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Here is the PD response to the recent editorializing against PD in the State Journal. Keep your eyes on this blog as we will be correcting any misstatements written about PD in the press.
Read the full editorial. Highlights are below:
The Wisconsin State Journal recently used its editorial page space to contort the Progressive Dane city platform into a rant that would frighten just about anyone in Madison. We encourage readers to read the actual platform for yourselves at www.prodane.org rather than buy into the partisan, inflammatory and flat out wrong "interpretation" of the progressive values we share with residents throughout Madison.Reading the actual platform you'll find a positive, forward looking vision for a greater Madison; one that benefits workers, community-minded business, those in need of social services, homeowners, renters, and all who want to live in a community built on accessible, clean government and strong neighborhoods, and one that not only recognizes but values the diversity of our great city.
The current and past platforms adopted by the Progressive Dane membership have helped Madison enact numerous policies and practices that have improved our fair city. Among them:-Living wages for workers who work for agencies that contract with the city.
-A minimum wage increase for all workers.
-More affordable housing through inclusionary zoning and the affordable housing trust fund.
-Lobbying registration that allows the press and the public to track the hired guns that work to influence our elected officials and the administration.
-Increased access to campaign finance reports though electronic filing and the Internet.
-Changes to City Council meeting registration requirements that allow busy residents better opportunities to have their views heard.
-An indoor smoking ban to give Madison workers and all who seek to enjoy Madison's many treasures the ability to do so while breathing cleaner air.
-Increased ability for neighborhoods to have an effective voice in developments by helping to develop a best practices guide for neighborhoods and developers.
Posted by prodane at December 29, 2004 11:29 PM
We, the members of Progressive Dane, join together to form an independent political party in Dane County with a major focus on local issues. We pledge to work to improve the quality of life in Dane County for all people, particularly those marginalized by economic and social discrimination. We will work to improve our local government by making it open, easier to understand, and accessible for all citizens of Dane County. We are working to achieve positive policy change by electing accountable progressive officials and mobilizing citizen action.
Progressive Dane's "In The News" blog keeps you up to date on the latest news from (and about) PD. Check here for information on PD's policy initiatives and to read about what our endorsed elected officials are up to.
