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Time To…Boombox the Lockdown!

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Tune into WORT on Sunday, May 3 from noon to 5 pm to help us Boombox The Lockdown!  Just because we’re sheltered in place and staying apart right now doesn’t mean we can’t Celebrate! Decorate! Elevate! and Resonate Together!! BBTL is the 3rd event of its kind hosted by WORT. But unlike Boombox the Wasteland, […]

Healthcare Worker Says Hospitals Need More Masks and Support

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Photo by leo2014 on Pixabay.   “My name is Ani Weaver. I’m a registered nurse and I work for a local healthcare facility, which I’m not naming because my views do not reflect the views of my place of employment. Instead, I am here speaking out on behalf of healthcare workers across Wisconsin. I am […]

First Responders Ask for More Protections, Workers’ Compensation...

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Yesterday, Governor Evers signed into a law a sweeping COVID-19 relief package.  Part of that legislation would give first responders workers’ compensation benefits if they were exposed to COVID-19. But the law requires first responders to prove they were exposed to the disease while on the job.  Earlier today, Madison’s acting Chief of Police Vic […]

Wisconsin Assembly Passes COVID-19 Relief Bill

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Picture by SBJ04769 on Unsplash.   “Do not close out of your system, do not close your laptop, don’t touch anything.”   That’s the sound of the Wisconsin Assembly convening virtually to pass a COVID-19 relief bill today. The bill aims to address the pandemic’s impact on education, agriculture, and many other aspects of Wisconsin’s […]

Gutierrez Rescinds Acceptance of Superintendent Position

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Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli on Unsplash.   In less than two months, Dr. Matthew Gutierrez was slated to become the new superintendent of Madison’s public schools.    But late last night, the Madison school board announced Gutierrez would not be working in the position come June. He is instead staying in Seguin, Texas, where he […]

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