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Dane County Clerk Calls for Greater Protection Against Election Hacker...

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In February, Wisconsin’s elections administration agency won a federal award for creating a program on cyber-security training. It’s one initiative made possible by a federal grant of just under $7 million made to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.  Reid Magney  is a spokesperson for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. He says that agency prioritized the training of […]

Looking to 2020: All Things Voting

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With 2020 fast approaching, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow spends the hour discussing all things voting with Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell. They cover topics like ballot design, polling locations, voter ID laws and voter suppression, early voting, voter turnout, election tampering and misinformation, campaign finance, and looking to next year’s local and general elections—all in […]

Dane County Approves Funding for Controversial Salvation Army Campus

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Last night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors passed a budget item that will give nearly $1.5 million to the Salvation Army of Dane County for its proposal to demolish its existing shelter and build an expanded shelter in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood on Madison’s east-side.  The Salvation Army purchased the old St. Patrick’s Catholic School […]

WORT Weekly Rewind: November 1st, 2019

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In this November 1st edition we review an Assembly bill that would change how the state expunges criminal convictions, the city council’s vote on a proposed wheel tax, new legislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana statewide, Madison’s call for residents to be mindful of their salt use in the winter, and […]

Dane County Offers New Budget Tools, Welcomes Input

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Did you know that county government plays a key role in everyday life? As a part of Dane County’s Engage Dane initiative to facilitate engagement between county residents and the County Board, county supervisors are piloting a new budget simulator for constituents to see how the county’s money is, and could be, allocated. Supervisor Yogesh […]

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