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IRS granted tax-exempt status to extremists, including Oath Keepers
By Elizabeth Schmidt, UMass Amherst When someone mentions nonprofits, chances are you picture homeless shelters, free medical clinics, museums and other groups that you believe are doing good one way or another. Most of these organizations are legitimate. But not all nonprofits are principled or embrace missions everyone considers worthy of the tax-exempt status that the […]
Supreme Court rules Warhol violated photo copyright in Prince art
In a dissent, Kagan asked, “If Warhol does not get credit for transformative copying, who will?” She was joined in her dissent by Chief Justice John Roberts.
IRS to test own free e-filing system in ’24 pilot program
The IRS’s existing free e-file option, available to lower income taxpayers who qualify, will remain in place.
Native American history would be latest public schools requirement under Illinois bill
The Illinois House passed the bill Wednesday in an 81-31 vote after it was approved by the Senate, 44-8.
TikTok content creators file lawsuit over Montana ban
More than half the U.S. states, including Montana, and the federal government have banned TikTok from government- owned devices.
Schumer: Congress ‘must move quickly’ on AI legislation
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Congress “must move quickly” to regulate artificial intelligence and has convened a bipartisan group of senators to work on legislation. Schumer says the group met on Wednesday and that his staff has already met with close to 100 CEOs, scientists and academics who deal with the technology. […]
Prosecutors: Docs leak suspect had been warned
Teixeira is accused of sharing highly classified documents about top national security issues in a chatroom on Discord.
Wis. Attorney General Kaul joins bipartisan coalition to protect communities from dangers of illicit Xylazine
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging Congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R.1839/S.993).
Wisconsin Gas station clerk charged with selling alcohol to minor resulting in death of two juveniles
Prosecutors say this led to a single vehicle crash on January 21, 2023 resulting the death of two children in the vehicle.
Wisconsin State Patrol to conduct special enforcement Friday to stop risky driving in Washington County
The Wisconsin State Patrol analyzes crash data from WisDOT’s Community Maps program to determine deployment areas.
Updated: Supreme Court rules for Google, Twitter on terror-related content
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks. But the justices sidestepped the big issue hovering over the cases, the federal law that shields social media companies from being sued over content posted by others. The justices unanimously rejected a […]
Republicans: Address affordable housing delays citing ‘not in my backyard’ movement
GOP lawmakers proposed several bills for "workforce housing," which included provisions for small government when making land-use decisions.
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- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
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