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WORT News Presents: An Obit Special -- People We Lost in 2023

Posted December 28, 202300:42:30

An economist who advocated for people in poverty.


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Madison, 60 Years Ago: WORT News presents a Madison In the Sixties special

Posted December 27, 202300:58:45

We continue our special holiday programming on this Wednesday, December 27 edition of the WORT Local News. Feature contributor Stu Levitan measures...

"I hope folks can learn from our successes:" WORT News presents a year in review on labor

Posted December 26, 202300:57:24

On this special holiday episode, we're spotlighting some of this year's stories on labor. Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 26, 2023:

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"Think of the young people moving in:" WORT News presents a year in review on housing

Posted December 25, 202300:59:21

On this special holiday episode, we're spotlighting some of this year's stories on housing. Here's your local news for Monday, December 25, 2023:

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"They're gorgeous sculptural things:" WORT News presents highlights of our arts and culture coverage

Posted December 21, 202300:57:20

This evening and all next week, we'll present a buffet of news specials, produced by the mighty WORT Local News team. On this Thursday, December 21...