http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090629_183001iobymon.mp3 In Our Backyard - Monday en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:14:04 GMT 5 http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090629_183001iobymon.mp3 http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090629_183001iobymon.mp3 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:30:01 GMT In Our Backyard - Monday News http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090622_183001iobymon.mp3 http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090622_183001iobymon.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:30:01 GMT In Our Backyard - Monday News 1. Christine Neumann-Ortiz: rally at the capital today because the Senate removed the Driver's-Licenses- for-undocumented-people-or-those- without-SSNs plan from the Assembly version of the budget... 2. Live interview with Jay Heck of Common Cause about a budget proposal that would require the Government Accountability Board to ask the legislature for its funding for investigations, so there would be a conflict of interest... 3. Milwaukee launches a study about racial discrepencies in their city contracts. We spoke to Dierdre Kyle. Her company is doing the study...4. A new report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibilty shows that Horicon Marsh is terribly endangered: We spoke to Karen Etter-Hale of the Audobon Society... 5. It's hot out: What can you do to keep your utility costs down? We spoke to Theresa Wiedeman-Smith of the Public Services Commission... 6. It's hot out: What can you do to not kill your pets? We spoke to Donna Gilson, spokesperson of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.... BEATS: DNR is issuing an air-quality watch for ozone tomorrow for some ridiculous number of Wisconsin's counties. .. - Avol's Books is closing... - Federal Judge orders the Milwaukee Public School system to find students who should have been getting special education. http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090615_183001iobymon.mp3 http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090615_183001iobymon.mp3 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:30:01 GMT In Our Backyard - Monday News 1. Senator Judy Robson on the Assembly removing the funding for the UW school of Nursing building (strangely. at the request of the university) from their version of the budget before passing it at 6AM Saturday morning. She's pushing to get it put back in in the Senate version. .. 2. Anne Sayer, Program Director of the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters discussed various items in the budget that affect the environment, including implementation of the Great Lakes Compact, increased tipping fees to prevent out-of- state dumping, and maintaing the Coastal Management Grant in the DOA. They would like the Senate to increase/restore funding for businesses that develop alternative/renewable energy, and also to fund enforcement/implementation of our polluted runoff laws... 3. Linda Ketchum of the Madison Urban Ministry spoke to us about why her group and a broad coalition of others are lobying the Democratic Caucus to make changes to taxation on low-income housing providers in their version of the budget. 4. Katie Bellinger of FAIR Wisconsin had a positive reaction to the Assembly keeping domestic partnerships in the budget by a 50-48 vote.. . 5. Registration opened today for the Badgercare Core Plus plan, which provides benefits for low- income childless adults. We spoke to David Reamer, Director of Policy and Planning for Community Advocates in Wisconsin, and Director of the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute...6. The State Bar of Wisconsin announced funding for new programs that will will educate young and non-english speaking citizens on the legal system; we spoke with Mark Pennow of the state bar...BEATS: - The assembly budget vote kept in the Drivers' Licenses for those without social security numbers (for example, undocumented workers)... - Goodwill is now collecting old computers for recycling... http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090608_183001iobymon.mp3 http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090608_183001iobymon.mp3 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:30:01 GMT In Our Backyard - Monday News 1. We spoke to Doctor Jerry Sielaff, who is the keynote speaker at the Dane County Grassroots Networks' rally for single payer health care this Wednesday... 2. Pat Gowans of the Welfare Warriors challenges claims by conservatives that the improvements to W-2 included in the budget constitute a step backwards. .. 3. Registered nurse Senator Judy Robson says the budget makes positive strides on issues of health care coverage and addressing the nursing shortage... 4. Doctor John Bonsett-Veal talked to us about Summer Eye Care... BEATS: - Wisconsin is taking steps to protect ash trees from the invading Emeral Ash Borers... - A new US study by economist Andy Reschovsky shows that stimulus infusions won't cover loss in state aid for most school districts... http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090601_183001iobymon.mp3 http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_090601_183001iobymon.mp3 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:30:01 GMT In Our Backyard - Monday News [Pledge Drive] 1. The Joint Finance Committee coughs up its final budget. We spoke to Republican JFC committee member Robin Vos and John Peacock of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families... 2. A provision in the state budget means drivers licenses for those without social security numbers (including undocumented immigrants). We spoke to Christine Neumann-Ortiz of Voces de la Frontera, who has been working on this issue for years with the Coalition for Safe Roads. 3. Live inteview with Brenda Konkel about new federal protections against foreclosure and an upcoming meeting about a citizen's affordable housing plan for Madison... 4. A short clip from Janesville peace activist Ted Kinneman, concerned that the navy has stepped up recruiting in economically-depressed Janesville, still reeling from GM plant closings and the like... 5. We spoke with Maria Parker, junior co-chair of Wisconsin Capitol Pride, the new group that plans to re-vamp Madison's annual pride celebration. They're moving it to the Alliant Energy Center and two-days in mid-August. .. BEATS...