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GOP, Garland clash at hearing
House Republicans clashed with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, accusing him and the Justice Department of the “weaponization” of the department’s work in favor of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.
Bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers propose ranked-choice voting and top-five primaries
A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers on Wednesday revived a push to implement ranked-choice voting and nonpartisan blanket primaries in the battleground state.
Wisconsin Ethics Commission staff leakers face 9 months prison, $10,000 fine
This developing story will be updated.
Republican legislators fail to respond to child care crisis survey
Newly released report shows child care for two children in Wisconsin costs more than tuition for two students at UW-Madison.
Russian International Money Launderer arrested over military grade microelectronics
Charges include conspiring to defraud the United States, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Gov. Evers Appoints Jorge Fragoso to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Gov. Evers announced his appointment of Jorge Fragoso to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 23.
Wisconsin Legislature set to reject governor’s special session on child care, worker shortages
Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature was poised to ignore a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called for Wednesday to pass a $1 billion package that would keep a pandemic-era child care program running, send more money to the University of Wisconsin and create a paid family leave program.
Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight
The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees.
Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers
Republicans fighting to preserve Wisconsin legislative electoral maps they drew argue in new legal filings that a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice must recuse from the case despite the dismissal of complaints against her related to comments she made about redistricting.
Georgia Republican moves forward with attempt to defund FBI, DOJ
Greene advanced efforts to strip power away from Justice Department.
Democrat assembly candidate performed sex acts with husband in live videos
Gibson, 40, a nurse practitioner and married mother of two young children, won a Democratic primary in June.
Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium upgrade
The package introduced Monday would create provisions for the state to loan the district up to $50 million for stadium repairs.
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 issued for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
- 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
- ACS Selects University of Wisconsin Law School’s Miriam Seifter for 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award
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