Today, Allen turns the mic over to WORT’s listeners. Topics include the 100th anniversary of the November 2nd, 1917 Balfour Declaration, the Wisconsin legislature’s effort to open up sulfide mining in the […]
Joint Audit Committee Seeks Documents from WEDC
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is under intense scrutiny as the agency finalizes a $3 billion contract with Taiwanese manufacturing company, Foxconn. State lawmakers are asking where the […]
Week in Review
(WORT) — This week we cover the finger pointing over Oscar Mayer leaving Madison, tenure trouble at the University of Wisconsin, the loss of the state’s only nude beach, and Elizabeth DiNovella puts Bo Ryan in the penalty box.
Kohl’s Struggles to Meet WEDC Goals
In 2012, Kohl’s Corp. received a whopping $62.5 million tax credit package from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation earmarked for job creation and the construction of a new headquarters. Three […]
Politics Roundup with Dee Hall
As part of our monthly partnership with the fine folks over at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Managing Editor Dee Hall spoke with Brian Standing about the latest in […]
WEDC Dems Say CEO Reed Hall Ought To Go
MADISON (WORT) — The two democrats on the board of Governor Scott Walker’s flagship job-creation agency are calling for the resignation of the agency’s CEO Reed Hall.