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City Ethics Board rejects unconventional funding of reading grogram

Posted October 10, 202400:50:23

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 10, 2024:

  • We get the details on an unconventional funding request from a Madison alder,
  • Find...

LGBTQ+ advocacy groups file complaints against 4 Wisconsin school districts

Posted October 9, 202400:47:02

Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 9, 2024:

  • We head to the World Dairy Expo,
  • Find out why advocacy groups filed federal...

Budget referendums a “temporary solution,” Dane County mayors say

Posted October 8, 202400:46:13

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 8, 2024:

  • We find out why so many Wisconsin municipalities are struggling to make ends meet,
  • Interview...

CDC renews grant funding of UW-Madison program

Posted October 7, 202400:45:48

Here's your local news for Monday, October 7, 2024:

  • We find out why some Wisconsin voters avoid talking politics,
  • Learn how a preventative...

UW anti-camping rule rarely used before police raid

Posted October 3, 202400:48:13

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 3, 2024:

  • We attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing development on Madison's...