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Aug 3, 2020

Wisconsin election head: ‘Don’t wait’ on mailing ballots

In the face of warnings about slow mail delivery and record-high requests for absentee ballots, the head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday urged voters not to wait to return their ballot for the Aug. 11 statewide primary.

Aug 3, 2020

She has represented human trafficking victims across the world. She’s now ‘fighting for human rights’ in Wisconsin after fatal shootings.

Attorney Kimberley Motley is representing the families of the three males killed by a Wauwatosa police officer. Motley, whose practice is based in Afghanistan, is an attorney with clients all across the world.

Aug 3, 2020

Godfrey & Kahn adds Taibleson as employee benefits, tax attorney

Michael W. Taibleson has joined Godfrey & Kahn's Employee Benefits and Tax Practice Groups as special counsel.

Aug 3, 2020

Victim of fatal stabbing in Madison was 13-year-old girl

The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim of a fatal stabbing in Madison as a 13-year-old girl.

Aug 3, 2020

New Wisconsin justice sworn in during ultramarathon

The new Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky has finished her 100-mile ultramarathon after being sworn in mid-run.

Jul 31, 2020

Conservatives take up death of Black man who supported Trump

The shooting death in broad daylight of a Black man affectionately known in his Milwaukee neighborhood as "The Ras" appears to have mystified police while spurring prominent conservatives in Wisconsin to speculate that he was killed because of his support for President Donald Trump.

Jul 31, 2020

Wisconsin Republicans ‘stand ready’ to kill mask requirement

Wisconsin Senate Republicans "stand ready" to strike down the statewide mask mandate that Gov. Tony Evers announced on Thursday, the GOP Senate leader said Friday.

Jul 31, 2020

Juries return to Milwaukee, Waukesha county courthouses

Milwaukee County residents returned to jury duty this week, wearing masks, following signs, waiting on limited elevator space, sanitizing their hands, and moving around plexiglass barriers.

Jul 31, 2020

Budget hawks hatch plan to force constitutional convention

GOP activists want to organize a constitutional convention with the goal of enacting a federal balanced budget amendment, potentially requiring massive cuts to government spending.

Jul 31, 2020

Oneida tribe wins closely watched Wisconsin legal fight

A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin in its fight over a village's authority to require a special events permit for an apple festival, in a case that could have wide-ranging effects throughout the U.S.

Jul 30, 2020

Evers orders masks statewide amid virus surge

Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a statewide mask mandate amid a spike in coronavirus cases, setting up a conflict with Republican legislative leaders who are opposed to such a requirement and successfully sued to kill the governor's previous "safer at home" order.

Jul 30, 2020

Following denials, laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities now eligible for federal pandemic aid

By Bram Sable-Smith Wisconsin Public Radio Possibly hundreds of laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities can now obtain the sort of federal aid that other unemployed workers have been able to receive during the pandemic. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development said this week it would begin offering Pandemic Unemployment Assistance — an offering under Congress’ […]

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