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County Board Designates Dane County Sanctuary For Trans People Amid Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric

June 19, 2023

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.