Madison’s Room Tax Commission is the latest local government body grappling with a structural deficit. The commission is anticipating a 1.3 million dollar gap in its 2027 budget, according to projections from city finance leaders.

The options moving forward: commissioners can take action to raise revenue, lower expenses…or a combination of the two.

But that’s easier said than done, Isthmus staff writer Liam Beran tells our News Producer Faye Parks, as the commission’s largest expenditures also feed into its greatest source of revenue.

Image courtesy: Liam Beran / Isthmus newspaper.