Bill to add penalties for harassing lawmakers
A Wisconsin lawmaker is pushing for tougher laws to deter people who would intimidate or harm members of the Legislature and their families. The post Bill to add penalties for harassing lawmakers first...
View ArticleLegislation proposes eliminating jury trials in children’s court
A divisive bill that would eliminate jury trials in protection and termination proceedings in children’s court – while at the same time appointing counsel to all parents who are going through the...
View ArticleBill would make some sleeping deaths a felony
A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to make it a felony to harm or kill an infant by co-sleeping while intoxicated. The post Bill would make some sleeping deaths a felony first appeared on Wisconsin Law Journal...
View ArticleCritics dispute prosecutors’ need for co-sleeping bill
A bill that seeks to add another charge prosecutors can use for co-sleeping deaths already is getting pushback for a lack of clarity. The post Critics dispute prosecutors’ need for co-sleeping bill...
View ArticleCo-sleeping proposal fails in Milwaukee County
It took about 15 minutes Monday for Milwaukee County supervisors to listen to, discuss and then unanimously reject a proposal that District Attorney John Chisholm’s office put more time into...
View ArticleAudit: Too much, not enough sent to Wisconsin unemployed
An unknown number of unemployed people in Wisconsin received too much, or not enough, in benefits from the state Department of Workforce in late April as it worked to process additional money in...
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