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.
Evers appoints Allen as Iowa County district attorney
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Matthew Allen to serve as the Iowa County District Attorney.
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 […]
Wisconsin court: Electronic records better than paper copies
The Wisconsin Appeals Court says public records provided electronically contain more information than paper copies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Legal News
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
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