This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 15.

• A new report finds Dane County is aggressively pursuing the so-called birth tax after a promise to stop nearly three years ago, 
• State and city officials officially broke ground on Bus Rapid Transit today, 
• And a planned strike from Red Cross workers was officially called off today after leaders reached a labor agreement. 
• Plus, we go inside the Oakhill Correctional Institute, and explore the dos and don’ts of ice fishing.