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High court refuses deep tunnel case
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has lost its attempt to avoid paying a property owner more than $1 million in damages caused by failure to properly maintain the deep tunnel system. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday denied MMSD’s petition for review, letting stand an appeals court opinion affirming the judgment in favor of property […]
DOJ files motion to consolidate recall cases
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney representing three Democratic state senators targeted for recalls does not support combining their lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board with lawsuits filed by six Republican senators. A motion was filed Tuesday by the state Justice Department on behalf of the GAB seeking consolidation of the cases currently pending in […]
Attorneys support consolidating recall cases
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Attorneys are seeking to combine separate legal challenges seeking to invalidate efforts to recall nine Wisconsin state senators from office. Six Republicans have filed separate legal challenges seeking to overturn a decision by the Government Accountability Board allowing their recall elections to move forward. Three Democratic senators have also filed a […]
Worker groups file suit to block budget bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin worker rights groups is going to court to block Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. The groups are filing a federal lawsuit against the governor’s plan to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights. The groups are challenging the bill’s constitutionality. The lawsuit contends the […]
Ill. judge to OK disabilities lawsuit settlement
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – Thousands of adults with developmental disabilities in Illinois are a step closer to getting more housing options after a federal judge said Wednesday that he will approve a settlement in a long-running civil rights lawsuit. The agreement settles claims that the state violates the civil rights of […]
Inmate sues after gruesome tries at sex change
By DENA POTTER Associated Press DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De’lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections will not — a sex change. It had been several years since she had felt the urges, but she had been fighting […]
Republicans ask justices to act in union case
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a judge’s order blocking the state’s polarizing union rights law, while Democrats urged the justices to uphold the ruling or make the GOP go through the usual — and slow — appeals process. […]
Judge recuses himself from union case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison judge has recused himself from handling a lawsuit challenging Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. Judge Peter Anderson was presiding over a lawsuit two public union chapters filed in March alleging the law impairs unions’ ability to sustain themselves and individuals’ ability to associate with unions. The [&hellip[...]
Judge voids Wisconsin collective bargaining law (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers was struck down Thursday by a circuit court judge but the ruling will not be the final say in the union fight that brought tens of thousands of protesters to […]
EEOC sues company for disability discrimination
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal employment agency is accusing a Waunakee-based company of firing an employee because of her disabilities. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Meffert Oil Co. Inc. According to the EEOC, Meffert owns two BP One Stop stores, including one where the civil-rights violation allegedly occurred. The […]
AG’s office settles well drilling suit
The state’s Attorney General’s office announced a settlement Wednesday against a drilling company for a failure to get permits on jobs dating back to 2007. Michael Hartman and his company, Michael Hartman Well Drilling & Pump Inc., North Lake, settled the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court. The civil complaint was filed by the Department […]
Appeals judge overturns deep tunnel ruling
A Wisconsin appeals court Tuesday overturned a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge’s order requiring the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District place concrete lining in a section of Milwaukee’s deep tunnel. The ruling means MMSD will not be required to do the work on a 1-mile stretch beneath the Boston Store at The Shops of Grand Avenue […]
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