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Walker signs school mascots bill
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill making it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames.
Opponents urge Walker to veto mascots bill
Pressure is mounting on Gov. Scott Walker to break with his party and kill a Republican bill that would make it harder to strip schools of American Indian mascots, but the governor still isn't saying what he might do with the contentious measure.
Senate approves school mascots bill (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Tuesday to making it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames, pushing a bill that would raise the bar for complaints through the state Senate and on to Gov. Scott Walker.
Assembly approves mascots bill
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would make it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames.
Legislature to take up mascots bill
The Wisconsin Legislature is scheduled to vote on a bill that would make it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames.
Assembly to take up mascots bill
The Wisconsin Assembly is expected to vote on a Republican bill that would make it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames this week.
Assembly committee approves mascots bill (UPDATE)
A legislative committee approved a Republican bill Wednesday that would make stripping public schools of race-based nicknames and mascots more difficult, clearing the way for a full vote in the state Assembly next week.
Bill would guard race-based school nicknames (UPDATE)
Republican legislators in Wisconsin introduced a bill Thursday that would make it harder to strip public schools of race-based nicknames and would allow schools ordered to abandon such nicknames to keep them.
Wis. officials file motion over Berlin mascot (UPDATE)
The state wants a lawsuit dismissed that challenges the constitutionality of a 2010 state law that allows the schools superintendent to ban American Indian mascots and logos.
Judge restores Indians mascot for Mukwonago
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) – A Waukesha County judge says the state’s effort to strip Mukwonago High School of its Indians nickname was unconstitutional. Judge Donald Hassin Jr. ruled Thursday in favor of residents who challenged the 2010 state law that allowed complaints about Indian nicknames and mascots. The judge agreed that the law — as […]
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