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Advocates Push For Evidence-Based Bail Laws In Wisconsin
Lawmakers, criminal justice advocates call for risk assessment tools, push back against Republican bail ballot questions.
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Cannabis Prohibition Costs Wisconsin Millions In Tax Revenue
Gov. Evers has included fully legalized cannabis in his most recent budget proposal.
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Jan. 6 Attendee Spends Month In Wisconsin Campaigning For Kelly
Scott Presler is a Virginia native with a long history of right-wing extremism.
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Wisconsin Legislation Seeks Attorneys' Fees For Going After Government Agencies That Block Records Requests
The legislation was the subject of a Senate hearing Thursday.
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Doug La Follette Steps Down As Wisconsin Secretary Of State
“After decades of public service, I must now focus on my personal needs.”
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Bill Removes Ineligible Voters From State Database
Clerks say it makes election security harder.
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Committee Considers Constitutional Amendment To Give Indiana Legislature More Control Over Federal Funds
The Assembly Ways and Means committee heard testimony Thursday.
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Evers' DNR, Agriculture Appointees Get Confirmation Hearings
The hearings mark a change in the relationship between the Senate and the Evers' administration.
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Wisconsin Company Tests A $5k Subsidy To Help Employees Pay For Child Care
Online platform facilitates connection between employer and local providers.
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Judge Dismisses More Claims In Wauwatosa Curfew Lawsuit; Others Remain
Mayor remains confident that the city will preveil after recent summary judgment.
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Wisconsin Assembly Lawmakers Pass School Crime Bills, Uphold Conversion Therapy
The Assembly also finally recognized Black History Month.
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Wisconsin State Of The Tribes Address Covers Gaming Rights, Line 5 And Removing Offensive Mascots
Other concerns include health care, law enforcement and mental health issues.
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Wisconsin Republicans Announce Abortion Exceptions Bill Weeks Before Supreme Court Election
The bill, which would allow exceptions for rape or incest, is unlikely to become law.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Transportation Fee Case
Greendale, Appleton, Hudson, Oshkosh, Tomahawk and Wauwatosa are among the cities reported to be considering a transportation utility fee.
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How Anti-Abortion Groups Are Working To Shape Wisconsin Law
Groups have coalesced around the goal of strengthening the state's pre-Civil War ban, which doesn’t include rape or incest exceptions.
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Milwaukee County Deploys First Harm-Reduction Vending Machine
$11 million in opioid settlement funds are fueling new strategies to combat a wave of overdose deaths.
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Joint Finance Committee Democrats Host Budget Roundtable Discussion In Milwaukee
The event followed an announcement by GOP leaders that the JFC would host four budget listening sessions, but none in Milwaukee or Madison.
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Milwaukee Sheriff Drone Flights Dropped In 2022
Drones flew in 2021 after shots fired incidents, foot chases, freeway standoffs, and “potential protest/civil unrest."
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Wisconsin Republicans Suspend New DHS Student Vaccine Rules
The Joint Committee on the Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) voted 6-4 along party lines to suspend three recent updates.
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With Medicaid Renewal About To Start, State Urges Patients To Update Contact Info
DHS will soon send a letter to all Medicaid and BadgerCare participants telling them when they will have to renew their enrollment.