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Politics unavoidable at Dane County Courthouse
Many of the biggest battles over hotly contested Republican-backed legislation in recent years have been fought a block away from the state Capitol at the Dane County Courthouse.
33 arrested Capitol singers request jury trials
More than 40 protesters arrested by Capitol Police during a crackdown on a daily sing-along conducted without permits have pleaded not guilty, and 33 have requested jury trials.
After nearly $1 million, Walker ends outside legal pact
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is wrapping up his contract with a politically connected law firm to help fight legal challenges over changes to collective bargaining for public employees, with payments from state coffers nearing the $1 million mark.
Committee scales back pay plan for newer state attorneys (UPDATE)
Wisconsin’s up-and-coming assistant attorneys general, public defenders and district attorneys won’t be able to make more than $57,688 a year under a new pay-progression plan adopted Tuesday by the state’s Joint Finance Commission.
View from around the state: Big raises for only a few could lead to state brain drain
If everyone at the office gets the same pay raise, the argument goes, there is no incentive to do great work.
Wis. court: Judge wrongly tossed sex assault case (UPDATE)
A judge wrongly dismissed a sexual assault case marred by sloppy police work, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled Thursday.
Panel extends concealed-carry rules (UPDATE)
The Legislature's rules committee voted Thursday to extend through mid-October temporary regulations that enacted Wisconsin's concealed carry law.
Lazar grabs plenty of headlines as DOJ attorney
When she applied for the role of Wisconsin assistant attorney general, Maria Lazar thought it looked like a challenging opportunity but never realized “high-profile” could describe the role.
Ammo found outside Wis. Capitol, site of protests
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of rounds of live rifle ammunition were found Thursday scattered around the grounds of the Wisconsin Capitol, where large crowds of people have been protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to rescind nearly all collective bargaining rights for most public employee unions. State attorneys revealed […]
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- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
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