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Walker’s budget calls for 13 fewer attorney positions
Gov. Scott Walker might be going too far, according to a nonpartisan fiscal report, if he cuts 65 percent of the staff jobs at a state commission that mediates labor disputes.
Bill to add penalties for harassing lawmakers
A Wisconsin lawmaker is pushing for tougher laws to deter people who would intimidate or harm members of the Legislature and their families.
State Supreme Court urged to take collective bargaining lawsuit (UPDATE)
A state appeals court on Thursday urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take a case brought by two unions challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Scott Walker's law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.
Unions seek injunction to block law implementation
Unions challenging Gov. Scott Walker's law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers have asked a court to stop the state from implementing portions of the law found to be unconstitutional.
Judge rejects stay in police union lawsuit (UPDATE)
A police union's lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing collective bargaining law will go forward, following a ruling Friday by a Madison judge who refused the state's request to delay proceedings until appeals in another case were settled.
Court: Milwaukee police can’t bargain health costs (UPDATE)
Two Wisconsin appellate courts bolstered portions of Republicans' contentious collective bargaining restrictions Tuesday, ruling that Milwaukee police can't negotiate their own health care costs and that a county board legally required elected officials to pay more for their benefits.
Wis. court: Higher health, pension payments legal
A state appeals court says Eau Claire County officials legally forced the sheriff and treasurer to contribute more to their health care and pensions.
Judge: Lawmaker properly redacted collective bargaining emails (UPDATE)
A Democratic state senator properly redacted identifying information from emails he received during debate over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing collective bargaining law before he released them to a conservative think tank, a judge has ruled.
Lawmakers push judges for tougher domestic violence laws
Wisconsin's domestic violence laws would be strengthened under measures pushed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers after a mass shooting by the estranged husband of an abuse victim.
Walker softens stance on Dane County judges
Gov. Scott Walker is softening his stance on not filling judicial vacancies in Dane County.
Collective bargaining lawsuits cost taxpayers $850K
Wisconsin taxpayers have spent close to $850,000 defending lawsuits over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 law that all but ended collective bargaining for most public workers.
Walker says he may not appoint Dane County judges
Gov. Scott Walker says he may no longer bother with filling vacancies for judicial openings in Dane County after a second appointee of his was ousted by voters.
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