Dane County judge rules 1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t bar abortions

Despite her ruling on the 1849 law, Judge Diane Schlipper declined to issue a permanent injunction late yesterday barring its enforcement because the three district attorneys who were named as defendants in the case had all pledged to abide by her ruling. Thus, she found there was no need to issue an injunction.

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Evers signs Brewers stadium bill

Gov. Tony Evers has signed legislation that will put more than $500 million in taxpayer money toward upkeep at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium through 2050, saying it will allow a generation of Wisconsinites to grow up rooting for the state’s baseball team like he did.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Dec. 1

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the new lawsuit challenging ACT 10, Madison Dem Sen. Melissa Agard’s bid for Dane County executive, a judge dismissing an open meetings complaint against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos over his impeachment advisory panel, Gov. Tony Evers’ alias email account, the redistricting lawsuit before the state Supreme Court and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 17

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Legislature passing bills to fund Brewers ballpark maintenance and overhaul alcohol regulations, Gov. Tony Evers’ prison plan, the battle over a new engineering building for UW-Madison and more.

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Evers announces plan to ease restrictions at Waupun, Green Bay prisons

The Evers administration wants to move nearly a quarter of those held at Waupun to other correctional facilities in the state to relieve staffing issues at the 19th-century prison and allow prisoners to again move more freely. Gov. Tony Evers also announced a study that will consider whether to decommission the prison, which dates back to the 1850s.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 10

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss developments regarding the Brewers stadium maintenance funding deal, GOP infighting over the effort to oust Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, a series of elections bills lawmakers approved this week and more.

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Dane County judge rules 1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t bar abortions

Despite her ruling on the 1849 law, Judge Diane Schlipper declined to issue a permanent injunction late yesterday barring its enforcement because the three district attorneys who were named as defendants in the case had all pledged to abide by her ruling. Thus, she found there was no need to issue an injunction.

Read More »

Evers signs Brewers stadium bill

Gov. Tony Evers has signed legislation that will put more than $500 million in taxpayer money toward upkeep at the Milwaukee Brewers stadium through 2050, saying it will allow a generation of Wisconsinites to grow up rooting for the state’s baseball team like he did.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Dec. 1

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the new lawsuit challenging ACT 10, Madison Dem Sen. Melissa Agard’s bid for Dane County executive, a judge dismissing an open meetings complaint against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos over his impeachment advisory panel, Gov. Tony Evers’ alias email account, the redistricting lawsuit before the state Supreme Court and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 17

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Legislature passing bills to fund Brewers ballpark maintenance and overhaul alcohol regulations, Gov. Tony Evers’ prison plan, the battle over a new engineering building for UW-Madison and more.

Read More »

Evers announces plan to ease restrictions at Waupun, Green Bay prisons

The Evers administration wants to move nearly a quarter of those held at Waupun to other correctional facilities in the state to relieve staffing issues at the 19th-century prison and allow prisoners to again move more freely. Gov. Tony Evers also announced a study that will consider whether to decommission the prison, which dates back to the 1850s.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 10

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss developments regarding the Brewers stadium maintenance funding deal, GOP infighting over the effort to oust Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, a series of elections bills lawmakers approved this week and more.

Read More »