Dane County Board passes RTA proposal after passionate debate
by Matthew DeFour
Wisconsin State Journal
Metropolitan Madison residents, welcome to the Dane County Regional Transit Authority.
The Dane County Board voted 20-16 with one absence early Friday morning to create a new governmental body with the power to raise a sales tax to fund bus and rail transportation options. Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk said she plans to sign the resolution, which will make the new body official.