Articles In This Issue

• County Board Supervisor Calls for Reducing Size of Dane County Board and Creating Merit Compensation Fund for Dane County Sheriff’s Office - Jeff Weigand

• Spring Elections and Info on Judge Races - Dave Glomp

• The Definition of Madness is Expecting Different Results - David Blaska

County Board Supervisor Calls for Reducing Size of Dane County Board and Creating Merit Compensation Fund for Dane County Sheriff's Office

Jeff Weigand - February 18, 2026

Dane County Supervisor Jeff Weigand (Marshall) today announced the introduction of a County Board Resolution to reduce the size of the Dane County Board and establish a Merit Fund within the Dane County Sheriff's Office (DCSO). “It’s time to reduce the size of the Dane County Board,” said Weigand. “Dane County’s 37-member board is the second largest in the state and the largest among comparable counties. After serving on the Board for the past four and a half years, I can confidently say the board is too big.”

Weigand noted that many residents are unfamiliar with their county supervisor and expressed concern that some board members are not fully engaging in meaningful debate or oversight. Dane County’s 37-member board is larger than boards in several comparable counties:

• Milwaukee County: 18 members
• Waukesha County: 25 members
• La Crosse County: 30 members
• Brown County: 26 members

Proposal Details: The resolution proposes reducing the County Board from 37 members to 27 members, generating an estimated $130,000 in annual savings for taxpayers. The savings would be directed toward the creation of a DCSO Merit Fund to recognize exemplary performance by both sworn and civilian staff.

Spring Elections and Info on Judge Races

Dave Glomp - February 23, 2026

How many of you knew that there was a primary election on Tuesday February 17? Did you vote? Likely it depended on the number of items to vote on. In my case, the only vote was for a local judge, nothing more. The limited amount of information available about the primary and the limited selections on the majority of primary ballots certainly kept voter participation down. Even reminders with basic information on the primary were very minimal on radio, TV, online, or in print. Below are my comments on this primary and the Spring general elections coming up in April.

If, as has been said many times that the cost of all elections is becoming very costly, why aren’t all of the elections held in the Fall, when most people expect them to occur? I know that it could require a legislative or constitutional change. But, think about it: if elections are worth having and too costly, they should include all of the election questions at the same time of year?

The Definition of Madness is Expecting Different Results

David Blaska, Blaska Policy Werkes - February 21, 2026

We have been approached by neighbors here in Madison, WI — this time not with a cease and desist order. They’re seeking advice, strategies, or black helicopter ops in the cause of reversing the referenda authorizing our schools to blow by state spending limits by an additional $607 million.

Best we can counsel is: Quit voting for progressives. School board put the referenda on the 2024 Fall ballot; you voted for the resulting average 11.2% hike in property taxes and for all seven members. As with Jacob Marley, these are the chains you forged in life. Bend over for more. The two incumbents seeking re-election and their two challengers address themselves exclusively to this or that supposedly under-served demographic in the ever-expanding, progressive taxonomy of victimhood.