Walker appoints assistant AG to Dane County bench
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed an assistant attorney general to fill a spot on the Dane County Circuit Court.
State submits request to drug test Medicaid applicants
Wisconsin has submitted a request to become the first state in the country to drug test applicants for Medicaid.
Walker appoints federal prosecutor to Milwaukee County bench
Gov. Scott Walker had tapped a long-time federal prosecutor to take the place of a retiring Milwaukee County judge.
Walker welfare changes get approval by Wisconsin lawmakers (UPDATE)
SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Changes to Wisconsin’s welfare programs proposed by Gov. Scott Walker that won approval by the Legislature’s budget-writing committee on Thursday include: — Requiring able-bodied childless adults in the state’s main Medicaid program BadgerCare, as well as parents on food stamps, to be working or receiving job training [&hellip[...]
5 Elections Commission staff approved despite Walker recommendation
The Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday approved state funding for five of six Elections Commission staff positions that have been supported by a federal grant that's going to run out soon, dismissing Gov. Scott Walker's recommendation to cut all six of them.
Walker seeking applicants to fill Dane County bench vacancy
Gov. Scott Walker is searching for applicants for an appointment to the Dane County Circuit Court.
Walker seeking applicants for Marinette County DA
Gov. Scott Walker is looking for candidates to fill the top prosecutor position in Marinette County.
Walker orders state agencies to increase access to records
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ordered state agencies to increase access to public records on Thursday, a move that comes on the heels of his proposal to end the publishing of certain notices in local newspapers.
Walker calls GOP’s health-care plan ‘work in progress’
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker called his party's proposal to overhaul the nation's health care system "a work in progress" and says he expects it will change as it moves through Congress.
Walker, Schimel call for vote on Gorsuch for court (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker took more jabs at Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday, calling for her and the U.S. Senate to take a vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Winners and losers in Walker’s proposed budget
Gov. Scott Walker last week revealed his proposals for the 2017-2019 budget, which calls for more money for drug courts and pay progression for certain government lawyers while proposing eliminating certain review and advisory boards.
Walker budget would expand earned release program
Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal would add workers to the state's earned release program to help as many as 250 inmates get out of prison early.
Legal News
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
- Reinhart named the 2024 Wisconsin law firm of the year by benchmark litigation
- Milwaukee’s Common Council now has the most African Americans, women and openly LGBTQ members ever
- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
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