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Evers OKs use-of-force bill, vetoes plan to defund cities
Gov. Tony Evers signed a Republican-authored bill on Friday that established a uniform use-of-force policy for police across Wisconsin, but he killed another GOP-backed measure that would have cut state aid to local governments that reduce police budgets.
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Read More »Former Wisconsin judge to plead guilty to child porn charges
A former juvenile court judge in Wisconsin has reached a deal with prosecutors to resolve a host of child pornography charges filed against him earlier this year.
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Read More »CNN fires 3 employees for coming to work unvaccinated
CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
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Read More »US high court declines to hear church’s attack on COVID restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court declined this week to hear a lawsuit by a Maine church that sought to take a preemptive strike against future restrictions associated with a variant of the virus that's spreading across the country.
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Read More »Republican issues subpoenas for Wisconsin election info
The leader of the state Assembly's elections committee issued subpoenas Friday demanding extensive election materials, including all ballots and voting machines, from two Wisconsin counties in what she called a "top-to-bottom" investigation of the state's 2020 presidential results.
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Read More »University of Wisconsin removes rock seen as sign of racism
The University of Wisconsin was removing a 70-ton boulder from its Madison campus on Friday at the request of minority students who view the rock as a symbol of racism.
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Read More »Biden’s new evictions moratorium faces legality doubts
President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions when his administration reinstated a temporary ban on evictions because of COVID-19. But he left his lawyers with legal arguments that even he acknowledges might not stand up in court.
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Read More »Biden nominates first LGBT federal appeals court nominee
President Joe Biden is nominating a Vermont judge who played a critical role in paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage to become the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court.
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Read More »Report: GOP accepts four times as much from businesses
Wisconsin Republicans collected nearly four times as much money from corporations as Democrats during the first half of the year, according to a report released Thursday.
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Read More »Deputy properly administered drunken driving tests in snow
A state appellate judge rejected a drunken driver's arguments Thursday that a deputy made him undergo field sobriety tests in a snow storm in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Read More »Justice Department finishes school safety grant program
The state Department of Justice has finished handing out $100 million in grants to bolster school safety, the agency announced Thursday.
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Read More »Evers revives plan to lower prescription drug costs
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers revived his plan Wednesday to lower prescription drug costs after Republicans stripped it out of the state budget, re-introducing the measures as stand-alone legislation. The plan would create a review board to establish ...
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Read More »Push to oust Cuomo gathers force as prosecutors eye him, too
New York's legislative leaders signaled Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo could swiftly face an impeachment trial if he doesn't resign, while a growing number of prosecutors also eyed investigative findings that he sexually harassed at least 11 women.
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Read More »Free cream puffs for vaccinations at Wisconsin State Fair
Anyone who gets vaccinated for COVID-19 at a clinic at the Wisconsin State Fair will get a free cream puff, Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday.
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Read More »Wisconsin election officials cancel 205K voter registrations
Wisconsin elections officials said Wednesday that they have removed more than 205,000 voters from the rolls as part of routine work to keep the state's registration lists up to date.
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Read More »CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3 (UPDATE)
The Biden administration will announce a new 60-day eviction moratorium that would protect areas where 90% of the U.S. population lives, according to three people familiar with the plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the forthcoming announcement.
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Read More »Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, probe finds
An investigation found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed nearly a dozen women in and out of state government and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers, New York's attorney general announced Tuesday, hastening calls for the Democrat's resignation or impeachment.
Read More »Legislative committee: UW System virus moves need our OK (UPDATE)
City and county employees in Madison and Dane County will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a move announced by leaders Tuesday as the coronavirus' delta variant is spreading around the country.
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Read More »Larson out of US Senate primary race, backs Barnes
Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson is withdrawing from the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate and throwing his support behind Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
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Read More »Head of Wisconsin’s election review says probe is warranted
The retired Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who is overseeing a review of the 2020 presidential election says a very thorough examination of the election is warranted, but the purpose of the investigation is not to overturn the results.
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Read More »With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance
The eviction system, which saw a dramatic drop in cases before a federal moratorium expired over the weekend, rumbled back into action Monday, with activists girding for the first of what could be millions of affected tenants to be tossed onto the streets as the delta variant of the coronavirus surges.
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Read More »Foley & Lardner appoints Andrew Wronski managing partner of Milwaukee office
Foley & Lardner announced on Monday that Andrew Wronski has been named managing partner of the firm’s Milwaukee office. Wronski succeeds Linda Benfield, who had held the position since 2011 and was elevated to the firm’s Management Committee earlier this ...
Read More »Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections
Having an eviction record can make it impossible to find a new apartment, while the right to counsel evens the playing field, since most landlords, but not tenants, come to court with a lawyer.
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Read More »Biden’s judges: More diverse and more of them
With no Supreme Court opening to slow them, President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are putting judges on federal trial and appellate courts at a much faster clip than any of Biden's recent predecessors, including former President Donald Trump.
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Read More »Health care systems urged to mandate vaccinations
Wisconsin's largest physicians organization is urging all health care organizations to require that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Read More »Keith Sellen, longtime OLR director, confident in organization’s future as he retires in August
Keith Sellen, the first and so far only director of Wisconsin’s Office of Lawyer Regulation, is feeling mixed emotions as he prepares for retirement in August.
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Read More »Wisconsin Republican expands 2020 election investigation
The highest ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly said Friday that he was expanding a probe into the 2020 presidential election, saying it will take more investigators and time than originally planned.
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Read More »EXPLAINER: Wisconsin renters wary as eviction ban nears end
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire on Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium put ...
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Read More »Foley & Lardner assists Milwaukee Bucks with NFT launch
Even before the Milwaukee Bucks made history by winning the 2021 NBA title, the franchise was already making history in the digital world.
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