Today, Wisconsin’s state assembly met to vote on a slew of bills. The first two bills, one which set aside money to help soldiers with PTSD and another to require that the holocaust be taught in middle school and high school, passed with unanimous support. Then the assembly spent hours discussing a series of bills […]
No F-35s in Madison – The Fight Goes On
Today on the show, we’re joined by environmental activists Steven Klafka with Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin and Lance Green from Sustainable Madison Committee for an update on ongoing efforts to halt the stationing of a fleet of F-35 fighter jets in Madison, planned for 2023. Responding to a steady stream of listener calls, they […]
Celebrating 55 years of support of Bayview community
Since 1966, the Bayview Foundation has provided housing and services to a historically diverse community in the Bayview–Triangle housing neighborhood in Madison, with 320 multicultural residents in 102 housing units. The Foundation supports the community with affordable housing, financial literacy, food access, daily remote learning support for children, and much more. Executive Director Alexis London […]
Area Lawmakers Show Support for Meriter Nurses Strike
Photos by WORT News Director Chali Pittman. State Democratic lawmakers showed their support for nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital on Tuesday morning. The press conference came two days after Meriter Hospital nurses delivered a notice of strike to the hospital. The nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital are represented by the Service Employees International Union, or […]
Meriter Hospital Union Says it May File Notice of Strike
Photo by Sasint on Pixabay. “They’ve been calling us heroes,” said Pat Raes, a nurse at Meriter Hospital who serves as the bargaining co-chair for the Meriter Hospital nurse’s union. “We feel like martyrs sometimes.” She says nurses have been negotiating with hospital management to change the workers’ contract. Raes said that the desire for […]
Dane County Loosens COVID Restrictions
Image from cromaconeptovisual on Pixabay. Local health officials announced new COVID-19 guidelines and issued a new emergency order today. “Among other things, indoor gatherings in which food and drink are provided, are increasing to a max of 150 people,” said Janel Heinrich, the director of Public Health Madison and Dane County, when she announced the […]
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