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Lawyers uneasy about national loan data collection
Recent Senate hearings have sparked renewed debate over a national mortgage database that will hold information about millions of mortgage, credit card and auto loans, loan terms, borrowers’ credit profiles and financial information.
Appeals court strikes down union poster rule
In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union.
Gramling Perez to run for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge seat
Laura Gramling Perez on Tuesday officially announced she is running for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 32.
Panel to vote on drunken driving penalties
A legislative committee is scheduled to vote this week on a bill that would ensure repeat drunken drivers spend time behind bars.
Judge refuses to halt work on St. Croix bridge
A federal judge has refused to halt work on the St. Croix bridge project to connect Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Board votes to put Hafemann in charge of HOC (UPDATE)
Despite confirmation of an appeal from Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s attorney, the Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Michael Hafemann superintendent of the House of Correction on Monday.
WILL sues Milwaukee County Board over violations of open meetings law
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors over alleged violations of the state’s open meetings law.
Businesses sue IRS over employer health insurance mandate rule
A group of small businesses have filed a lawsuit challenging a rule imposed by the Internal Revenue Service under the federal health care law, alleging that the agency exceeded its authority by expanding the law’s employer mandate.
Minnesota Supreme Court hears open records case (UPDATE)
A case before the Minnesota Supreme Court has broad implications on whether documents held by a private company should be made public if the work the firm is doing is funded by taxpayers.
Proposal: Expand victims’ rights for advocate
When Lisa Penterman was coping with the dark days following a sexual assault, she found support and comfort in a trained therapist who took some of the rough edges off the ensuing trip through the criminal justice system, including her attacker's trial.
4 families settle with school district in abuse case
Four of six families who sued the Appleton Area School District over the alleged abuse of their children by a special education teacher have agreed to a settlement.
Jury convicts man of shooting mother (UPDATE)
A Big Flats man was convicted Friday of killing his mother in 2010, hiding her body and using her checks and credit cards.
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