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Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein deal scrutiny
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is resigning following criticism of his handling of a plea deal with the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.
Memo: General fund $651M short heading into next budget
New projections show Wisconsin’s general fund will be about $650 million short of meeting spending commitments heading into the into the 2021-23 state budget.
Sex-assault case against Milwaukee firefighter dismissed
A sexual-assault case against a Milwaukee firefighter has been dismissed.
Milwaukee would pay $7.5M settlement in bite-mark case (UPDATE)
A man would receive $7.5 million from the City of Milwaukee after he was wrongly imprisoned for 24 years based on what he says was bogus bite-mark evidence.
How Epstein’s secret deal could affect sex trafficking case
Financier Jeffrey Epstein awaits a bail hearing after pleading not guilty this week to sex trafficking charges in a case brought a decade after he secretly cut a deal with prosecutors to dispose of nearly identical allegations.
Census has been subject of legal wrangling for decades
Legal wrangling has surrounded the U.S. census count for decades, culminating in this year's fight over adding a citizenship question.
Warren, Sanders, O’Rourke, Castro set for Milwaukee forum
The Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro are participating in a town hall in Milwaukee sponsored by the Hispanic civil rights organization LULAC.
Antetokounmpo sues over ‘Greek Freak’ merchandise
The NBA's most valuable player is suing a Pennsylvania artist who is selling "Greek Freak" merchandise.
Republicans to hold hearing on lottery privacy bill
Wisconsin Republicans are planning to take public comments on a bill that would keep lottery winners' names secret.
Supreme Court dismisses ethics case against former DA
The state Supreme Court has dismissed allegations of ethics violations against former Kenosha County District Attorney Robert Zapf.
Signature bonds ordered in death of 13-year-old girl
Signature bonds of $250,000 have been ordered for a woman and her adult daughter accused in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Mineral Point.
Ohio man pleads guilty to $4.6M bank and wire fraud
Federal authorities say an Ohio man has pleaded guilty in Kentucky to committing bank and wire fraud in several states.
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- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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