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Sep 15, 2021

Former Trump official working on Wisconsin election probe

A Republican attorney who worked in former President Donald Trump's administration and falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen in Wisconsin appears to have been hired to help with the taxpayer-funded investigation into how the election was run.

Sep 15, 2021

Few answers in deaths of 4 Minnesotans found in Wisconsin

Investigators were reviewing bridge and highway cameras to try to figure out who killed four Minnesota residents whose bodies were found in an SUV abandoned in a Wisconsin cornfield.

Sep 15, 2021

Judge won’t let lawmakers, hunters join DNR board lawsuit

A Wisconsin judge declined to let Republican legislators and a hunting group join a lawsuit seeking to remove the state Department of Natural Resources policy board's leader from his post.

Sep 15, 2021

UW Law School hires States as first associate dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Michael States will serve as the inaugural associate dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Sep 15, 2021

GOP lobbyist McCoshen won’t run for Wisconsin governor

The longtime lobbyist Bill McCoshen said Wednesday he will not seek the Republican nomination for Wisconsin governor.

Sep 14, 2021

Evers announces COVID testing requirement for state workers

Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued an order Tuesday requiring all executive branch workers who haven't submitted their COVID-19 vaccination status to their supervisors or aren't fully vaccinated to undergo weekly testing.

Sep 14, 2021

Michael Best Strategies acquires Capitol Consultants

Michael Best Strategies has acquired Capitol Consultants, a Wisconsin corporate strategy, economic development and government relations firm.

Sep 14, 2021

Justice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants

The Justice Department said Tuesday it is curtailing federal agents' use of "no-knock" warrants — which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence — and would also prohibit its agents from using chokeholds in most circumstances.

Sep 14, 2021

Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights plead not guilty

Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the federal charges against them.

Sep 14, 2021

Nearly 70% of state executive branch workers vaccinated

Almost 70% of state executive branch workers have received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Tony Evers' administration said on Monday.

Sep 14, 2021

Election probe email raises security concerns in Wisconsin

An email signed by the leader of a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin sent to county clerks on Monday raised security concerns about its authenticity and what measures would be taken to protect sensitive information requested.

Sep 13, 2021

Wisconsin governor wants to intervene in redistricting case

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal court on Monday to allow him to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fellow Democrats that seeks to have federal courts draw new boundary lines if the governor and Republican-controlled Legislature can't reach agreement.

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