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 ...

Annelle Sheline, PhD, is a research fellow in the Middle East program. She previously served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor ...

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 ...

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 ...

On today’s program, Allen Ruff speaks with friend of the show, Mouin Rabbani, about Yasser Abu Shabab, the continuing genocide in Gaza, the chaos created by US-backed aid organizations, and Israel’s ...

After decades in use, the landfill on Madison’s southeast side is slated to run out of space by 2029. The county has a plan to maintain service and reimagine waste disposal – at a sustainability ...

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.

This week, the City of Madison and Dane County are filling some important top positions, making amendments to TIDs (including removing funds from a land banking program), and more budget listening ...

Madison in the Sixties — and Seventies. The gay rights movement. Born in late 1969, the gay rights movement began in earnest on May 1, 1970, when the Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE) ...

This week, Madison alders will debate starting their meetings earlier, funding for some not-so affordable housing, and review a whole lot of liquor licenses. Also, Dane County considers a request to ...

Budget planning for 2026 is underway for the Madison Metropolitan School District. Next year’s proposed spending plan was released to the public earlier this month. It includes a boost in revenue, ...

It takes a lot of staff to keep the city running, but many of them work behind the scenes. Kicking off our new series “Get To Know Your Local Government,” WORT reporter Sutton Johnson visited City ...