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Joint Committee Throws Out Rule Authorizing Elections Clerks To Fix Absentee Ballot Errors

Posted July 21, 202200:51:41

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 20.

  • State lawmakers strike down an emergency rule authorizing election officials to fix...

CARES Program Adds Second Team And Second Location On West Side

Posted July 20, 202200:49:08

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 19,

  • Madison's alternative first-responder program expands… 
  • A judge bans all recordings...

Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates Debate In Milwaukee

Posted July 19, 202200:49:59

This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 18.

  • Democratic candidates for U-S Senate vie ahead of next month’s primary, 
  • Dane...

Reproductive Health Gets a Local Boost

Posted July 14, 202200:50:55

Here's what's on your local evening news for Thursday, July 14, 2022:


  • Community Pharmacy is distributing free fentanyl testing...

State Dems Mobilize Voters After The Fall Of Roe

Posted July 14, 202200:48:56

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 13.

  • Top state Democrats rally around abortion access ahead of the state primary election,
  • Two...