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Revisions made to Capitol access plan

Gov. Scott Walker's administration on Friday revised its policy covering gatherings at the state Capitol, making clear that families and lobbyists in groups of four or more would not have to get a permit when in the building and stressing that non-compliance would not automatically lead to arrests.

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Wis. Attorney General Van Hollen supports guns in Capitol

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he doesn’t have a problem with people carrying concealed weapons in the state Capitol. A new law allowing Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons goes into effect Nov. 1. The state Department of Administration is still crafting a policy on whether people can carry in the Capitol and other ...

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Protesters in Madison haven’t yet paid fines

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Since the protests over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal began in February, tens of thousands of people have demonstrated at the Capitol. Most of the protests have been civil. But, according to the Department of Administration, 41 people have been arrested a total of 59 times. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that protesters who have been ...

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Judge to order mediator for Capitol access case

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Dane County judge plans to order a mediator to assist the parties wrangling over access to the state Capitol, while moving ahead with the rest of the lawsuit. Judge John Albert said Friday the previous plan for a special master to resolve security issues was “unworkable.” He suggested appointing a mediator to work parallel to ...

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Wis. public court record access may be threatened

By 
JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin court officials fear the court’s data management system, including a popular site that allows anyone to easily look up the criminal records of friends and neighbors, could be on shaky ground if the governor’s proposed budget breaks up its funding mechanism. Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget would end a dedicated ...

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Governor halts plans to implement union law

By SCOTT BAUER and 
TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, forcing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to halt plans to implement a law that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights and cut their pay. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann ...

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Judge weighs whether union law took effect (UPDATE)

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge weighed arguments Tuesday about whether an order she issued intended to temporarily block the state’s divisive new collective bargaining law was still in place, or whether Republican leaders had again outmaneuvered their opponents by using a legal loophole to achieve their goals. During a hearing into one of ...

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Top Walker aide says union law implementation ongoing

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s top aide says the Wisconsin Department of Administration is moving forward with implementation of a new law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most state workers. Department Secretary Mike Huebsch said Monday that work is moving ahead to deduct new health care and pension contributions from state workers’ paychecks to be ...

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Union: Lack of Capitol access is contempt

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Public employee unions have accused state officials of restricting access to the Wisconsin Capitol building despite a court order opening it to the public. Three unions filed a motion in Dane County Circuit Court on Thursday accusing the state Department of Administration of defying Judge John Albert’s order last week. The order came after DOA officials ...

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Walker rescinds layoff notices to legal unions

Gov. Scott Walker rescinded layoff notices to 13 state unions on Friday, one week after threatening each with job cuts. In letters sent to each union through the Department of Administration and the Office of State Employment Relations, union leaders were informed that layoffs would not be necessary after passage of Walker’s budget repair bill. Both the state Senate and ...

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Judge orders protesters out of Capitol 


By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge ordered the removal Thursday night of pro-union protesters who have camped out in the state Capitol for more than two weeks, but he also ruled that the state had violated the public’s free speech and assembly rights by restricting its access to the building. Dane County Circuit ...

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Ammo found outside Wis. Capitol, site of protests 


By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of rounds of live rifle ammunition were found Thursday scattered around the grounds of the Wisconsin Capitol, where large crowds of people have been protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to rescind nearly all collective bargaining rights for most public employee unions. State attorneys revealed the ammunition discovery during a ...

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Judge nearly orders protesters out of Capitol

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge weighing whether state officials overstepped their bounds by restricting protesters’ access to the state Capitol nearly ordered all the demonstrators out on moments’ notice Wednesday evening before state and union attorneys talked him out of it. Dane County Circuit Judge John Albert has been listening to two days of ...

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Court hearing: Wis. lawmakers say Capitol restrictions hurting jobs

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin lawmakers say they can’t do their jobs because restrictions on protesters have dramatically curtailed movement in the state Capitol. Reps. Kelda Roys and Cory Mason, both Democrats, testified Wednesday at a court hearing on whether state officials overstepped their bounds when they decided to severely limit access to the Capitol on Monday. FOR THE ...

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Judge orders Capitol open to general public (UPDATE)

A Dane County judge on Tuesday ordered Wisconsin officials to open the Capitol to the public during normal business hours, reversing a temporary policy that restricted access to people who had appointments or other specific business.

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