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TOP STORIES WI taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court … Supreme Court in its order Monday ruled that the [$128K] will be evenly shared by the parties in the case [$21,359 each], which
TOP STORIES GOP Convention security will allow guns in outer perimeter, sets protester parade route … security plan authorities released Friday establishes a parade route just inside the far southern edge of the outer perimeter, about five blocks from the
TOP STORIES Gow’s faculty hearing concludes, decision on his tenured role ‘as soon as practicable’ … decision will be a written report delivered to Gow and interim chancellor Betsy Morgan. Morgan will either adopt the recommendation or send it to
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court to rename State Law Library after Lavinia Goodell [WI’s first female lawyer, 1874] … In 1877, Goodell worked with state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing women to practice law in Wisconsin. … court’s announcement
TOP STORIES Trump declares ‘I love Milwaukee’ after reportedly calling the RNC host city “horrible” … Hours before Trump took the stage, a line of hundreds of supporters snaked around the block between rows of hawkers selling Trump T-shirts, hats,
TOP STORIES Evers’ ‘400-year veto’ to be decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court … [WMC] lawsuit — filed in April by … representing taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux, of Green Bay, and David DeValk, of Kimberly — challenges what attorneys have called an
TOP STORIES Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate … “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I’d like to see Mayor Johnson step
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now … a win for Republicans … in a victory for Democrats, the court [stayed Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s interpretation of partisan advantage in early vote sites]
TOP STORIES Former Trump attorney Troupis suspended from state judicial ethics panel … after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. … Wisconsin Supreme Court [Bradley not participating], in its order, notified
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers seeks ‘outside, independent’ auditors of MPS … would examine MPS operations and educational practices. … separate from [Baker Thilly’s internal] financial audit, which is … many months overdue. DOA will soon issue RFP for “outside, independent”
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget]
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct.
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had
TOP STORIES Trump is now a felon, and Wisconsin responds … Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments … to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual relationship
TOP STORIES Wisconsin launches new $100M investment fund with biohealth focus … Wisconsin Investment Fund, a public-private venture capital program … will initially invest $100M in WI startups … [WEDC has selected] Five venture capital management firms … to administer
TOP STORIES WI unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining … [Public worker and teachers unions on Tuesday asked Judge Frost to void controversial Act 10] because it … violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s equal protection
TOP STORIES WI taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court … Supreme Court in its order Monday ruled that the [$128K] will be evenly shared by the parties in the case [$21,359 each], which included six groups that submitted proposed maps. … Evers, Republican
TOP STORIES GOP Convention security will allow guns in outer perimeter, sets protester parade route … security plan authorities released Friday establishes a parade route just inside the far southern edge of the outer perimeter, about five blocks from the arena, with a stage for speakers within the route. …
TOP STORIES Gow’s faculty hearing concludes, decision on his tenured role ‘as soon as practicable’ … decision will be a written report delivered to Gow and interim chancellor Betsy Morgan. Morgan will either adopt the recommendation or send it to the Board of Regents if she disagrees … While the
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court to rename State Law Library after Lavinia Goodell [WI’s first female lawyer, 1874] … In 1877, Goodell worked with state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing women to practice law in Wisconsin. … court’s announcement did not mention that the State Law Library is currently
TOP STORIES Trump declares ‘I love Milwaukee’ after reportedly calling the RNC host city “horrible” … Hours before Trump took the stage, a line of hundreds of supporters snaked around the block between rows of hawkers selling Trump T-shirts, hats, signs and flags. … event in downtown Racine had the
TOP STORIES Evers’ ‘400-year veto’ to be decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court … [WMC] lawsuit — filed in April by … representing taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux, of Green Bay, and David DeValk, of Kimberly — challenges what attorneys have called an “imaginative veto” [claim it violates constitutionally banned “Vanna White” veto]
TOP STORIES Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate … “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I’d like to see Mayor Johnson step up to the plate or demand change as well. Again,
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several congressmen who support Trump and attended the meeting argued he
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now … a win for Republicans … in a victory for Democrats, the court [stayed Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s interpretation of partisan advantage in early vote sites] ensured late Tuesday that municipalities … can use the same
TOP STORIES Former Trump attorney Troupis suspended from state judicial ethics panel … after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. … Wisconsin Supreme Court [Bradley not participating], in its order, notified Troupis and the judicial advisory committee that he was “temporarily
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers seeks ‘outside, independent’ auditors of MPS … would examine MPS operations and educational practices. … separate from [Baker Thilly’s internal] financial audit, which is … many months overdue. DOA will soon issue RFP for “outside, independent” auditors … a “similar effort” to a [Barrett-Doyle] initiative 15
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed resolutions that call for a cease-fire as part of the
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget] presentation … cited seven people with disorderly conduct … Non-students
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct. … All of the charges are related to the deaths
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station chain, as a political outsider. They also railed against the
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman … was a Trump campaign operative who delivered the list
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had not appointed a successor at the time Atwell chose to
TOP STORIES Trump is now a felon, and Wisconsin responds … Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments … to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual relationship with Trump. … sentencing … scheduled for July 11, four
TOP STORIES Wisconsin launches new $100M investment fund with biohealth focus … Wisconsin Investment Fund, a public-private venture capital program … will initially invest $100M in WI startups … [WEDC has selected] Five venture capital management firms … to administer the first round of funding, with a sixth firm to
TOP STORIES WI unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining … [Public worker and teachers unions on Tuesday asked Judge Frost to void controversial Act 10] because it … violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s equal protection guarantee … [by exempting] firefighters and other public safety workers