Photo by Paul Hermann Today, local leaders unveiled a 5-year plan to reduce violence in the city of Madison and Dane County. They say the plan will use a public health, data-driven approach to preventing violence. The plan, titled “Madison Dane County Violence Prevention: A Roadmap to Reducing Violence,” was introduced at a press conference […]
Teachers Respond to Reopening of Madison Public Schools
Over 500 combined Madison Metropolitan School District staff and Madison community members signed an open letter urging the district School Board and superintendent Dr. Carlton Jenkins to reconsider their plan for returning to in-person classes starting next week. The letter, sent this past Monday, cites staff and community members’ worries that “the lack of inoculations […]
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 […]
Food Insecurity During the Pandemic
An estimated 13.7 million U.S. households were food insecure last year—and this number has only grown during the pandemic, with nearly 1 in 4 households experiencing food insecurity in 2020. Today on the show, guest host Yuri Rashkin hosts a vital and timely roundtable about food insecurity in our local community with a panel of […]
UW System Continues Free Rapid Antigen Testing for public
On a normal day, the Nielsen Tennis Stadium is just one of many recreation centers around the UW-Madison campus. But like many sites across the country, it has been transformed into a COVID-19 testing facility. It’s part of a broader, statewide effort between the University of Wisconsin system and the federal government to provide more […]
Challenge to County Health Order Headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court
A lawsuit challenging a Dane County health order increasing indoor gatherings and sports regulations is heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The case is one of several both in Dane County and the state challenging various covid-19 restrictions. Last week, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, or WILL, asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to […]
