A Barron County circuit judge has denied a request by the Tavern League of Wisconsin and some business owners for a temporary injunction blocking the state’s health order limiting indoor gatherings and occupancy limits.
Hydrite Chemical Co. exceeded its hazardous air pollution permit limits and has agreed to pay a $480,500 fine for violations at a plant in Cottage Grove.
A Sawyer County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Gov. Tony Evers’ order limiting public indoor gatherings to 25% of a room's capacity.
An appeals court has reversed the ballot deadline extension decision and blocked the measure for the time being.
The Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules voted along party lines to require Gov. Tony Evers to issue a capacity limit rule, a step that would then allow the panel to move to suspend it without action before the full Legislature.
A new Midwest Economic Policy Institute study finds the repeal of Wisconsin's prevailing wage laws has resulted in lower wages for construction workers in Wisconsin.
In a House Judiciary Committee report presented to Congress this week, House lawmakers under Democratic leadership found that the practices of the world’s largest technology companies including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google had exercised and abused their monopoly power.
Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue Emergency Order No. 3 limiting public gatherings to no more than 25% of a room or building’s total occupancy.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has released a 2021 budget proposal for a $615.5 million operating budget and a $71.6 million capital budget.
After a lawsuit was filed by the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), a judge has ruled against Gov. Tony Evers’ release of business names that have had employees test positive for COVID-19.
A federal appellate judge has upheld Wisconsin’s six-day absentee ballot extension.
An appeals court decision has halted an earlier decision to extend the deadline for Wisconsin absentee ballots.
An online public meeting will be held on Oct. 1 to encourage public input on the upcoming redrawing of legislative district maps.
A new nationwide Marquette Law School Poll, conducted Sept. 8–15, finds that before Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, 48% of respondents said the choice of the next justice was very important to them.
The American Family Insurance group plans to give its more than 13,500 employees nationwide a paid day off to vote.
A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for counting ballots cast in the state by almost a week after Election Day.
The H-1B program allows American companies to temporarily employ nonimmigrant foreign workers in occupations that require highly specialized knowledge. The program’s intent is to help employers who cannot otherwise obtain certain skills from the U.S. workforce, but despite its lofty intentions it’s not without critics.
Kevin Shibilski was charged in federal court with fraud and with storing and disposing of hazardous electronic waste without a permit.
If you thought the Medicare for All approach to medical insurance died along with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid, you might need to rethink that.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce is calling on lawmakers to support new legislation aimed at protecting businesses, individuals, and others from what WMC calls frivolous lawsuits related to COVID-19.
