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Evers signals he won’t sign bill to fight PFAS as legislative session nears end
The Senate passed the bill in November.
New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
Trump will receive an automatic stay if he puts up money.
Federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers are being automatically canceled, Biden says
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration was automatically canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers, putting the spotlight on his debt cancellation efforts as he ramps up his reelection campaign.
Wisconsin bills to fight ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, speed ballot counting in jeopardy
Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from "forever chemicals" and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year.
DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling
A Republican prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to decide whether a 174-year-old state law bans abortion in the state without waiting for a ruling from a lower appellate court.
Senate votes to reject Evers appointees
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to reject four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees, including a member of the state's natural resources policy board and a former lieutenant governor who was to serve on a hospital governing board.
Wisconsin to get $24M after arbitration win in dispute with cigarette manufacturers
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that an arbitration panel of former judges has ruled in favor of the state of Wisconsin in its dispute with Philips Morris USA Inc., RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other cigarette manufacturers.
Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic
The song, "Hotel California," became one of rock's most indelible singles. And nearly a half-century later, those handwritten pages of lyrics-in-the-making have become the center of an unusual criminal trial set to open Wednesday.
California judge under investigation for alleged antisemitism and ethical violations
A Northern California judge is under investigation by a state agency for allegedly making antisemitic remarks when addressing a deputy public defender, failing to recuse himself from cases involving attorneys and other people he socialized with, sexually harassing women, and other ethical violations.
Driver in Milwaukee crash that killed 5 people gets 25 years in prison
A drunken driver who sped through a red light in Wisconsin and smashed into another vehicle, killing five of her passengers including four children, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
Evers signs new legislative maps into law, legal questions remain
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed new legislative district maps into law on Monday that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court draw the lines.
State governments looking to protect health-related data as it’s used in abortion battle
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals' reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator's report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices.
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- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
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- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
- Prosecutor won’t bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting
- Vice President Harris to reveal final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
- Election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
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