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Madison area Starbucks employees join Black Friday picket line

Posted December 1, 202500:50:18

Here's your local news for Monday, December 1, 2025:

  • We'll meet some local Starbucks workers taking part in the nationwide strike,
  • Find...

Madison teachers speak out against salary compression

Posted November 25, 202500:52:37

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 25, 2025:

  • We find out why some of Madison's most experienced educators are still waiting for...

Speaker Vos continues to block Medicaid extension for Wisconsin moms

Posted November 24, 202500:49:16

Here's your local news for Monday, November 24, 2025:

  • We hear what Wisconsin students and mental health specialists have to say about the...

Congress searching for compromise on ACA tax credits, Senator Baldwin says

Posted November 20, 202500:50:25

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 20, 2025:

  • We talk health care tax credits and the Epstein files with Democratic U.S. Senator...

QTS Data Centers announces research partnership with UW-Madison

Posted November 19, 202500:50:48

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 19, 2025:

  • We head to a public hearing on the Dane County Regional Airport's latest efforts...