Wisconsin Republicans seek to curtail governor’s veto power
Wisconsin Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would curtail the governor's veto powers by prohibiting a veto to increase any tax or fee.
Wisconsin group calls for apology or resignation of lawmaker who says non-Christians are unfit for elected office
Lawmaker said, “you don’t want” Muslims, atheists and other non-Christians to serve in elected office.
Federal appeals court won’t revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act
All but one of the court’s active judges were appointed by Republicans.
Man convicted in Door County bar fire that killed two people
Jurors found 59-year-old Anthony Gonzalez of Sturgeon Bay guilty on two counts of second-degree reckless homicide and five counts of recklessly endangering safety.
Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses
Group members have been at the center of Republican tensions.
Russian lawmakers approve confiscating the assets of people who discredit the army
The bill is now expected to quickly sail through the upper house of parliament and receive Russian President Vladimir Putin's signature.
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
House Republicans attempt to impeach Homeland Security's Director for allegedly failing to enforcement immigration laws at the Southern border.
DOJ: Wisconsin saw more hate crimes than Mississippi and South Carolina combined in 2022
Wisconsin had more hate groups than Mississippi and Alabama combined in 2022, according to Southern Poverty Law Center.
Gov. Evers extends application deadline for register of deeds of Pierce County
The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by the resignation of Julie Hines.
Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules
The judge on Tuesday spelled out four ways a witness address could be accepted with some missing information.
Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6
Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot.
Wisconsin man gets life sentence in 2021 killings of 3 men whose bodies were found outside quarry
A man charged in the fatal 2021 shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a Wisconsin quarry has been sentenced to life in prison.
Legal News
- 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
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
- FTC bans non-competes
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Dane County Circuit Court
- Milwaukee man charged in dismemberment death pleads not guilty
- Democratic-led states lead ban on the book ban
- UW Madison Professor: America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
- History made in Trump New York trial opening statements
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