Beginning around 7 o’clock this morning, visitors to Wisconsin’s MyVote website were unable to use part of the site to find where to vote and what was on their ballot. That’s according to Reid Magney, Public Information Officer for the Wisconsin Elections Commission, who says users could still look up where to vote if they […]
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Sarah Wright on Unauthorized Pelvic Exams
A bipartisan bill in the Wisconsin legislature would require hospitals to have a policy requiring written and verbal informed consent before a medical student can conduct pelvic exams on patients under anesthesia. The practice is sometimes done as a part of medical training, but 10 states have passed laws against unauthorized pelvic exams. Four of […]
Caregiver Shortage Still At “Crisis Level”
Every two years since 2016, a coalition of four healthcare provider associations has released a report on the state of Wisconsin’s healthcare workforce. In 2018, the report found that nearly one fifth of all caregiver positions in the state were vacant. The 2020 installment, released earlier today, finds that the state’s workforce shortage has grown, […]
Wisconsin Educators Push For Phonics in Schools
While Madison students struggle to read, an ideological battle rages between proponents of different teaching styles. Last month, the state took a strong new stance on phonics education in schools. Recently, the state’s Department of Public Instruction announced it would recommend more Wisconsin classrooms use explicit phonics instruction. It’s the most recent development in the […]
What’s the Word: Circus
Over the weekend the Zor Shrine Circus landed at the Alliance Energy Center, though it was the last time it would do so with elephants in tow. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster takes us back to the origins of the modern American circus, digging up its troubling past as well as its […]
Scott Lehmann on Fitchburg City Council Race
Wisconsin’s Spring Primary is tomorrow. On the ballot for the District 4, Seat 8 race for Fitchburg’s city council are Marc Jones, Randy Udell, and Scott Lehmann. Lehmann is an investigator with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and is a member of Fitchburg’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. WORT producer Shaun Soman spoke with Lehmann […]
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