Three new candidates have filed paperwork with the Madison City Clerk to run for mayor: April Kigeya, Larry Williams, and Jon Hinds. They join Syed Abbas, Brian Benford, Kaleem Caire, and Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, bringing the total to seven candidates for the April 6, 2027 election.

Madison's Police Civilian Oversight Board has hired Aeiramique "Meeka" Glass as Interim Independent Police Monitor. Glass brings extensive experience from Baltimore's troubled police department—and is currently suing her previous employer after being fired for demanding real oversight independence. The central question now is whether Madison will provide the genuine independence it claims to value.