U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan on Friday asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for a Justice Department investigation into 10 Republican electors who submitted false paperwork last year saying former President Donald Trump had won in the battleground state.
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Democrats say Fort McCoy refugees are being properly vetted
Several Democratic members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation who toured Fort McCoy say they're confident Afghan refugees arriving at the Wisconsin base are being properly vetted before they resettle across the country.
Read More »Pocan threatens to sue ICE over September sweep records
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is threatening to sue U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials if they don't provide more records related to a sweep in September that resulted in the arrests of dozens of people.
Read More »Former legislator drops hiring lawsuit
A former state lawmaker has dropped a federal lawsuit claiming she wasn't hired for a legislative job because she's a Republican.
Read More »Bill increases compensation for wrongly convicted
Legislation under debate at the Capitol would significantly increase compensation for those wrongly convicted and incarcerated.
Read More »Revisions made to Capitol access plan
Gov. Scott Walker's administration on Friday revised its policy covering gatherings at the state Capitol, making clear that families and lobbyists in groups of four or more would not have to get a permit when in the building and stressing that non-compliance would not automatically lead to arrests.
Read More »Judge upholds Wisconsin domestic partnership law
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that Wisconsin’s domestic partnership registry does not violate the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage — a major victory for the state’s largest gay rights group that had defended the registry established in 2009 to bestow legal rights to same-sex couples. The social conservative group that brought ...
Read More »Former lawmaker sues over legislative job
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former state lawmaker has filed a lawsuit claiming she wasn’t hired for a legislative job because she’s a Republican. Sheryl Albers says Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan decided to hire a younger man for a non-partisan job as clerk of the Joint Finance Committee in 2009. The 55-year-old Albers filed an age discrimination complaint with the ...
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