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  • Wisconsin Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 1-7

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    The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two opinions from May 1-7. As of May 7, the court issued 30 opinions in 2023 — nine more than this point a year ago. One of two opinions is below:  Gahl v. Aurora Health Care, Inc., where the court “affirmed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the…

  • Wisconsin Supreme Court issues three opinions from April 24-30

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    The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued three opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 28 opinions in 2023 — eight more than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Kevin R. Rosin, where the court suspended the law license of Kevin Rosin for one…

  • Wisconsin Assembly passes unemployment insurance indexing bill

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    Wisconsin lawmakers on April 25 passed several bills related to unemployment insurance, including one that would index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. Assembly Bill 153 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 14 during times when the unemployment rate is at or below 3.5%. The bill also…

  • Governor Tony Evers (D) issues two executive orders from April 17-23

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    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) issued two executive orders from April 17-23. As of April 23, Evers has issued 14 executive orders in 2023—three more than he did at this point a year ago. The orders are: EXECUTIVE ORDER #194, where the governor declared a state of emergency in response to widespread flooding across the…

  • Wisconsin Supreme Court issues one opinion from April 17-23

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    The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued one opinion from April 17-23. As of April 23, the court issued 25 opinions in 2023 — five more than this point a year ago. The one opinion is below:  DEKK Property Development, LLC v. Wisconsin Dep’t of Transportation, where the court “affirmed the decision of the court of appeals…

  • Governor Tony Evers (D) issues three executive orders from April 10-16

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    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) issued three executive orders from April 10-16. As of April 16, Evers has issued 12 executive orders in 2023 — one more than he did at this point a year ago. The orders are: EXECUTIVE ORDER #191, where the governor declared a state of emergency in response to elevated wildfire…

  • Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

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    As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below:    WI AB156: Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president…

  • Wisconsin introduces unemployment insurance indexing bill

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    Wisconsin lawmakers on April 7 introduced several bills related to unemployment insurance, including one that would index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. Assembly Bill 153 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 14 during times when the unemployment rate is at or below 3.5%. The bill also…

  • Governor Tony Evers (D) issues one executive order from April 3-9

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    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) issued one executive order from April 3-9. As of April 9, Evers has issued nine executive orders in 2023 — one fewer than he did at this point a year ago. The order is:  Executive Order #190, where the governor updated the structure of the Telecommunications Relay Service Council. Governors…

  • Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate

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    As of April 9, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 3-9. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is below:    WI SB144: Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States…