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Wis. AG: Asian carp lawsuit working
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s attorney general says a multi-state lawsuit designed to block Asian carp from finding their way into the Great Lakes is doing some good. Wisconsin and four other states have filed a federal lawsuit calling for severing ties between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes basin. A federal appeals court […]
Elections board told lawsuit over photo ID law coming soon (UPDATE)
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s new law requiring photo identification be shown at the polls will be filed in the next week or two, the head of the state chapter of the League of Women Voters told the election oversight board Monday. Andrea Kaminski […]
Student sues over boobies bracelet ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin student has filed a federal lawsuit challenging her school’s ban on breast cancer awareness bracelets. The Wisconsin State Journal reports in Friday’s editions that Sauk Prairie Middle School eighth-grader Kaisey Jenkins and her mother, Caran Braun, believe Principal Ted Harter’s ban on “I (heart) Boobies! (Keep a Breast)” bracel[...]
Milwaukee contractor sues over airport snow removal (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee contractor is suing a New York company for failing to pay more than $40,000 it owed on a snow removal contract at General Mitchell International Airport.
EEOC files 15 suits in 10 days
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn’t stop to enjoy the last burst of summer, instead filing 15 discrimination suits over the last 10 days of August.
Whistleblower lawsuit accuses 3 drugmakers
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Three generic drugmakers are being accused in a whistleblower lawsuit of scheming to overcharge the government by tens of millions of dollars for medicines. The U.S. Attorney’s office on Tuesday joined in the lawsuit, brought by Chicago pharmacist Bernard Lisitza. His attorneys alleged in […]
Attorney: New campaign ad rules too broad (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rule designed to regulate those nasty campaign ads that flood Wisconsin air waves every fall could stifle political speech across the state, an attorney for a coalition of conservative groups argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. The group wants the high court to […]
Wis. woman alleges bias in lawsuit against university
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – The University of Southern Mississippi has denied the claims of a Hispanic woman that she was discriminated against in her pursuit of a master’s degree. The Hattiesburg American reports Maria Salcido, who lives in Wisconsin, filed the suit July 10 in Forrest County Circuit Court. It was moved to U.S. District […]
Government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
By JOELLE TESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block AT&T’s $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA on grounds that it would raise prices for consumers. The government contends that the acquisition of the No. 4 wireless carrier in the country by No. 2 AT&T would reduce competition […]
Attorneys general push for Great Lakes, Mississippi split
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Six attorneys general in the Great Lakes region called for a multi-state coalition Wednesday that would push the federal government to protect the lakes from invasive species such as Asian carp by cutting off their artificial link to the Mississippi River basin. In a […]
House GOP to spike rules in jobs agenda
The House Republican agenda this fall will focus on repealing environmental and labor regulations that GOP lawmakers say are driving up the cost of doing business and discouraging employers from hiring new workers.
Minneapolis light-rail builders settle suit, to pay US $4.6M
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says the joint venture that built the Hiawatha light-rail line in Minneapolis has agreed to pay the government $4.6 million. The settlement resolves allegations that Minnesota Transit Constructors Inc. submitted false claims. Minnesota Transit Constructors was the prime contractor on the line linking downtown Minneapolis with the Mall […]
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