Wisconsin Legislature passes vaccine tampering bill (UPDATE)
Intentionally damaging vaccines would be a felony in Wisconsin under a bill with bipartisan support that the state Assembly is scheduled to approve on Thursday.
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.
Trial postponed for Wisconsin man accused of killing parents
The trial for a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents has been postponed because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to court officials.
GOPs advance bill to count prior COVID infection as immunity
Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require employers to count a prior COVID-19 infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing.
All Dane County jail inmates to be tested for coronavirus
The National Guard has been summoned to help test nearly 600 inmates at the Dane County Jail for COVID-19 on Monday.
Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule (UPDATE)
The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation's vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant.
Marquette delays classes, urges students, staff to boost
Marquette University is delaying the start of its spring semester by a week and urging students and staff to get vaccine booster shots as the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the state.
Republicans propose incentives for police recruits
Wisconsin Republicans introduced a package of bills Tuesday designed to bolster police recruiting with lucrative financial incentives, after officer applications dwindled following George Floyd's death and the national debate over police brutality and racism.
High court won’t say whether justices have received booster
The Supreme Court is refusing to say whether the nine justices have received COVID-19 vaccination booster shots, with the omicron variant surging and in-person arguments over vaccines scheduled at the court on Friday.
Wisconsin tops 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Wisconsin residents.
High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements
The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to weigh challenges to two Biden administration policies covering vaccine requirements for millions of workers, policies that affect large employers and health care workers.
20-member FEMA headed to overwhelmed Green Bay hospital
A 20-member team from the U.S. Navy is headed to Green Bay's Bellin Hospital to help the overwhelmed facility treat patients with COVID-19.
Legal News
- Evers signs measure decriminalizing use of xylazine testing strips
- Wisconsin district attorney asks attorney general compel WisDems to return donations allegedly tied to Epstein
- Women rainmakers under attack for their ambition: combatting Tall Poppy Syndrome
- Gov. Evers announces DOR Secretary Barca leaving Evers Administration
- Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
- Bryan Steil teams up with election denier Jim Jordan
- Milwaukee Bar Association releases 2024 Judicial Poll results
- Hilton Doubletree Lawsuit: 8-year-old died after being sucked into swimming pool pipe
- Gov. Evers signs measure allowing tactical emergency medical services to bear arms
- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
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