In an era of extreme partisanship, here’s an example of bipartisanship at the Capitol: An Assembly committee has unanimously approved legislation that would boost compensation for people wrongfully imprisoned.

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When William Ludwig saw flood waters had submerged a quarter of his property in the town of Vernon, his experience as a plumber told him to start looking for a drain tile that might have been clogged by nearby highway work.

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Even if Brendan Dassey’s attorneys successfully appeal his conviction for taking part in the murder of a freelance photographer, the now-27-year-old who was featured in the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” would still have the burdensome task of proving he deserves compensation for the years he spent in prison.

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A man whose sex assault charges were dismissed after the victim recanted her testimony is asking for compensation for the time he spent in prison.

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A former construction foreman was able to get a rape charge dismissed, but his lack of a legal means to prove his innocence might prevent him from getting compensation for the three years he spent behind bars.

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A Canadian Pacific Railway attorney tried Tuesday to persuade the state Claims Board to hand the railroad more than half a million dollars for helping develop a high-speed rail plan before Gov. Scott Walker killed the project.

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Half a year after the rejection of a train company’s claim related to Gov. Scott Walker’s scotching of a high-speed railway to be built between Milwaukee and Madison, a railway is seeking compensation related to the same project.

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Members of the Wisconsin Claims Board expressed concern Wednesday that paying the estate of a deceased Madison man who was incarcerated for a crime for which he was acquitted may set precedent for other families to make similar claims.

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The family of a Wisconsin man who died soon after he was denied compensation for a wrongful conviction plans to press his case again before the Wisconsin Claims Board this week.

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The mother of a Madison man who died while trying to obtain compensation for a false conviction will get her day before a state board later this month.

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The Wisconsin Claims Board has awarded $7,600 to a Lake Mills man who was mistakenly held in prison for more than a year after his sentence was supposed to end.

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A man wrongfully convicted of homicide would get more money from the state of Wisconsin under a bill passed by the Senate.

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A man held in prison for more than a year after his sentenced ended is seeking more than $67,000 from the state of Wisconsin for the extra time.

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The state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday giving additional compensation to a man who was wrongfully convicted of homicide.

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A hearing for a man who died while trying to obtain compensation for his wrongful incarceration has been postponed.

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The Wisconsin State Claims Board has decided to award a wrongly convicted man $36,847.89 following his third attempt before the panel to seek compensation.

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A Wisconsin man whose conviction for soliciting a prostitute was overturned is asking the state to pay him $46,000.

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