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Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment

Jun. 27, 2024 12:21 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from coming close to a Planned Parenthood nurse violated his First Amendment free speech rights and must be overturned. The court, controlled 4-3 by liberals, ruled...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

Jun. 26, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. June 25, 2024. Editorial: Airboat trespassing ruling raises interesting point Generally speaking, waterways are open to anyone with the wherewithal to navigate them. Rivers and streams may flow through private property, but they don’t...

Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks

Jun. 26, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state...

Wisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault

Jun. 26, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A counselor at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with a 16-year-old inmate, the county coroner said Wednesday, less than three weeks after prosecutors filed criminal charges against a warden and multiple staffers in connection...

Who can work Wisconsin's elections? New restrictions won't affect much, attorney general says

Jun. 25, 2024 16:50 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new constitutional amendment restricting who can work on Wisconsin elections should have little practical effect, according to a legal opinion issued by Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday. Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment in...

Judge allows disabled voters in Wisconsin to electronically vote from home

Jun. 25, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local election officials in battleground state Wisconsin will be allowed to send absentee ballots to disabled voters electronically in November's presidential election, a judge ruled Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary...

Enough signatures collected to force recall election for Wisconsin GOP leader, commission says

Jun. 25, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican depending on what district the recall should be held in, based on a review by the state elections commission released...

Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court

Jun. 24, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin taxpayers will pay half of the $128,000 bill submitted by redistricting consultants hired by the state's Supreme Court for the work they did reviewing proposed legislative maps, the liberal majority of the court ordered Monday. Conservative justices...

Wisconsin judge won't allow boaters on flooded private property

Jun. 24, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — The public's right to use flooded rivers, lakes and streams ends where the water normally stops, a Wisconsin judge ruled Monday. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bennett Brantmeier's decision limits the reach of the public trust doctrine, provisions in the...

Enerpac: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Jun. 24, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (EPAC) on Monday reported earnings of $25.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. The industrial...