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Split court finds DOT made valid offer for church property obtained through eminent domain
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court decided the Wisconsin Department of Transportation made a valid offer to a Fox Valley church for land obtained through eminent domain.
Suit over road project cites impact on minorities (UPDATE)
The NAACP's Milwaukee branch and other groups say in a lawsuit that widening a portion of interstate in the city without investing in public transportation will hurt black and Latinos' employment opportunities.
Claims Board hears dispute between plumber, WisDOT
When William Ludwig saw flood waters had submerged a quarter of his property in the town of Vernon, his experience as a plumber told him to start looking for a drain tile that might have been clogged by nearby highway work.
Judge refuses to restart Highway 23 expansion project
State officials are appealing a federal judge’s refusal to let work proceed on a long-planned expansion of Highway 23 between Plymouth and Fond du Lac.
Report finds noncompliance with ignition interlock devices
Wisconsin judges have ordered tens of thousands of ignition interlock devices installed on the vehicles of convicted drunken drivers over the past several years.
High court to decide whether WisDOT must compensate property owner
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide Thursday whether the state Department of Transportation must compensate a property owner for restricting access to a highway even though it created another point of access.
Zoning board can change mind about billboard, court rules
A village zoning board has the authority to reconsider a decision it made about a billboard because facts about the billboard’s ownership had been concealed, an appeals court has ruled.
Court: State must pay property owner despite map mistake
Mistakes on a map do not give the state free rein to take private property without compensating the owner, a state court of appeals has ruled.
Court: Construction contractor immune from suit
A state appeals court has decided to give a government contractor immunity from being sued by the tenants and owners of a Brookfield property damaged by the company’s installation of a traffic signal.
Canadian Pacific taking high-speed rail claim to state (UPDATE)
Half a year after the rejection of a train company’s claim related to Gov. Scott Walker’s scotching of a high-speed railway to be built between Milwaukee and Madison, a railway is seeking compensation related to the same project.
DMV to provide free documentation following voter ID ruling
In the wake of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that said it was unfair for residents to pay for documents to obtain a free photo ID for the purposes of voting, the state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that residents soon will be able to obtain the documents for free.
Van Hollen: Prior OWIs should play into license revocation
Prior drunken driving convictions will play into the Department of Transportation’s decision to revoke a license, even if they were stricken from being part of the corresponding criminal case, according to an opinion issued by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
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