On Monday, WORT news reported on a city proposal to end the encampment in Reindahl Park. Last night, the Madison Common Council decided to send the proposal to committees. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the common council decided that people experiencing homelessness could camp in Madison’s parks without punishment. This was at a time […]
City Lands on Final Independent Police Monitor Job Description
Last September, Madison took steps to establish more transparency and accountability with the police department. The first was an oversight board that has been meeting since November. The second is a step closer to becoming a reality. Last night alders unanimously approved the job description for Madison’s Independent Police Monitor. The wording comes from the […]
Join us: District 19 debate Friday at 5pm
The WORT News team is wrapping up the week with 2 debates. First up is District 19. Incumbent Keith Furman and Aisha Moe are facing off in this district. Watch the debate at 5pm on WORT’s Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. We are taking your questions during this debate— head to this form to submit a question or comment on our livestream. The […]
Goodbye, Alders: Max Prestigiacomo and Michael Tierney
Madison’s Common Council is made up of twenty alders elected by members of their district. This coming election cycle, five alders have announced they are not seeking re-election. For today’s show, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow talks with two of the outgoing alders, Max Prestigiacomo (district 8) and Michael Tierney (district 16), who reflect on their time […]
Exploring the 2021 Dane County and Madison City Budgets
Last night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2021 county budget and starting tonight, the Madison Common Council will be reviewing city budget proposals for next year. Today on the show, we get an inside look into these budgets—and the challenges and priorities of each—with Dane County Board chair Analiese Eicher and […]
Police Reform Proposal Moves on to Common Council
The Federal 1033 program allows police departments to acquire excess military equipment from the Department of Defense. A proposed ordinance meant to limit what the Madison Police department’s can acquire through the 10-33 program just took another step forward after passing through Madison’s common council executive committee. But not everyone is happy with the proposal […]
