Judge Rules Legislative Oversight of DOJ Settlements is Unconstitutional

...notice of appeal has been filed. Because similar cases on the same issue are now in multiple jurisdictions, there is a strong possibility that the Wisconsin Supreme Court will eventually...

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PFAS Update: State Rules Move Forward; New EPA Health Advisories; Judge Stays Ruling

...of hazardous substances. DNR also believes the judge’s decision would prevent the agency from providing bottled water to communities with drinking wells affected by PFAS. In April, Judge Bohren ruled...

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race: Endorsements and Fundraising

...judicial conservative. In a recent interview, he declined to promise to endorse Judge Dorow in the event that she wins the primary over him. Dorow, on the other hand, has...

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Fiscal Bureau Issues Budget Analysis; Finance Committee Schedules Agency and Public Hearings

...Supportive of Allowing Local Sales Tax Increases Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), co-chair of JFC, said at a March 1 media event that the final version of the 2023-25 budget...

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Legislative Council Approves 2022 Study Committee Bills

...pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. LRB-0013/1, relating to authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use. LRB-0014/1,...

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State Building Commission Deadlocks on Gov. Evers’ Capital Budget

...Evers’ “last two capital budget requests were also rejected by [Republican] commission members. But eventually, many of those requests were approved. In 2019, Evers proposed a $2.5 billion capital budget,...

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2023 Wisconsin Spring Election Results

...the accused will fail to appear, the need to protect the community from serious harm and prevent witness intimidation, and potential affirmative defenses?” The amendment passed with 67.6% voting yes...

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Environmental Policy: DNR Budget, PFAS Legislation, NRB Appointments

...EIF, including the following notable provisions and funding changes: Create a PFAS trust fund to address and prevent PFAS contamination; provide $125 million in initial funding Increase the revenue bonding...

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Broad Support for Regulating Nonrecourse Litigation Advances Heard by Assembly Consumer Protection Committee

...financiers worked together to bundle 700 cases with each claim standing to make $100,000, or $70 million total. AB 464 would prevent such a situation from ever arising in Wisconsin...

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