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Evers takes steps to issue Wisconsin’s first commutations in decades

3 April 2026 at 17:42

Under Wisconsin's Constitution, a governor can use commutations to cut short someone’s prison sentence. But, for decades, Democratic and Republican governors have allowed that power to sit untouched. That could soon change.

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Wisconsin AG ‘confident’ US Supreme Court will uphold birthright citizenship

2 April 2026 at 18:47

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul has joined other Democratic attorneys general in a friend-of-the-court brief seeking to preserve birthright citizenship in the face of an executive order from President Donald Trump.

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Republicans OK report criticizing attorney general over privately funded legal fellows

1 April 2026 at 10:00

Republican state lawmakers say Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul sidestepped state law in order to bring on several attorneys whose pay was bankrolled by private foundations. Kaul and other Democrats call the accusation a "partisan stunt."

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‘You can’t erase history’: Dane County is mapping racist language in housing deeds

27 March 2026 at 10:00

Although such restrictions are no longer enforceable, racist language remains on the books in housing deeds throughout Wisconsin. A Dane County project is helping residents to formally repudiate those racial restrictions.

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‘Our attorneys are drowning’: Public defender’s office disappointed after court personnel bill dies

23 March 2026 at 19:42

A Republican lawmaker and the state public defender's office are among those expressing dismay about the apparent death of a bill that would have added more court personnel.

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‘Welcome to the hub’: These Racine residents are taking a direct role in their own criminal defense

16 March 2026 at 10:00

The criminal justice system is often a top-down experience. Judges hand down sentences and, for the most part, people charged with crimes are expected to defer to the expertise of their lawyers. A group of people in Racine is turning that model on its head.

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Will new postmark rule affect voter registration, absentee ballots in Wisconsin?

11 March 2026 at 10:00

The United State Postal Service has changed a postmark rule. How will that affect Wisconsin voters who mail in their voter registration or absentee ballots?

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