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For 97.9 WGBW News, I'm Lisa Hale. I don't know about you, but when that alarm went off this morning, I felt it as the shift to daylight saving time started this weekend. Brittany Relo tells us why we changed the clocks.
It's the shortest weekend of the year, clock spring forward Saturday in the middle of the night, taking an hour of our sleep away.
Daylight saving time happens for a few reasons. It's meant to save energy consumption and it also aligns with the sunlight better, meaning less time turning the lights on at home.
Outdoor enthusiasts love it because it'll stay darker longer in the morning and lighter later in the evening.
If we stuck to standard time all year, sunrise in July would be at 4 a.m. and sunset would be earlier at about 7.30.
So we shift up an hour to have it make more sense with our daily lives that go by the clock.
Over 200 participants protested outside of a save Wisconsin rally in Swamico Saturday.
They were their protesting state Supreme Court candidate Brad Shimmel, but also US representative Tony Weed who protestors criticized for voting for cuts for Medicaid.
They also called out a lack of any town hall events from the congressman.
Weed did announce on Friday that he will host a tell a town hall this evening, although Colin details have not yet been released.
US congressman Tony Weed wants to roll back a program that helps pay for electric vehicle charging stations.
Weed wants to repeal the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Federal program, say money is wasted building new EV stations.
The Wisconsin DOT has been given $78 million to build the charging stations here, but 63 million of that is now at risk.
Weed is supporting legislation called the Unplug EV Charging Stations Program Act.
It might be worth noting that Weed who represents the eighth congressional district used own a chain of gas stations called DinoStop throughout northeast Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has decided to keep investigating the Madison City Clerk's office, with more here's Savannah Tome Olsen.
Now this all started with the 193 absentee ballots staff found after the November election.
Those votes weren't counted, and everyone's an agreement.
City Clerk Mary Beth Wetzelbeil told leaders about it weeks later.
City Clerk Mary Beth Wetzelbeil waited weeks to tell leadership, including the mayor's office, the city attorney and the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
That timeline is under a particular scrutiny, commission chair and Jacobs.
We've got what I can only say is this absolutely shocking set of dates post election, where every opportunity to fix this is ignored.
This feels like a complete lack of leadership, and a refusal to be where the buck stops, because the buck stops with the clerk to manage their own chief inspectors and their own mistakes, and you don't get to put your head in the sand for weeks at a time.
Now these almost 200 ballots were not enough to change the outcome of any election, but the commissioners say that's not the point. Commissioner Mark Thompson.
What's really important is the 193 ballots didn't get counted.
It wasn't that it didn't change the result. That's a consequence, but the right being protected is the 193.
Now the commission shows to continue their investigation and force staff to sit for depositions that will undoubtedly include the clerk herself.
They could decide Wetzelbeil acted improperly or even illegally.
They also voted to send guidance to clerks around the state before the April 1st election, telling them to look everywhere and make sure every ballot is counted.
I'm Savannah Tome Olsen.
Meanwhile, four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election have initiated a class action lawsuit seeking 175,000 dollars in damages each.
A spokesperson for the city of Madison declined to comment on the planned lawsuit, but said the city is taking steps to ensure that the mistakes never happen again.
Wisconsin voters go to the polls April 1st to select a new state Supreme Court justice and a state superintendent of public instruction.
Marquette Law School poll director Charles Franklin said on Wednesday that not many people are paying attention.
The poll found 39% of respondents say they've heard or read a lot about the Supreme Court race.
42% say some and 19% admit they've heard nothing at all.
On the superintendent's race, it's about half of that. Only 18% have heard a lot, 47% a little and 35% nothing at all.
The Supreme Court candidates are Walker Shaw County court judge Brad Shimmel and Dane County judge Susan Crawford.
In the superintendent's race, incumbent Democrat Jill Underley is opposed by challenger Brittany Kinzer and education consultant backed by conservatives.
The new Marquette poll was released on Wednesday.
Governor Tony Evers released a statement Friday slamming the Trump administration for the illegal firing of thousands of federal workers.
This includes nearly 6,000 veterans Melissa Kay reports.
New reports show the administration plans to cut as many as 80,000 jobs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
This move will likely impact veterans care and services across the country.
The mass terminations of federal employees suddenly and without advanced notices throws tens of thousands of Americans across the country into chaos.
State Democrats have introduced a bill that would require the Wisconsin State legislature to convene in a special session if federal funding is frozen.
The legislation was introduced by Christian Phelps and named the Frozen Federal Funds Emergency Act.
In a press release, Phelps called the funding freezes unlawful, reckless and cruel and said the state needs to be ready to provide whatever support it can for communities that lose needed funding.
Americans hold the majorities in both the state assembly and the state senate.
A female inmate died at the Marinet County jail last week.
According to a news release, correctional officers were alerted to a medical emergency in one of the cell pods Tuesday night.
EMS personnel with Aurora Medical Center and the Marinet emergency rescue squads were unable to resuscitate Christy Meverdon of Pound.
The 34-year-old's death remains under investigation.
I'm Lisa Hale, 97.9 WGBW News. For news any time, log on to WGBW.FM.
The Bucks lose to the Cavaliers.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports. The Cavaliers beat the Bucks 112-105 Sir Forum.
Cleveland has now won 14 games in a row. How did Milwaukee measure up? Doc Rivers.
Honestly, I look at the game guys and they scored a bunch down the stretch, but defensively, we were good enough to win the game.
Offensively, we're not good enough to win the game. We didn't do anything else enough to win the game tonight.
College basketball, the Badgers learn no face either Minnesota or Northwestern in the big 10 tournament Thursday afternoon.
In Indianapolis, the Badgers upset by Penn State over the weekend.
It's Marquette against Xavier at Madison Square Garden on Thursday in the big East tournament.
And the Badgers women's basketball team head coach, Marissa Mosley, has stepped down after four losing seasons in Madison.
NFL Devante Adams headed to the LA Rams. The 32-year-old receiver will sign a two-year deal worth nearly $46 million with sports on Mike Clemens.
On your entertainment feet, I'm Peach Waba.
One of the great things about hosting Nightlight, getting recommendations from guests I have on the show.
Chris Voron from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was on the show last week and we were talking about parasite director Bong Joon Ho's new film.
Chris recommended another of his films made in 2006 called The Host.
A thriller about a slimy sea creature created from hazardous waste tossed into a river in Korea.
If you like suspense and don't mind subtitles, check it out.
Even though the Frazier reboot was canceled, Frazier himself says it's not only coming back for season three, but will bring extra star power.
Paramount Plus pull the plug after season two, but Kelsey Grammer says a different network will no doubt pick it up.
The Emmy-winning actor added that the executive at Paramount Plus, who gave the green light, left and took all the support for the show with him.
Grammer says it will be back and possibly with Ted Danson returning his Sam Malone.
Nice to see Ted finally getting some TV work.
There might be a little trouble on planet Netflix.
Despite record gains last year, the streaming platform that seems to keep adding viewers and raising prices all at the same time saw its stock go down 8.5% according to variety.
Due to what most analysts are calling slower subscriber growth and a broader market reaction to President Trump's indecision on tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
I know acting pretty much sounds like a cushy gig to most people outside the biz.
But during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last week, actor Walton Goggins told the story of how he was bitten by a snake while filming episode three of season three of The White Lotus.
The irony was that the snake was supposed to bite his co-star, Amy Lou Wood, who plays his girlfriend on the show.
Macho Man Goggins owned up though and says he didn't exactly play it cool.
Instead, he yelled, oh my god, I got bitten by a snake repeatedly in front of everyone.
Cynthia Arrivo is not just a Broadway star in Oscar nominated singer actor.
The Emmy Grammy and Tony winner has just signed on to her next project, which will be an action thriller movie.
There are not many details about the plot just yet, but Lionsgate has indicated the project will start production in June.
This will just add momentum to the role Arrivo is already on.
She has signed on to play Jesus Christ superstar at the Hollywood Bowl and will host the Tonys.
Dolly Parton released a new song in honor of her deceased husband of 60 years Carl Thomas Dean.
The song is called, if you hadn't been there, I wouldn't be here.
Dean passed away a few days ago at the age of 82.
The two met on Parton's first day in Nashville at a laundromat.
Parton says Dean called out to her to get her attention and the two never looked back.
At first, she probably thought he just needed quarters.
For more showbiz fond tune into night light with me, Peach Wabba, weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Lots of sunshine today, becoming breezy by later this afternoon.
We'll get to 65 for a high.
The wind south west five to 15 this morning, gusting to 25 to 30 here by this afternoon.
A cold front comes through tonight, 33 tomorrow, sunny and not windy 43.
But we're back to the 50s and 60s by later this week.
I'd be the urologist Sean Cable.
Current tip now 37.
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