Two farm groups have filed a lawsuit alleging that Wisconsin regulators can’t force factory farms to obtain pollution permits before they actually discharge pollutants into state waterways.
Author Archives: Todd Richmond / Associated Press
Todd Richmond is a reporter with The Associated Press who covers the Wisconsin state legislature as well as breaking news and enterprise stories throughout the state.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
Wisconsin judge: lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban, keeping the case inching toward the state Supreme Court in a state where debate over abortion rights has taken center stage.
Posted inEconomy
Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers who argued that the move would be devastating for needy families and the state’s economy.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin legislators consider bills tightening prohibitions on National Guard sex assaults
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would tighten prohibitions on sexual assault within the Wisconsin National Guard.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Republicans vote to spend $125 million to combat PFAS pollution, but not right away
Wisconsin Republicans have voted to put $125 million aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals, but delayed a decision on how exactly to spend the money.
Posted inEnvironment
Wisconsin environmental regulators settle wastewater lawsuit with large dairy farm
Wisconsin environmental regulators have settled a lawsuit alleging permit requirements they imposed on one of the state’s largest dairy operations are too harsh. Court documents show the state Department of Natural Resources’ settlement with Kewaunee County-based Kinnard Farms became effective Saturday.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marsy’s Law was valid ballot question, law stands
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a constitutional amendment expanding crime victims’ rights was properly worded in a statewide referendum and was legally adopted.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
Free speech, racial equity battles are playing out on Wisconsin campuses
The fight over racial equity and free speech on Wisconsin college campuses is intensifying, mirroring a national battle as Republicans work to close campus diversity offices and demand that students and faculty treat conservative speakers with respect.
Posted inGovernment
GOP prosecutor urges judge to toss Wisconsin abortion suit
Attorneys for a Republican prosecutor urged a judge Thursday to toss out a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban, arguing that a newer state law permitting pre-viability abortions complements the ban rather than supersedes it, as Democrats maintain.
Posted inGovernment
Evers pushes to repeal Wisconsin abortion ban ahead of court election
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and his fellow Democrats worked Tuesday to keep the spotlight on abortion ahead of next month’s state Supreme Court election, resurrecting a bill that would repeal the state’s 1849 ban on the practice. Democrats introduced the bill in June days before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark […]
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin GOP to block new student vaccination mandates
Wisconsin Republicans are preparing to again block a new policy from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers that requires students to get vaccinated twice against meningitis and tightening student chickenpox vaccination mandates.
Posted inGovernment
Panel scolds Wisconsin justice Jill Karofsky for remarks in Trump case
A judicial oversight commission has dismissed a complaint against a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who accused a Donald Trump attorney of making racist contentions and trying to protect his “king” in a case challenging the 2020 election results.