Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced in February that a serial sex offender had been convicted after ten years. That conviction was made possible by DNA evidence that was tested in 2018 as part of a state-wide push to end the backlog of sexual assault kits. Last week, State Senators held a public hearing on […]
Spring 2021 Primary Election Results
Yesterday, voters went to the polls to narrow the candidate pool in several spring election races. Across the state about 7% of registered voters cast a ballot. In Dane county, turnout was a bit higher, at 13% On ballots across the state was the race for Wisconsin State Superintendent. Pecatonica School District Superintendent Jill Underly […]
Join us for our inaugural common council debate: District 8
Join us, Wednesday, January 20th at 7pm, for WORT’s inaugural spring Madison Common Council debate. Up first: the race for District 8. Two candidates are vying for this district, which represents students on the UW-Madison campus and surrounding downtown community on the Madison Common Council. The candidates are Juliana Bennett and Ayomi Obuseh. Incumbent alder […]
Candidate Guide: Spring 2021 Election
Voting information The spring nonpartisan election will be help on Tuesday, April 6. Races with more than two contenders will head to the spring primary, on Tuesday, February 16. Voting information can be obtained from your local clerk’s office. Madison voters may find local voting information here. The WORT News Dept. intends to hold a […]
Public Cannabis Consumption is OK… in Madison
Tuesday, Madison’s city council voted unanimously to make it legal for adults to consume and possess small amounts of cannabis in public. Madison residents have been able to use cannabis in private and indoors since 1977. Under that ordinance you could be fined $50, not including court costs, for smoking or having cannabis in public. […]
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Asks for Big Investments in...
On Tuesday, the state Superintendent released the biennial budget request for Wisconsin’s schools. The budget asks for a state funding increase of 10%. That’s a bump of nearly 1.5 billion dollars for fall 2021 through spring 2023. According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) enrollment in public schools across the state is down by […]
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