Bill would let robots make deliveries on sidewalks

Lawmakers today heard public testimony on a bill that would let robots take to the sidewalks to make customer deliveries across the state. The hearing also featured a 35-pound cooler-shaped and Estonia-made delivery robot from the European company Starship Technologies,

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Roggensack re-elected as Supreme Court chief justice

Pat Roggensack was re-elected to a second term as state Supreme Court chief justice today, following a 2015 constitutional amendment that lets justices choose who fills the top post. Before the amendment, that spot went automatically to the longest serving

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Fourth candidate emerges for open DNC seat

A fourth candidate has emerged for Wisconsin’s open DNC seat. Adam Brabender, who ran unsuccessfully for the Dane County Board last year, ticked off a list of issues that he said inspired him to run for a spot on the

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Bill would let robots make deliveries on sidewalks

Lawmakers today heard public testimony on a bill that would let robots take to the sidewalks to make customer deliveries across the state. The hearing also featured a 35-pound cooler-shaped and Estonia-made delivery robot from the European company Starship Technologies, whose representatives spoke in favor of the bill. That legislation,

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Advocates praise homelessness bills at committee hearing

Advocates fighting homelessness praised four GOP-authored bills today that they said are a much-needed step forward, though they won’t fully solve the problem. The advocates said at a committee hearing there’s much more the state needs to do, particularly on preventing homelessness. But they also noted the effort is the

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Parisi becomes latest Dem to opt out of 2018 run against Walker

Dane County Exec Joe Parisi said today he’s not running for governor, making him the most recent Dem to opt out of challenging Gov. Scott Walker in 2018. Calling county government the “nuts and bolts” where local leaders have the “tools to address” challenges, Parisi told WisPolitics.com he’d rather stay

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Roggensack re-elected as Supreme Court chief justice

Pat Roggensack was re-elected to a second term as state Supreme Court chief justice today, following a 2015 constitutional amendment that lets justices choose who fills the top post. Before the amendment, that spot went automatically to the longest serving member of the court. Currently, that’s Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who

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DHS to pay nearly $7 million to feds for FoodShare data errors

The state Department of Health Services will pay nearly $7 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it violated federal law by misreporting data on its food stamp program in past years. DHS spokeswoman Julie Lund said the agency reached the settlement “in response to processes put in

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Republicans unveil bills to help address homelessness

A group of Assembly Republicans today outlined a package aimed at giving resources to homeless people and helping prevent the issue in the future. The GOP lawmakers said today they want to help the more than 26,000 people in Wisconsin who experienced homelessness last year, with almost 2,000 of them

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Vukmir, Sanfelippo highlight bills to address violent crime

The authors of a package of bills to address violent crime highlighted the killing of a Milwaukee building inspector during a carjacking attempt last month in pressing for support of their legislation. Five suspects, who range in age from 16-21, were arrested in the case. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin,

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Fourth candidate emerges for open DNC seat

A fourth candidate has emerged for Wisconsin’s open DNC seat. Adam Brabender, who ran unsuccessfully for the Dane County Board last year, ticked off a list of issues that he said inspired him to run for a spot on the DNC. That includes adding dental coverage to Medicaid, addressing student

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League of Wisconsin Municipalities warns members over self-insurance plan

The League of Wisconsin Municipalities is warning its members over Walker’s proposal to self-insure those in the state employee health insurance program, saying it puts “the future of your health benefits in question.” That’s because 368 local government employers choose to participate in the state’s current program, and there’s a

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