The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau continues to go “above and beyond” to assist legal researchers.

A couple of months ago, I wrote about an excellent guide by the Legislative Reference Bureau that assists researchers when conducting a Wisconsin legislative history.

There are two words many legal researchers either love or fear: “legislative history.”

I was surprised the other day when someone told me they were unaware of the services and resources available through the Legislative Reference Bureau.

The Wisconsin Attorney General announced the launch of its new website on Monday.

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau maintains a nice subject index to Wisconsin Governor’s executive orders.

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau announced that the Wisconsin Statutes are now available in e-book format.

The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau recently released the third edition of the Legislative District Almanac.

Revisions to Wisconsin’s criminal code, a project 20 years in the making, are getting closer to the state Legislature. A 300-page proposal is before the Wisconsin Judicial Council, which is expected to review the proposal prior to a September meeting, said staff attorney April Southwick. “It’s a monster,” she said. “But I know it’s a priority with the council for ...

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TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans face a new hurdle in their campaign to curb public sector unions’ power. So far Republicans have managed win after win — overcoming massive protests and outmaneuvering Democrats to push their plan through the Legislature, then finding a way to at least temporarily ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief of the state’s Legislative Reference Bureau says he believes the agency can publish laws independent of the secretary of state. The bureau published the state’s contentious new collective bargaining law on Friday. The law’s opponents contend the bureau couldn’t publish the law without a date from the secretary of state, who is under a ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state Justice Department attorney tells a judge a district attorney hasn’t properly brought a lawsuit challenging the state’s contentious collective bargaining law. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi called a hearing Tuesday to weigh District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s lawsuit alleging Republican legislative leaders violated Wisconsin’s opening meetings law during debate on the proposal. She already ...

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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans insist that the anti-union law that sparked weeks of protests at the state Capitol and that is being challenged in court takes effect Saturday because a state office decided to post it online. The head of the office that posted it and a court order temporarily blocking the law’s ...