The Wisconsin Department of Justice regularly updates its open government compliance guides to reflect changes in the law. Three months ago, the DOJ’s Office of Open Government published an update to ...

Norman Stockwell sits in for Allen Ruff today to debrief with Annelle Sheline of the Quincy Institute. They talk about Trump’s decision to bomb Iran and the history of the US’s intervention in the ...

Amelia Royko Mauer, co-founding advocate for the Community Response Team, joins the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz and host Tony Castañeda to talk about the status of the Police Civilian ...

After two failed attempts to pass legislation aimed at enhancing the practice boundaries of the most highly trained nurses, the third time seems to be right. Last week, both houses of the state ...

Join WORT on Saturday, August 23rd at the Bur Oak (2262 Winnebago St.) as we celebrate our 50th year with a special folk and country show featuring our very own show hosts. You do NOT want to miss ...

Local nonprofit Porchlight, Inc. has served Madison’s unhoused community for decades, providing affordable housing and supportive services to the city’s most vulnerable residents. The organization ...

State Attorney General Josh Kaul and the Department of Justice no longer have to seek pre-approval from the Legislature’s budget writing committee before they settle lawsuits. That’s after a unanimous ...

It takes a lot of staff to keep the city running, but many of them work behind the scenes. WORT reporter Sutton Johnson headed back to City Hall last week for this latest edition of “Get To Know Your ...

Many new parents expect sleepless nights, diaper changes and other life changes resulting from having a child. What comes as a shock to many, though, is the high cost of child care. According to the ...

Madison leaders are at the beginning of the budget process for 2026. That process includes five community engagement sessions this month alone, one of which was held yesterday evening at the Warner ...

Chris Purdy founded The Chamberlain Network after serving in the Army National Guard for 11 years. The organization aims “ to mobilize and empower veterans to protect democracy through organizing, ...

Yesterday, June 8th is the anniversary of the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty, by Israel during the Six Day War. The unprovoked attack caused thirty-four deaths and one hundred seventy one injuries.