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Prosser: Public money complicated high court race (UPDATE)
As the State Bar and others work on alternatives to Supreme Court elections, a new report pointed to the increasingly high spending on races for Wisconsin’s highest court.
FAMILY LAW: The problem with prenups
Prenuptial agreements designed to govern a future divorce are strange animals.
Wis. high court asked to consider economic harm in lake dispute
Six hard-fought inches of extra lake water during the hot summer months have embroiled property owners and businesses around southern Wisconsin’s Lake Koshkonong in a nine-year court battle with the state Department of Natural Resources.
Property owner to pay 12K for waterway, wetland violations
Suamico property owner David Blohoweak has been ordered to pay $12,000 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for illegally filling wetlands and building an artificial pond on the bank of a navigable stream without any permits from the Department of Natural Resources, according to a news release from the Wisconsin attorney general's office.
Barge fight still afloat after Supreme Court ruling (UPDATE)
An eight-year fight between the state and a former Milwaukee storage yard owner over a sunken barge is going back to the courthouse where it all began.
Elections board to approve Waukesha County changes
Changes in procedure made after the Waukesha County clerk failed to report thousands of votes in this spring's Wisconsin Supreme Court election were set to be approved by the state board that oversees elections.
Probe: Waukesha County clerk likely violated law in election (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A county clerk likely violated the law when she failed to report thousands of votes in this spring’s tightly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election, but her conduct wasn’t criminal, state investigators said Wednesday. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus touched off a firestorm in April when she […]
EDITORIAL: Making appointments
Ideally, every voter put serious thought into the state Supreme Court candidates’ qualifications before casting a ballot in the last election.
Senators introduce legislation that would abolish Supreme Court elections
Two state senators introduced legislation Thursday that would eliminate the election of state Supreme Court justices and replace that system with an appointment process based on merit.
Kloppenburg announces run for appellate court seat (UPDATE)
After an exhaustive and unsuccessful attempt to unseat a justice on the state Supreme Court, attorney JoAnne Kloppenburg is going to make a run at the appellate court bench.
Ex-prosecutor looking at election misconduct claim
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A former prosecutor has been named to look into a complaint that accuses the Waukesha County clerk of misconduct in carrying out her duties during the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The complaint against Kathy Nickolaus was filed with Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board by campaign officials for JoAnne Kloppenburg, who lost […]
Radtke Contractors faces state fine for lake work (UPDATE)
By Adam Wise A Winneconne contractor must pay $60,000 as part of a settlement with the state for illegal grading and construction of a seawall and riprap in Lake Butte des Morts, according to the Wisconsin attorney general‘s office. Radtke Contractors Inc. also must remove rock riprap in some places and deconstruct portions of an […]
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