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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.

Johannes Wallmann on celebration and struggle

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Johannes Wallmann’s latest album, Love Wins, draws on a couple of pivotal moments in the jazz pianist’s personal, political, and creative life. Wallmann and his husband Keith Borden were among the people who sued the state of Wisconsin to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. That lawsuit of course succeeded, with a federal court ruling […]

UW Landmarks Named for Alumni Associated with KKK have Students Taking...

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A UW-Madison report on a Ku Klux Klan campus group describes it as a far cry from the masked terrorists known for violent acts against people of color. The university embarked on the study after a violent rally in Charlottesville over the proposed removal of a confederate statue there. Miles away in Madison, prominently displayed […]

State Commission Considering Bitcoin Campaign Donations

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The state’s ethics commission held a hearing today for public input on allowing bitcoin to be used to make political campaign contributions. Wisconsin could join the federal government, Washington D-C and Montana in allowing bitcoin campaign contributions. Phil Anderson, chair of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party, says the rules adopted in the last legislative session allow […]

UW Grapples With History of KKK on Campus

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A new report out from University of Wisconsin-Madison dives deep into the history of the Ku Klux Klan on campus. Until recently, the violently racist organization’s presence on campus wasn’t well known. After protests in Charlottesville, Virginia erupted over a Confederate statue last summer, officials across the country began looking into their own monuments. UW-Madison […]