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

• We find out why some Wisconsin voters avoid talking politics,
• Learn how a preventative health care program at UW-Madison plans to spend renewed funding from the CDC,
• Share a preview of this budget-heavy week in local government,
• Explore UW-Madison’s updated free speech and protest policies,
• Take a closer look at a popular, cold-weather cocktail,
• And much more.