Supreme Court

Mar 17, 2010

Sick leave heads to Wis. Supreme Court (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the lawsuit over Milwaukee’s sick leave law. A state court of appeals in February refused to issue an opinion on […]

Mar 2, 2010

Homeowner takes development battle to Supreme Court (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder A homeowner’s 18-year pursuit of payback from Dodgeville has reached the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which will decide if Glen Hocking filed his water runoff lawsuit four years […]

Feb 18, 2010

Professor says lock closure costs exaggerated (9:33 p.m. 2/18/10)

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Government officials and Illinois businesses are overstating the economic pain that would result from closing Chicago-area shipping locks to […]

Feb 18, 2010

Businesses on hold in sick leave case (UPDATE)

By Sean Ryan Building Service Inc. will move about two miles west to Menomonee Falls if Milwaukee’s sick leave law takes effect. “We lease our building,” said James Macejkovic, executive […]

Jan 11, 2010

View from around the state: Keep giant carp from pillaging the Great Lakes

Those familiar with the term “carpe diem” know that it’s Latin for “seize the day.” It’s time we twist that phrase and instead seize the carp — the huge Asian […]

Dec 30, 2009

Wisconsin attorney general joins fight against carp (4:53 p.m. 12/30/09)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is joining the effort to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Van Hollen filed a brief with the […]

Dec 21, 2009

Condo case could stymie development

By Sean Ryan Developers stand to lose no matter which way the state Supreme Court rules in a case prompted by a condominium project in the town of Pacific. The […]

Dec 21, 2009

Michigan files suit in U.S. high court over Asian carp (3:51 p.m. 12/21/09)

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to sever a century-old connection between the Great Lakes and the […]

Dec 7, 2009

EPA: Greenhouse gases endanger human health (1:57 p.m. 12/7/09)

By DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing […]

Nov 4, 2009

News from around Wisconsin (7:56 p.m. 11/4/09)

Wis. Supreme Court rejects gay rights challenge MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has refused to directly take up a challenge to Wisconsin’s domestic partner registry, a move […]

Aug 12, 2009

Union attorneys claim Minnesota Supreme Court victory

Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A nationally significant lawsuit that pitted a local pipefitters union against a nonunion contractor has had its day in front of the Minnesota […]

Jun 17, 2009

Court rejects Kenilworth lawsuit

Sean Ryan [email protected] The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday reaffirmed that state bidding laws force contractors to bear the heaviest burden when challenging government contract awards. The court on Wednesday […]