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Legislators propose tracking crime in schools
Wisconsin Republicans are looking for ways to better track crime and student safety incidents in public schools.
Committees take up 20-week abortion ban in emotional hearing
Two Wisconsin health committees took up a fast-tracked bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks Tuesday, hearing testimony from doctors about when a fetus can feel pain and from women who've had abortions.
Lawmakers hope to expedite 20-week abortion ban bill
Republican state lawmakers say they hope to pass a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation before the budget is debated in June.
Republicans introduce bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
Wisconsin Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Wisconsin elections board can keep records secret
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the state elections board does not have to turn over its investigative records to auditors.
GOP lawmaker promises to update campaign laws
A Republican state senator promised Thursday to update Wisconsin's campaign finance laws in the wake of several court rulings that major portions of the statutes are unworkable.
Senate approves chief justice election
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate approved a proposal Tuesday to amend the state constitution to allow state Supreme Court Justices to elect their chief every two years.
Senate approves school mascots bill (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Tuesday to making it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames, pushing a bill that would raise the bar for complaints through the state Senate and on to Gov. Scott Walker.
Former judge Froehlich says he’ll be fair on elections board
Gov. Scott Walker's appointee to the board that oversees elections in Wisconsin told members of the state Senate Elections committee on Tuesday that impartiality on the panel is an "absolute necessity."
Bill would expand use of hearsay in preliminary hearings (UPDATE)
A legislative proposal expanding use of hearsay in preliminary hearings could lead to questionable testimony and potentially render felony pre-trial examinations worthless.
View from around the state: Lawyer discipline needs independent review
The state agency that polices lawyers has launched a review of its processes after revelations that dozens of lawyers with criminal records are still practicing law in Wisconsin and that unsuspecting clients may have entrusted lawyers suspected of corruption with thousands of dollars.
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- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
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