This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, June 27.

• A Dane County committee shuts down the appointment of a former sheriff to head a new criminal justice reform department…
• An Madison alder explains why he voted against a proposed downtown housing development…
• And in the second half, we take a look at the recently passed shared revenue bill, explore trails around Cherokee Marsh and help save a family of kestrels.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 26.

• Protestors in Sauk Prairie call for the return of abortion access on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision
• State statutes are filled with barriers for LGBTQ couples, even as gay marriage is legal in the state,
• A man with every angler’s dream job gives a tour of the fish collection at the UW Zoological Museum,
• And in the second half, a look back at the beginning of the Korean War, legislators vote to cut the UW Systems’ budget, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 22.

• The shared revenue bill signed this week will help local communities, even if work still needs to be done,
• The one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision is coming up this Saturday,
• Democratic lawmakers are looking to enshrine the right to contraception in state law,
• And in the second half, the city of Madison is once again discussing police worn body cameras; anglers adjust their strategy during this drought; and the latest ‘mingo news from Forward Madison.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 21.

•  The Common Council votes to essentially block a proposed student housing development downtown,
• The city is awash with music as Make Music Madison returns,
• While most of that music is at stationary venues, one artist brought their music to the people in a unique way,
• And in the second half, Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance fund rebounds from the early days of the pandemic, beatniks meet the Man in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 19. Happy Juneteenth!

• The County Board vote to declare Dane County a sanctuary for trans and nonbinary people,
• A Verona School District man faces charges for striking a student,
• The NAACP of Dane County calls on UW Health to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday,
• And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, examining why the state hasn’t recognized Juneteenth as a holiday, and two new movie reviews.

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

• The legislature passes their shared revenue bill, sending more money to local governments across the state,
• County Supervisors are set to vote this evening to designate Dane County a sanctuary for transgender people,
• The Madison Metro School board has agreed to offer an eight-percent wage increase for all MMSD staff,
• And in the second half, a conversation with an ExPO navigator, the pros and cons of adding siding to your home, and finding ways to reuse political memorabilia

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 14.

• City officials say that the first half of 2023 has been the safest since the beginning of the pandemic,
• A Madison videographer is looking for volunteers to help create a tourism video for the city of Madison,
• The state’s budget writing committee calls off a vote on the UW systems budget,
• And in the second half, how wildfires in Canada are having a major effect on the air quality in the Midwest, and a trip back to Madison in 1968.

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 13.

• Lawmakers hold a public hearing to overhaul the state’s laws regulating alcohol...
• Metro riders share what they think about Madison’s new bus routes…
• We learn how voucher schools in Wisconsin can legally discriminate against LGBTQ students and students with disabilities…
• And in the second half, free speech continues to be a focus on UW campuses, we join a hike on a village of Oregon trail, and grape jelly poses risks to birds.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 12.

• Lawmakers, educators, and food advocates march for healthy, free lunch for all, 
• Republican lawmakers vote to gut the state’s Office of School Safety,
• Wildfires in Canada lead to dangerous air quality conditions across the U-S,
• And two new movie reviews.

In this show:

• The governor and the legislature reached a deal on state funding for local governments.
• A federal judge signals that the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa can continue their road blockage.
• Tim Michels, the former candidate for governor, sues an organizer who worked or him.
• TruStage CEO resigns following a worker strike.
• Republicans propose a new bill to address reading education.
• Riders prepare for the new bus routes this weekend.
• Marchers take to the streets to protest gun violence.
• We talk with the Wisconsin ACLU about increased punishments for people involved in drug-related death.
• Fishy Business talks about what to do in Madison if you are a rookie fisher.