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Sep 18, 2023

Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was fully acquitted Saturday of corruption charges in a historic impeachment trial, a resounding verdict that reaffirms the power of the GOP's hard right and puts an indicted incumbent who remains under FBI investigation back into office.

Roadway safety
Sep 18, 2023

Wisconsin man arrested for 7th OWI

Matthew J. Glimme, 42 of Madison, was arrested Saturday.

Sep 17, 2023

Son of ‘El Chapo,’ 32, extradited to Chicago to face drug charges

Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, to the United States on Friday to face drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges.

Cleta Mitchell
Sep 15, 2023

Law school professors express Republican empathy for media bias of Trump trials

During an exclusive interview with the Wisconsin Law Journal on Monday, North Carolina-based attorney Cleta Mitchell  (former Milwaukee Foley & Lardner partner) provided the Wisconsin Law Journal with a number of recently filed court documents in Georgia involving the special purpose grand jury that investigated former President Donald Trump and various allies and associates, including Mitche[...]

Sep 15, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts new case involving Village of Egg Harbor, denies review of several others

Court agrees to review two cases, denies several others.

State Public Defender Kelli Thompson.
Sep 15, 2023

State Public Defender Kelli Thompson resigns

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson's daughter says low pay, long hours, heavy caseloads and burnout had nothing to do with her resignation.

Sep 15, 2023

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans pass sweeping redistricting reform, but likely veto awaits

“You bring us a half-baked bill with no public input and call it a path forward,” Democratic Rep. Kalan Haywood said in urging opposition.

Sep 14, 2023

Wis. DOJ announces lawsuit over Wisconsin Election Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s role

DOJ lawsuit seeks order declaring that Wisconsin Election Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe is lawfully holding over in her current position.

Wisconsin Right Now Parody
Sep 14, 2023

Wisconsin Right Now parody account owner says distain for false information is what drives spoof

Exclusive interview reveals parody account owner's distain for misinformation.

Iowa Model
Sep 14, 2023

Iowa State auditor says Vos’s redistricting plan isn’t from Iowa

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said Wisconsin Republican's redistricting plan is "not the Iowa model."

Sep 14, 2023

Evers: ‘Wisconsin Republicans escalate efforts to interfere with elections’

Evers says Wis. Republicans "undermine basic tenets of our democracy, including the peaceful transfer of power."

Hunter Biden
Sep 14, 2023

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

Special counsel David Weiss files an indictment after the collapse of a plea deal.

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