Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up challenge to 1849 abortion law
Nov 11, 2024 · Attorneys for Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, who is one of the prosecutors named in the case and has said he would prosecute violations of the 1849 law, argued in briefs submitted to the court that Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper’s interpretation of the law was incorrect.. They argued the “plain meaning (of the law) prohibits consensual abortion.”
Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts: Did 83% of money go to top 1%?
Nov 18, 2024 · Higher-income Americans have received the largest savings from the 2017 tax cut law signed by President Donald Trump, but the top 1% have not received 83% of the savings.
Wisconsin immigrants brace for threat of mass deportations
Nov 19, 2024 · Wisconsin immigrants, a rights group and immigration attorneys weigh in on the deportation threat from a second Trump term.
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Report: Gun violence down across Wisconsin, including Milwaukee
Dec 6, 2024 · Gun violence homicides dropped by nearly 17% in Wisconsin over the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same time period in 2023, according to a report by the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan policy institute.
Can those under 21 drink alcohol in Wisconsin bar if with parent?
Nov 15, 2023 · Yes. Wisconsin’s legal drinking age is 21, but people under 21 can legally drink alcoholic beverages in establishments such as taverns and restaurants if they are with their parents, guardians or spouses of legal drinking age.
Are undocumented immigrants in most expensive New York hotels?
Jul 23, 2024 · While about 65,000 migrants are being sheltered in New York City hotels, tent dormitories and other shelters, they are not in luxury hotels.
Was there widespread fraud in the 2020 election in Wisconsin?
May 15, 2024 · Reviews by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and The Associated Press and partial recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties found no widespread fraud in Wisconsin in the 2020 election.
Wisconsin legislative maps redrawn. Why not congressional maps?
Nov 25, 2024 · The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to reconsider the congressional maps after tossing out the state legislative maps last December.
Wisconsin election: Milwaukee to recount thousands of ballots
Nov 5, 2024 · This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access.Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.. Milwaukee election officials started counting the city’s absentee ballots all over again Tuesday afternoon after an observer noticed that the panel doors on …