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Ex-Madison officer gets probation for theft during sting
A former Madison police officer will be on probation for two years for stealing government property.
Schimel drops early voting fight
Milwaukee and Madison apparently will be able to start early voting next month.
Things to know about voting rights lawsuit
U.S. District Judge James Peterson issued a ruling last week loosening Wisconsin's voter ID law and striking down a host of other state election laws that Republicans have passed over the last five years.
Election officials in holding pattern following ruling
Wisconsin election officials say they're taking a wait-and-see approach in the wake of a federal ruling loosening the state's voter ID law and striking down multiple portions of other election-related statutes.
Federal judge strikes down state’s election laws
A federal judge on Friday threw out as unconstitutional a host of Wisconsin election laws passed in recent years, saying they unfairly benefited Republicans who had enacted them and made it more difficult for Democrats to vote.
Judge: Opponents of state’s voting laws have ‘decent case’
A federal judge said Thursday that opponents of more than a dozen new Wisconsin election laws had made a "pretty decent case" that Republicans approved them to secure a partisan advantage, but added he isn't convinced the measures actually had a dramatic effect.
Judge says voting rules won’t change for August election (UPDATE)
There will be no change to Wisconsin's voting laws before the Aug. 9 primary, including the requirement that photo identification be shown at the polls, a federal judge hearing a challenge to more than a dozen election laws said Thursday.
City clerks defend Wisconsin election law changes (UPDATE)
The defense of Wisconsin voting laws being challenged in federal court as discriminatory begins with local clerks saying they haven't encountered any serious problems with the changes.
Federal judge set to weigh state’s voting changes
A federal judge is set to weigh whether a host of changes that Republican legislators have made to Wisconsin's voting laws illegally burden minority and Democratic-leaning voters.
Walker approves revision to voter ID process (UPDATE)
People working to obtain state photo identification without having the proper underlying documents will be able to vote with a receipt they'll receive within days of submitting their ID request under an emergency rule Gov. Scott Walker signed Wednesday.
Federal judge dismisses voter ID challenge
Wisconsin's requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls has survived another legal challenge after a federal judge Thursday dismissed portions of a wide-ranging lawsuit alleging the mandate burdens the right to vote.
Madison man gets 37 months in prison for distributing heroin
A federal judge has sentenced a Madison man for distributing heroin.
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