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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor’s mask mandate (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate on Wednesday, stripping the governor of one of his last remaining tools to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the state stands on the precipice of another surge in infections.
Evers vetoes Wisconsin legislative oversight of COVID money
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers killed a bill Monday that would have given Republican legislators oversight of Wisconsin’s share of billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, instead announcing his own plan for distributing the money. Evers, a Democrat, took the unusual step of vetoing the bill […]
Wisconsin court tosses AG’s lame-duck lawsuit
Wisconsin's conservative-leaning Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging statues Republican lawmakers passed during a 2018 lame-duck session limiting his powers.
Wisconsin GOP leaders praise state’s vaccination efforts
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called on the state’s business community to “step up” and return workers to offices around the Fourth of July, joining Wednesday with the state Senate’s top Republican in praising the state’s coronavirus vaccination efforts.
Mark Schroeder appointed to Outagamie County Circuit Court
Outagamie County court commissioner Mark G. Schroeder has been appointed as a circuit court judge in the county.
Official: Herd immunity possible in Wisconsin by July
There will be enough coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin by the end of June to immunize 80% of those age 16 and over in the state, hitting a target to achieve herd immunity for COVID-19, a top state health official said on Thursday.
Wisconsin Legislature moves to protect conversion therapy
The Wisconsin Legislature moved Tuesday to kill limits on PFAS pollution and to allow therapists, counselors and social workers to continue to try to change gay and transgender people's sexual orientation.
Prosecutors, public defenders, judges now eligible for vaccine
People age 16 and up with certain preexisting conditions in Wisconsin will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday, a week earlier than previously announced, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.
Kaul makes case for improved crime lab tech, more analysts
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul worked Wednesday to persuade Republican lawmakers to let him spend nearly $925,000 to upgrade crime lab technology designed to detect synthetic drugs and add analysts.
Paul Czisny appointed as Fond du Lac County circuit court judge
Paul Czisny is the newest Fond du Lac County circuit court judge.
Wisconsin supply of new vaccine will dip after next week
Teachers will be prioritized to receive the first shipment of about 48,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine coming to Wisconsin next week, a bolster in supply that won’t be matched again for several weeks, the state’s deputy health secretary said Tuesday.
Wisconsin bills seek to ban transgender athletes
Transgender athletes would be banned from participating in girls' and women's sports in Wisconsin from kindergarten through college under bills introduced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers, proposals that come as more than a dozen other states consider similar measures.
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- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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