The figures show general public support for the American judiciary despite high-profile political battles of the Trump era.
Gov. Tony Evers Monday called on the Legislature to meet on Nov. 7 and take up a so-called "red flag" bill, as well as legislation to implement stricter background checks.
Evers made the announcement in a Monday statement, prior to a press event in Milwaukee.
“This is not a job that is accessible to most people in the community,” Ald. Keith Furman, District 19, said.
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State inspectors say the upgrades are necessary to maintain public health standard, while orchard owners argue their cider press should remain exempt from regulations.
Macmillan CEO John Sargent said the policy change was related to "our growing fears that library lending was cannibalizing sales."
The Focused Interruption Coalition says the proposed reduction — from $409,500 in 2019 to $200,000 next year — will hurt efforts to intervene in simmering disputes and prevent violence.
Move to end fines is part of a national trend endorsed by the American Library Association.
Though the committee's report lauds many policies and operations, it says that in some cases officers have strayed from the department's long-stated progressive ideals.
Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week.
If the court condones what some legal scholars coin as the Legislature's "constitutional hardball," it would place Wisconsin in a league of its own.
The Finance Committee will vote on the executive operating budget Monday.
Gov. Tony Evers has rescheduled the special election for Wisconsin's northern 7th Congressional District to take place on May 12, with the special primary set to coincide with the Feb. 18 spring primary.
Council members offered three competing budget amendments to boost police staffing between three and 12 sworn personnel, and to add 10 firefighter paramedics to staff an ambulance at Fire Station No. 14 on the Southeast Side.
Iowa County supervisors this week voted 14-2 to spend up to $50,000 fighting the $500 million Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line approved last month by state utility regulators.
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The general election is now scheduled for May 12, while the primary is Feb. 18.
After meeting for nearly four years, a committee studying ways to improve the Madison Police Department has released 177 recommendations for the mayor and City Council to consider.
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The district attorney announced his bid for re-election at his 49th birthday party Thursday.
The church founders' attorney says a federal case could make the case for a religious exemption for sacramental weed.
The developers say they are continuing to seek financing and hope that the project can still become a reality.
“The levels are so small," the utility's water quality manager said. "We can demonstrate that there are detectable amounts, but in many cases we can’t quantify those amounts with a lot of certainty."
A number of items in the 2019-21 biennial budget, including an income tax cut and increased education funding, will likely cause a drawdown in state reserves by more than $800 million over the biennium.