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May 27, 2022

Wisconsin’s Evers prays GOP investigator not named to panel

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he can't think of anyone worse to fill a vacancy on Wisconsin's bipartisan elections commission than a Republican-hired election investigator and he prays that the former state Supreme Court justice isn't named to the panel.

May 27, 2022

Kaul settles DOJ administrator’s discrimination complaint

The state Department of Justice has agreed to pay an agency administrator $46,276 to resolve her discrimination complaints.

May 27, 2022

(CHART) Wisconsin Caseload Summary 2019-2021

From 2019, caseload totals significantly dipped during 2020 but saw increases in 2021. With data provided by the Wisconsin Court System Circuit Court Statistics, totals for opened cases across the state have fluctuated over the past three years, but appear to be on the rise. 

May 27, 2022

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

Democrats' first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.

May 26, 2022

Justices to rule in gun case with US raw from mass shootings

With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans' mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, one expected to make it easier to carry guns in public in some of the largest cities.

May 26, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader isn’t ruling anyone out for key slot

Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader, who will appoint a key member of the state's bipartisan elections commission, said Thursday he was not "ruling anybody in or out" as he looks to quickly fill a vacancy in the battleground state before the next chair of the panel is chosen.

May 26, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader open to arming teachers in schools

Wisconsin's top legislative Republican said Thursday that he is open to the idea of arming teachers following the latest school shooting in Texas, while he dismissed as "disingenuous" an offer from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to find common ground.

May 26, 2022

Kaul to ask Republicans to OK nine environmental settlements

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is preparing to ask Republican lawmakers next week to sign off on nearly $400,000 in settlements to resolve multiple pollution cases.

May 26, 2022

States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week's carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: "Your turn Congress."

May 26, 2022

Republican quits Wisconsin elections panel, says Trump lost

The Wisconsin Elections Commission postponed choosing its new chairman Tuesday after a Republican commissioner who could have stood for the post abruptly resigned, saying the state GOP doesn't want him to lead the commission because he believes Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden fair and square.

May 25, 2022

Lawsuits over ballot drop boxes filed in 5 Wisconsin cities

Conservatives filed lawsuits in Wisconsin's five largest cities Wednesday over the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the 2020 election, even as the state Supreme Court was poised to rule on the issue in coming weeks.

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May 25, 2022

OLR: Oshkosh attorney’s license suspended again following third disciplinary hearing

After a third disciplinary hearing in five years, the Office of Lawyer Regulation and Supreme Court have suspended an Oshkosh attorney’s license for one year.

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