Dan O’Donnell: Be careful what you wish for

Legislative Republicans have been dreaming of dissolving the thoroughly compromised, rabidly partisan Wisconsin Elections Commission for years, but their latest proposal to do so might actually make free and fair elections in this state less likely.

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Howard Marklein: Changing the law to start charging

In Wisconsin, under current law, anyone who sells electricity must be regulated as a utility. It doesn’t make any sense for a gas station, convenience store or grocery store to be regulated as a utility when all they want to do is offer EV charging as a product for people who drive electric vehicles.

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Sheboygan County DA Joel Urmanski: Statement

As I have previously stated, I believe that, properly interpreted, the statute at issue prohibits performing abortions (including consensual abortions) unless the exception for abortions necessary to save the life of the mother applies.  The Dane County Circuit Court has

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Dane County judge rules 1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t bar abortions

Despite her ruling on the 1849 law, Judge Diane Schlipper declined to issue a permanent injunction late yesterday barring its enforcement because the three district attorneys who were named as defendants in the case had all pledged to abide by her ruling. Thus, she found there was no need to issue an injunction.

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Dan O’Donnell: Be careful what you wish for

Legislative Republicans have been dreaming of dissolving the thoroughly compromised, rabidly partisan Wisconsin Elections Commission for years, but their latest proposal to do so might actually make free and fair elections in this state less likely.

Read More »

Howard Marklein: Changing the law to start charging

In Wisconsin, under current law, anyone who sells electricity must be regulated as a utility. It doesn’t make any sense for a gas station, convenience store or grocery store to be regulated as a utility when all they want to do is offer EV charging as a product for people who drive electric vehicles.

Read More »

Sheboygan County DA Joel Urmanski: Statement

As I have previously stated, I believe that, properly interpreted, the statute at issue prohibits performing abortions (including consensual abortions) unless the exception for abortions necessary to save the life of the mother applies.  The Dane County Circuit Court has held otherwise, and I am obligated to comply with that

Read More »

Dane County judge rules 1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t bar abortions

Despite her ruling on the 1849 law, Judge Diane Schlipper declined to issue a permanent injunction late yesterday barring its enforcement because the three district attorneys who were named as defendants in the case had all pledged to abide by her ruling. Thus, she found there was no need to issue an injunction.

Read More »