A sampling of the voices from the January 9, 2026 vigil for Renee Good held on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, WI.

Last week the federal government reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for children in the US from 17 to 11. The CDC made these changes without the approval from a federal panel. On today’s show, host Douglas Haynes takes a look at these changes and their implications for public health with two experts, Mary Hayney of the UW School of Pharmacy and Kia Kjensrud of Immunize Wisconsin.

Featured image of a child receiving a vaccine.

Forecast from Monday, 1-12-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

After a short break for the holidays, the city of Madison and Dane County are kicking things back into gear.

In this edition of “Forward Lookout,” hosts Rebecca Kemble and Brenda Konkel have the rundown on this week's meetings and the candidates running for local office this spring.

Madison’s first sister city, Arcatao, El Salvador, is 40 years old this year. Joan Laurion, who has been with the organization for about 20 years, spoke with Gil Halsted about how she and her fellow members along with friends in El Salvador are putting together a delegation in April.

It will be a trip packed with visits to friends old and new and yet-to-be-made and will cover some really interesting ground in El Salvador, with lots to do and see and experience along with quiet time spent enjoying the country and its people.

An added bonus to this year’s delegation is that airfares are currently lower than usual, so if you’ve been waiting to go on a delegation, now’s a good time. El Salvador members will act as translators, so language should not be a barrier.

Joan also talked about the formation of the group back in 1986 drawing some comparisons to that time in our shared history and the current situation. She especially wanted us to know that sistering and accompaniment is not charity, but witnessing and acknowledging each other’s reality and working together for a common goal.

And, as the MASCP website says, “Accompaniment is the bedrock of the sistering relationship between Madison and Arcatao.”

MASCP Website: http://www.mascp.org/ Information about the delegation, the organization, its history and activities and activism

World View March 23 2025, What You Need To Know About El Salvador

A Salvadoran member of MASCP talks about the cruel policies the current government imposes on its citizens and their effects. http://www.wortfm.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-el-salvador/

World View February 4, 2024 Past, Present and Future Madison El Salvador Collaboration MASCP/Madison Public Library Living History A collection that includes recordings of the people involved, tells how Madison became a sanctuary city and Wisconsin a sanctuary state in the 1980s. It also details the origins of the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project and the organizing and organizers during that time, in their own words. http://www.wortfm.org/past-present-and-future-madison-el-salvador-collaboration/

The University of Wisconsin’s Children’s African Story Hour has proven so successful, it’s inspired a second Children’s International Story Hour. UW African Studies Program Assistant Director Olayinka Olagbegi-Adegbite joins us with more.

The Brazen Dropouts Bicycle Club not only sports one of the better names in the biz, their members have piles of bicycle gear looking for a loving home. They’re hosting their annual Bike Swap later this month. Swap organizers Eric Staats and Alec Sheperd will let us know if anyone’s interested in those vintage Cook Brothers crank arms you have hanging in your garage.

A lot can happen between now and November, but Wisconsin Democrats are hopeful they can take control of the statehouse for the first time in 15 years. Will they smite their enemies as ruthlessly as the Republicans have? Wisconsin Watch’s Brittany Carloni has the story.

Speeches from the Voces de la Frontera vigil on Madison's Capitol Square in honor of Renee Good, who was shot to death by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.

Speeches from the Voces de la Frontera vigil on Madison's Capitol Square in honor of Renee Good, who was shot to death by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.