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State Bar explores dues increase (UPDATE)
After enjoying seven years of stagnant dues, Wisconsin attorneys may be on the brink of an increase in their annual membership fee with the State Bar.
Proposed White House budget outlines legal priorities
The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food and drug safety and immigration enforcement.
To stream or not to stream? State Bar discusses going online
Live streaming of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors meetings would increase visibility of bar leadership, but some question if anyone would log on to listen.
Legal service providers brace for another round of cuts
After losing state money earlier this year, legal service providers in Wisconsin are bracing for a dip in federal aid, as well.
State budget cuts clog criminal justice system
Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing levels. And in some cases, those charged with violent crimes, even murder, are set free because caseloads are too heavy to ensure they receive a speedy trial.
BLAWG LOG: Budget cuts haven’t meant prosecution cuts
In case any criminals reading this are hoping to avoid prosecution because budget cuts are reducing the reach of federal prosecutors, their hopes are ill-founded – at least for now, according to James Santelle, the U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin.
Clients pay more for medical records under budget provision
The 2011-13 state budget has made it more expensive for attorneys — and, by extension, their clients — to request some standard medical data.
Milwaukee’s bid preference law ends
The Milwaukee attorney’s office Monday reported the state budget bill had rendered unenforceable a two-year-old local bid preference ordinance. The budget, which passed in June, includes language mandating that “except when necessary to secure federal aid, a political subdivision may not use a bidding method that gives preference based on the geographic location of the […]
Big change made to small claims actions
Debt collection is just a part of running a business for Joan Ballweg, who owns a John Deere dealership in Waupun.
New SPD attorneys relieved by budget appropriation
While interning with the Wisconsin State Public Defender last summer, University of Wisconsin Law School student Pete Middleton decided to apply for one of 30 new staff attorney jobs the agency sought to fill.
From small claims awards to business tax credits, new budget touches you (UPDATE)
Associated Press Madison — Prospective politicians, college students, business owners, state workers and commuters all will face a new world when the new state budget takes effect Friday. The Republican-crafted spending plan reshapes all corners of Wisconsin life, from prospective politicians to college students to business owners. Tucked into the budget are plans to end […]
Budget reinstates half of Judicial Council’s annual costs
The Wisconsin Judicial Council will remain in business, with a paid staff attorney, after the state budget signed Sunday by Gov. Scott Walker included money to maintain the agency. But the 2011-13 budget only pays for half the annual operating costs of the council, providing $69,700 of the $127,700 the council was given in the […]
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