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Breaking news and feature stories straight from the WORT News team’s underground lair in Madison, Wisconsin. New episodes every Monday through Thursday at 7:30 PM. Also available live on 89.9 FM from 6:00-7:00 PM and online anytime at WORTFM.org.
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"It’s a very dangerous industry:" Construction workers honored their fallen colleagues in a downtown procession this afternoon
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 25, 2024:* We attend the 8th Annual Construction Workers' Memorial procession,* Find out if the city is prepared for the Mifflin Street Block Party,* Flock to State Street - with 600 volunteer painters,* Learn how the EPA's new pollution safeguards could improve public health,* Take a closer look at open records law,* Broadcast the latest fishing report,* Share an update from Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.
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"A resignation goes a long way to show people that this person is listening:" A coalition of 25 elected officials and community leaders in Dane County issued a joint statement today calling for a Madison alder to step down
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 24, 2024:* We learn why 25 elected officials and community leaders are calling for a Madison alder's resignation,* Find out who's paying the price when state lawmakers cut higher education funding,* Get more insight from the former curator at MMoCA,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1967,* And much more.
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"It is my belief that it persists today because the people that it impacts are not even seen as human in the first place:" Activists held an event at the State Capitol today calling for the abolition of solitary confinement
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 23, 2024:* We hear from activists at the Capitol calling for the abolition of solitary confinement,* Get the details on the Children's Museum's new, climate-focused exhibit,* Learn what horse girl memes, volleyball nets, and orange silicon all have in common,* Examine the deal between the state legislature and the UW system on DEI initiatives,* Chat with the manager of the Turn Key Supper Club,* Describe all the ways that ducklings can get into trouble,* And much more.
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"We're making a difference:" During his last Earth month as Dane County Executive, Joe Parisi has announced new and updated programming to protect the environment
Here's your local news for Monday, April 22, 2024:* We get an update on the Hands Up Act,* Get the details on the latest environmental protection efforts in Dane County,* Learn what individuals can do to fight for the natural world,* Hear from volunteers cleaning up Madison's parks,* Check in with some local activists after this weekend's Labor Notes conference,* Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,* And much more.
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"Courts nationwide have been unanimous in rejecting these powers:" The state Supreme Court heard a case yesterday that could strip veto power from the legislature's budget-writing committee
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 18, 2024:* We get the scoop on yesterday's oral arguments before the state Supreme Court,* Check in with a local taproom owner - after false reports that there's a warrant out for his arrest,* Get the county clerk's take on election conspiracy post-2020,* Review "ready to assemble" cabinets,* Learn the backstory behind America's first Hip Hop Week,* Take a closer look at works by "the Goddess of Willy Street,"* And much more.
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"Seeing the other sponsors, I cannot in good faith want to be a part of that list:" In a tense meeting last night, Madison alders struggled to follow procedure on a resolution affirming support for domestic violence survivors
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 17, 2024:* We get the details on last night's tense Common Council meeting,* Hear how Wisconsin's finances are looking,* Check in on child labor laws - after a recent attempt to thwart them,* Learn about life as a Music Therapist,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1964,* And much more.
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