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• Medical marijuana legalization could be on the horizon this year after news that Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill later this year. That's as Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, a longtime advocate for full legalization, launches a statewide listening tour.

• The Dane County Sheriff's Office is one of dozens of law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin using a new technology to track when, and where, you're driving. But what's the company behind an ALPR? We air a special report.

• Plus, OuttaDeeBox podcast talks with members of Briarpatch Youth Services about their work, The House Always Wins explains why 2x4s are anything but, and Radio Chipstone unravels one fiber artist's yarn obsession.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 19.

• Governor Tony Evers meets with local leaders to tout the strong relationship between environmental projects and union labor,
• The state’s powerful finance committee blocks the purchase of the state’s largest proposed conservation area,
• And in the second half, remembering the life of state archeologist Jim Skibow, protests for and against the war in Vietnam in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 18.

• Workers at a Starbucks on State Street are gearing up to file for a union election… 
• Madison's middle and high school students could get free bus passes to get around the city this summer…
• City officials are looking to possibly expand a planned permanent men’s shelter…
• And in the second half, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is looking for bigs to go with their littles, UW seniors give a big gift to the Center for Healthy Minds, and baby raccoons are beginning to spring up.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, April 17.

• The John Nolen Drive Reconstruction Project gets a major boost from the federal government,
• A local food bank turns to farming to help bring fresh produce to low-income households,
• Dairy researchers at UW Madison open their new state-of-the-art research facility,
• And in the second half, what the federal mifepristone ruling means for Wisconsin, it’s National Severe Weather Awareness Week, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 12.

• State lawmakers debate changes to a program to make farms more eco-friendly,
• We sent reporters down to the marathon recount for one razor-thin alder district in Madison, 
• And in the second half, we travel back and revisit a sports tragedy in 1960s Madison. And, we’ll decode local fish consumption advisories and get a comprehensive weather report during today’s red flag warning for fire danger.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 11.

• Madison Metro is hiring friendly faces to help bus riders navigate the upcoming Network Redesign…
• The Madison school district continues to struggle with transparency, even during a meeting about transparency…
• And in the second half, the UW Men’s Hockey team gets a new coach, a local vegan restaurant gets statewide recognition, and we learn how to care for the baby bunnies living in backyards.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, April 10.

• GOP state lawmakers are looking to ban city’s from deploying guaranteed income programs,
• Pro-choice advocates take to the state capitol after a Texas judge looked to block a common abortion drug,
• A new report breaks down the differences between two competing state tax codes,
• And in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, look ahead to warm weather all this week, and review two new movies.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, April 6.

• We take a look at the winners and the losers of Tuesday’s alder races,
• A Wisconsin hiker is traversing the Pacific Crest Trail for charity,
• And in the second half, one man’s journey from prison to businessman, the do’s and don’ts of basement remodeling, and creating the perfect shoe.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 5.

• Voters turned out in record numbers both across the state and here in Dane County for yesterday’s election, 
• We examine the role that Wisconsin’s abortion ban played in yesterday’s election,
• Madison in the 60s follows how people in Madison reacted to the death of Martin Luther King Jr,
• And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 4.

• We travel across the city to talk with voters after casting their ballots…
• The one explicitly partisan election in Wisconsin today could hold major implications for the future of the state Senate…
• And in the second half, the state Supreme Court has become the most expensive judicial race in US history, the Daily Cardinal unveils its Action Project for the semester, and we learn what goes into caring for baby animals.