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WORT Local News presents alternative viewpoints in its news – both in the sources it uses and the stories it covers. Newscasts include local and state news, weather, and regular features. It aims to give underrepresented people a voice.

Transparency Talk: Marsy’s Law, explained

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Every other Thursday, our producer Jonah Chester sits down with Tom Kamenick, President of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, to discuss open records and open government. A quick note, as always, before we begin — this conversation is not intended to be specific legal advice. If you have difficulty with open records or open government, seek […]

Devil’s Lake State Park poised to get a bit bigger

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Yesterday, Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board greenlit a 220 acre expansion for Devil’s Lake State Park. The board, which is the governing body of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, unanimously approved the roughly $1.6 million purchase. Speaking before the board, Jim Lemke, the Real Estate section chief for the DNR, said that the Department is […]

Jailed Wisconsinites face numerous hurdles when voting

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As of 2020, more than half of Wisconsin’s county jails had no formal, codified policies for jail-based voting. That’s according to a new report issued earlier this week by the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, All Voting is Local and the Wisconsin ACLU. The report examines the numerous barriers Wisconsin’s incarcerated folks face when casting […]

State “Pollinator Protection Package” Would Target Harmful...

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Two Wisconsin lawmakers are proposing three bills to help Wisconsin’s pollinator species. It’s called the “Pollinator Protection Package, and it was unveiled earlier today by State Senator Melissa Agard, a Democrat from Madison and State Representative Lee Snodgrass, a Democrat from Appleton. Senator Agard says steps to protect pollinators are crucial.  “Over the past 30 […]

Madison, the fourth week of June, 1966

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Madison in the Sixties – the last week of June, 1966 On the 24th, the Common Council starts the process to end racial discrimination in private clubs by adopting a report from the Equal Opportunities Commission proposing six steps the city should take to ban such bias. Among them – that no new liquor licenses […]

Get the lead out: Stoughton’s lead pipeline removal is under way

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The city of Stoughton is a month and a half into replacing all of its lead pipelines. Stoughton Utilities Director Jill Weiss says the city is set to finish up with the project this fall — under budget and ahead of schedule. “Actually, just before you called I was out on site taking some pictures […]

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