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Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 10, 2025:We share the details on a pair of housing-focused ordinances approved at Tuesday's city council meeting,Find out why Midwest Environmental Advocates has filed an open records lawsuit against the state's utility regulator,Learn how a local newsroom uses hands-on learning to improve children's literacy skills,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1967,And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 9, 2025:We get the details on a bill that would guarantee Wisconsin workers up to 14 weeks of paid family and medical leave,Outline key findings in UWPD records obtained by Tone Madison, nearly two years after a multi-jurisdiction raid of the student protest encampment on Library Mall,Share a news roundup on Roundup,Consider the intersection between kitchen skills and early childhood education,Learn how to help local wildlife this holiday season,And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, December 8, 2025:We head to a local food pantry for a conversation about the rising cost of living,Find out why senior advocates want to preserve county-owned nursing homes,Check in with the director of Madison's Civil Rights Department, after an investigation cleared him of workplace discrimination claims,Explain what's next for two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's congressional map,Celebrate Noam Chomsky's birthday,Teach you how to make a bright cocktail with ties to World War II,Review Ken Burns' new docuseries on the American Revolution,And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, December 4, 2025:We find out which Madison intersections are in the running for new traffic signals,Hear why advocates recommend "walk audits" as a first step to reducing your neighborhood's carbon footprint,Learn some of the most common ways commercial buildings in Madison waste energy,Explain your right to access government records on data center projects,Share some ice fishing safety tips,Attend Forward Madison's postseason town hall,And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 3, 2025:We'll explain how you can weigh in on the development future of downtown Madison,Find out why food access is still limited in Wisconsin even after FoodShare benefits resumed,Examine the record breaking spending on Wisconsin's judicial elections ahead of the next contest this spring,Share some tips on how to stay safe in the event of an ICE encounter,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1960,And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 2, 2025:We hear finance leaders' recommendation on how Madison should spend an unexpected budget surplus before the end of this year,Find out how donors can support a local literacy nonprofit in the wake of federal funding losses,Share a year in review for the American dairy industry,Meet the editing manager of Edible Madison,Celebrate Giving Tuesday with the Dane County Humane Society,And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, December 1, 2025:We'll meet some local Starbucks workers taking part in the nationwide strike,Find out how parents of children with disabilities are preparing for the looming cuts to Medicaid,Detail some recent policy updates that could expand Wisconsin renters' access to solar power,Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,Learn the violent history behind the American Anti-Slavery Society,Teach you how to make a "Ward Eight" cocktail,Review two new movies,And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 25, 2025:We find out why some of Madison's most experienced educators are still waiting for fair compensation,Hear the economic pros and cons of data centers,Consider the future of Madison's bus system with Metro Transit's new general manager,Explain why A2A2 milk is a win for both dairy farmers and consumers,Debut our new feature exploring the city's diverse array of local coffee shops,Take a closer look at one of the Midwest's most iconic birds,And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, November 24, 2025:We hear what Wisconsin students and mental health specialists have to say about the hazards of the digital age,Find out how much taxpayers could stand to lose with the end of the free IRS Direct File program,Consider why Speaker Vos continues to block expanded postpartum benefits for Wisconsinites on Medicaid,Learn how a public-private foundation is working to support the state's conservation fund,Celebrate the birthday of a legendary musician,Teach you how to make a brand new cocktail,Review a big blockbuster and a new detective series,And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 20, 2025:We talk health care tax credits and the Epstein files with Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin,Learn how to spot U.S.-made products ahead of the holidays,Meet the city of Madison's Parks Superintendent,Explain your right to know the final five applicants being considered for public offices,Tell you the best spots for some cold-weather fishing,Make a wish list for the Flamingos' 2026 season,And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 19, 2025:We head to a public hearing on the Dane County Regional Airport's latest efforts in F-35 noise mitigation,Consider Wisconsin's retention and workforce challenges this Education-Support Professionals Day,Hear the research goals driving the Nelson Institute's new partnership with QTS Data Centers,Learn how students at UW-Madison fared during the SNAP benefits chaos,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1965,And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 18, 2025:We hear what party leaders had to say ahead of today's floor session in the state Senate,Learn how some entrepreneurs in Madison and Chicago are redefining vending machines,Consider the pros and potential pitfalls of a bipartisan bill that would legalize online sports betting in Wisconsin,Explain what's behind some recent ag industry happenings,Taste what's on the menu at Sultan,Take a closer look at one of the most common birds of prey,And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, November 17, 2025:We get to know the three finalists vying for an interim leadership role in Madison's Office of the Independent Monitor,Find out why a proposal mandating teaching hours for UW System faculty could raise constitutional concerns,Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,Learn the story behind Transgender Day of Remembrance,Review two new movies,And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 13, 2025:We hear Senator Baldwin's plan to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, a measure excluded from the budget bill Trump signed into law Wednesday,Detail the economic benefits of agrivoltaics,Talk election security and accuracy with the new Madison city clerk,Share some upcoming events celebrating eastern European culture,Hear the story behind a new local music space on Madison's east side,Consider the community-building potential of quilts,And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 12, 2025:We'll get the details on a last-minute amendment that dominated budget deliberations yesterday in the Madison Common Council,Find out why a pro-democracy advocate is sounding the alarm on a handful of election bills in the state Assembly,Share some key takeaways in the Daily Cardinal's new "AI Issue,"Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1962,And much more.