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Nov 26, 2019

Evers signs bill making Wisconsin hemp program permanent

Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill that makes Wisconsin's hemp-growing program permanent, while bringing it into line with new federal regulations.

Nov 26, 2019

Mother gets 40 years for sexually assaulting her children

A Fox Valley mother will spend decades behind bars for sexually assaulting her two young children and making explicit videos.

Nov 26, 2019

Wisconsin sees uptick in fatal police shootings in 2019

Wisconsin is ending the year with more fatal police shootings than last year, as the Fox Valley and the state's northeastern region showing marked increases in shootings.

Nov 26, 2019

SEEING GREEN: Cannabis business law provides profit, cause for lawyers

It’s been a hard autumn for Jonathan Baker, the owner of TFP Sciences.

Nov 25, 2019

Kaul signs in support of public servants denied wiping out of student-loan debt

Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining 13 other district attorneys general in support of public servants denied federal wiping out of their student-loan debt. Kaul signed onto an amicus brief filed in support of public servants on Friday.

Nov 25, 2019

Evers vetoes allowing sex offenders to live near schools

Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have allowed violent sex offenders to live within 1,500 feet of schools and other places where children are likely to be present.

Nov 25, 2019

More results from contentious well study set for December

Researchers plan next month to release more findings from a pollution study conducted in southwestern Wisconsin.

Nov 25, 2019

Kohner, Mann & Kailas brings final chapter of antitrust lawsuit back to Wisconsin

Bob Gegios of Kohner, Mann & Kailas compares a massive natural gas antitrust lawsuit he’s been working on for years to the “Odyssey.” The case — about to enter its 13th year of litigation — is a class-action suit against energy companies accused of fixing the price of natural gas. The inflated prices cost Wisconsin industrial and commercial purchasers hundreds of millions of dollars coll[...]

Nov 22, 2019

Thomsen aims to right institutional wrongs in high-profile civil rights cases

Mark Thomsen has thought a lot about how to make the legal process more fair — especially this year. Thomsen and his firm, Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, have taken up a number of high-profile civil rights cases in recent months.

Nov 22, 2019

Bill proposes $20,000 in student-loan repayments for rural public defenders

Attorneys who take public-defender cases in rural Wisconsin could receive as much as $20,000 a year in student-loan repayments under a proposed bill.

Nov 22, 2019

Bill aims to expedite criminal proceedings involving elderly

Legislation before a Wisconsin State Assembly committee is meant to expedite criminal proceedings involving elderly victims and witnesses.

Nov 22, 2019

Baldwin asks Air Force secretary to save whistleblower’s job

Sen. Tammy Baldwin has asked the head of the Air Force to save a Wisconsin Air National Guard whistleblower's job.

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