayor, city council clash on panhandling ordinance

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin spoke against amendments to the so-called panhandling ordinance at a press conference Wednesday. For the past several months, Soglin and the Madison City Council have been battling over the ordinance, which would ban people from standing out on street medians. The most recently revised proposal, approved by the City-County Homeless Issues Committee Monday, would only apply … Continue reading Mayor, city council clash on panhandling ordinance