Yesterday, state election officials punted a vote on whether to mail absentee ballot applications to millions of Wisconsin voters, among a number of proposals to plan for the primary in August and the fall election in November. The proposal would spend $2.1 million of federal CARES aid to mail absentee ballot applications to registered voters […]
Pandemic highlights internet accessibility issues for students
Since March, Wisconsin’s public schools have moved their educational programs online. The transition from in-person to digital learning has highlighted the difficulties some students face in finding a stable broadband internet connection. Earlier today, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Ari Brown and Betsy Mueller, researchers with the Wisconsin Policy Forum. Brown and Mueller recently […]
Plans for new county jail move ahead despite pandemic
Last night, a review committee tasked with the construction of a new county jail received a virtual tour of what the new facility would look like. The jail was initially approved by the County Board in 2017, with a budget of $76 million, to build four floors on top of the current Public Safety Building. […]
New lawsuit aims to increase voting opportunities for disenfranchised ...
Yesterday, Disability Rights Wisconsin and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The group argues that the commission failed to provide adequate voting resources for Wisconsinites during the April 7th election. Earlier today, WORT producer Jonah Chester spoke with Kit Kerschensteiner, Director of Legal and Advocacy Services at Disability Rights Wisconsin, to […]
Local colleges, universities weighing how to reopen for fall semester
In a letter published yesterday, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank wrote that the campus will begin a phased reopening process beginning this summer. But, Blank says that university officials are still unclear on how many of those classes will be in person, and how many will be online. In March, Blank told the University Committee that […]
Dane County to end safer at home, begin new reopening plan
Dane County has released a reopening plan for the end of its Safer at Home order, which was imposed last week, several hours after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Evers’ statewide safer at home order. The plan, titled Forward Dane, takes into account nine different metrics the county must meet before it can begin […]
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