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Mar 26, 2019

Wisconsin officials await ruling on laws limiting governor

Wisconsin officials are waiting for a pair of courts to decide whether laws that Republicans passed last year limiting the powers of the new Democratic governor and attorney general can stand.

Mar 22, 2019

Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws

Wisconsin Republicans asked an appeals court on Friday to immediately halt a judge's order that had blocked GOP-backed laws limiting the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats.

Mar 21, 2019

Judge blocks Republican-written lame-duck laws

A judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Wisconsin Republicans' contentious lame-duck laws limiting the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats.

Feb 5, 2019

A look at lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws

A coalition of five labor unions on Monday filed the third lawsuit to be pursued to challenge legislation Wisconsin Republicans passed last year to curtail the powers of the governor and state attorney general.

Jan 17, 2019

Federal judge in Wisconsin strikes early-voting restrictions

A federal judge on Thursday struck down the early-voting restrictions Wisconsin Republicans had adopted in December in a lame-duck legislative session, saying the limits mirror restrictions he had blocked two years ago.

Jan 10, 2019

Lawsuit to target GOP laws reducing power of Wis. governor

A coalition of liberal-leaning groups planned to file a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans who were trying to reduce the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.

Jan 9, 2019

Democrat says lame-duck session violated open meetings

A disabled Wisconsin Democrat says an all-night lame-duck legislative session last month violated the open meetings law because he had to leave after spending too much time in his wheelchair.

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