WORT Local News

WORT Local News


Liberal Law Firm Challenges Wisconsin Maps A Day After The State Courts Gains A Liberal Majority

August 02, 2023

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 2.

  • The county’s Youth Justice Program gets a new facility, merging the full program under one roof,
  • A liberal law firm looks to throw out Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps one day after Justice Janet Protasiewicz is sworn into office,
  • The Madison Common Council approves a pilot program to equip police with body-worn cameras,
  • And in the second half, a citizen uprising threatens urban renewal in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the air waves.