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Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 21, 2023

Money laundering complaint filed against Justice Protasiewicz by convicted felon, election denier, alleged stalker

The same election denier and convicted felon who allegedly stalked Elections Commission chair Meagan Wolfe has filed a complaint against Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Janet Protasiewicz.

Sep 21, 2023

Gov. Evers continues to seek applicants for Barron County Circuit Court

The appointment will fill the vacancy created by Judge J. M. Bitney’s retirement, effective Sept. 15, 2023.

Merrick Garland
Sep 21, 2023

GOP, Garland clash at hearing

House Republicans clashed with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, accusing him and the Justice Department of the “weaponization” of the department’s work in favor of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

Sep 21, 2023

Bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers propose ranked-choice voting and top-five primaries

A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers on Wednesday revived a push to implement ranked-choice voting and nonpartisan blanket primaries in the battleground state.

Janet Protasiewicz
Sep 20, 2023

Wisconsin Ethics Commission staff leakers face 9 months prison, $10,000 fine

This developing story will be updated. 

Sep 20, 2023

Republican legislators fail to respond to child care crisis survey

Newly released report shows child care for two children in Wisconsin costs more than tuition for two students at UW-Madison.

Crypto scam
Sep 20, 2023

Russian International Money Launderer arrested over military grade microelectronics

Charges include conspiring to defraud the United States, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering.

Jorge Fragoso
Sep 20, 2023

Gov. Evers Appoints Jorge Fragoso to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court

Gov. Evers announced his appointment of Jorge Fragoso to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 23.

Sep 20, 2023

Wisconsin Legislature set to reject governor’s special session on child care, worker shortages

Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature was poised to ignore a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called for Wednesday to pass a $1 billion package that would keep a pandemic-era child care program running, send more money to the University of Wisconsin and create a paid family leave program.

Wisconsin DEI
Sep 20, 2023

Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight

The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees.

Wisconsin redistricting
Sep 20, 2023

Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers

Republicans fighting to preserve Wisconsin legislative electoral maps they drew argue in new legal filings that a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice must recuse from the case despite the dismissal of complaints against her related to comments she made about redistricting.

Green defund FBI
Sep 20, 2023

Georgia Republican moves forward with attempt to defund FBI, DOJ

Greene advanced efforts to strip power away from Justice Department.

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