Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling this week that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor.

Tagged with: DNR Fred Prehn Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Supreme Court

Conservatives on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a conservation group couldn't challenge an agency's decision to sell state park land for the construction of a high-end golf course along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Tagged with: Kohler Lake Michigan Wisconsin Supreme Court

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday said the state health department can release data on coronavirus outbreak cases, information sought two years ago near the beginning of the pandemic.

Tagged with: coronavirus Wisconsin Supreme Court

With construction underway on the nearly Cardinal-Hickory $500 million transmission line, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case accusing a former regulator of bias in approving the project.

Tagged with: Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line Dairyland Power Mike Huebsch Pat Roggensack Wisconsin Public Service Commission Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin health officials and Gov. Tony Evers on Monday urged residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and take other precautions, such as wearing masks and keeping holiday gatherings small, as the new omicron variant is expected to create a surge in cases over the coming weeks.

Tagged with: coronavirus Gov. Tony Evers Wisconsin Supreme Court

A case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday threatens to invalidate a Brown County sales tax used to reduce debt and pay for road work, a new expo center and other projects.

Tagged with: Brown County property tax sales tax Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Wisconsin Supreme Court

A conservation group asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to let it challenge the state's decision to transfer state park land to a company planning to build a golf course.

Tagged with: DNR Kohler Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a former regulator's communications with utility executives tainted his approval of a nearly $500 million transmission line to be built between Dane County and Dubuque, Iowa.

Tagged with: Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line Mike Huebsch Public Service Commission Wisconsin Supreme Court

The leader of an investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin traveled to Arizona last week to learn about the audit done there and was attendeding a symposium on election fraud Thursday in South Dakota headed by the MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell.

Tagged with: Wisconsin Elections Commission Wisconsin Supreme Court

Nearly 100,000 Wisconsin voters identified as potentially having moved since the fall of 2019 are being mailed post cards from the state Elections Commission this week telling them how to ensure their registration address is up to date.

Tagged with: Wisconsin Supreme Court