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Jun 6, 2019

Officials: Connecticut will be 1st to amass prosecutor data

Altough prosecutors around the country are making daily decisions affecting people's liberty, few are compiling data that would show how criminal cases are resolved and whether those outcomes are harsher for minorities.

Jun 5, 2019

Evers appoints Allen as Iowa County district attorney

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Matthew Allen to serve as the Iowa County District Attorney.

Jun 5, 2019

Wisconsin Senate approves prescription-drug step therapy

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bipartisan proposal designed to make it easier for patients to get needed prescription drugs even when insurance companies force them to try less-expensive alternatives first. The Senate approved the measure unanimously on a voice vote Wednesday. It now heads to the Assembly, which must also […]

Jun 5, 2019

Wisconsin court: Electronic records better than paper copies

The Wisconsin Appeals Court says public records provided electronically contain more information than paper copies.

Jun 5, 2019

Republicans stand by rejection of federal Medicaid money

The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee voted Tuesday to stand by its decision to reject Gov. Tony Evers' plan to accept federal money for Medicaid, turning down more than $1 billion from the federal government and $324 million wort of state savings.

Jun 5, 2019

Wisconsin Legislature to send abortion bills to governor

Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature was poised Wednesday to send four anti-abortion bills to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who has vowed to veto all of them.

Jun 5, 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds conviction in cold-case murder

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for a 1998 murder that had been cold for more than a decade.

Jun 5, 2019

Overpass standoff results in officer-involved shootings

Authorities say a standoff involving a van on an Interstate 94 overpass resulted in two officer-involved shootings in Waukesha County.

Jun 5, 2019

Arrest in 43-year-old murder case stuns Wisconsin town

Word of the arrest — by a friend's text message — hit Wayne Sankey like a thunderbolt.

Jun 5, 2019

Judges extend block on Vos testifying in redistricting case

A panel of judges has extended a block on Democrats’ attempts to force Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to testify in a federal lawsuit challenging Republican-drawn legislative maps.

Jun 4, 2019

LSC gets $15M in supplemental disaster bill

The Legal Services Corp. will receive $15 million to fund legal aid in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 passed Monday by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jun 4, 2019

State claims board rejects software company’s $14.3M claim

The Wisconsin Claims Board has rejected a software company's demand for $14.3 million for extra work building a new system to track state employees' retirement benefits.

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