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Jan 27, 2022

Voting machine company won’t comply with Wisconsin subpoena

A Nebraska-based voting machine company told the Republican-hired attorney leading an investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin that it will not comply with subpoenas issued seeking a broad array of information.

Jan 27, 2022

Democrats eye Supreme Court pick to revive 2022 prospects

Democrats stung by a series of election year failures to deliver legislative wins for their most loyal voters hope they'll be buoyed by the prospect that President Joe Biden will name the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Jan 27, 2022

Wisconsin court OKs lawyers for lawmakers before lawsuits

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a divided vote on Thursday that state lawmakers can hire private attorneys at taxpayer expense even before a lawsuit has been filed, an extension of what had been done under current law.

Jan 26, 2022

Sheriff: Wisconsin deputy shot, injured; suspect kills self

A Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded early Wednesday by a man later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.

Jan 26, 2022

Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Jan 26, 2022

Judge: DNR can continue PFAS sampling, but can’t enforce

The Department of Natural Resources can continue to test wastewater for PFAS but can't take legal action against polluters until state lawmakers set water quality standards for the compounds, a Jefferson County judge ruled.

Jan 26, 2022

GOP lawmakers try again to legalize medical marijuana

A group of Republican lawmakers resurrected a bill Wednesday to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin, saying it's time to at least talk about using the drug as a natural way to help the sick treat their ailments naturally.

Jan 26, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to rule on ballot boxes

A conservative group Wednesday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take over a legal challenge to absentee ballot boxes in Wisconsin and immediately lift a lower court's ruling that kept current law in place.

Jan 25, 2022

Justices to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act

The Supreme Court said on Monday it will consider reining in federal regulation of private property under the nation's main anti-water pollution law, the Clean Water Act.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin Senate approves calling constitutional convention

Wisconsin on Tuesday became the 16th state to call for a convention of the states to consider making a variety of changes to the U.S. Constitution, a move that drew bipartisan opposition in the state Senate but not enough to block its approval.

Jan 25, 2022

Vos won’t say whether he supports drop boxes for absentee ballots

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refused to say Tuesday whether he would support legalizing absentee ballot boxes in the battleground state after former President Donald Trump spoke out against it.

Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin Senate sends ban on critical race theory to Evers

Wisconsin public schools would be prohibited from teaching students and training employees about ideas such as systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate sent to Gov. Tony Evers.

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