Wisconsin

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Wisconsin university sued for allegedly demoting staff member from diversity position for being 'White'

A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UW-Eau Claire) staff member sued her employer over alleged ousting from a position in a campus diversity office due to being “White."

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Wisconsin GOP eyes medical pot legalization, with limits

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that his party will soon unveil a medical marijuana legalization proposal.

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Wisconsin man sentenced for commissioning, distributing online monkey torture video

Kenneth Herrera, 40, of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for paying an Indonesian videographer to physically abuse a monkey on video.

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Feds eye $1.4M in fines from Wisconsin sawmill where teen died, citing 'egregious' safety violations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday proposed fining Florence Hardwoods LLC $1.4 million for "egregious" code violations.

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Wisconsin district attorney appeals court decision allowing abortions to resume within state

Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, a Republican, has appealed a court ruling that declared an 1849 Wisconsin law does not prohibit abortions.

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Wisconsin law firm sues state bar over alleged racial discrimination in diversity program

A conservative law firm is suing the State Bar of Wisconsin, claiming that its diversity clerkship program is unconstitutional and discriminates based on race.

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Wisconsin father and daughter discover 152-year-old shipwreck likely tied to deadliest wildire in US

A Wisconsin father-daughter are likely to have discovered the wreckage of a ship that sank more than 152 years ago while fishing together on Lake Michigan.

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Wisconsin GOP leader doubles down on crusade against DEI initiatives

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday stumped for an in-depth review of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across state government.

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Drunk driver charged with killing 4 in Wisconsin wrong-way collision

Scott Farmer, 47, of Neenah, Wisconsin, has been charged with four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle after a wrong-way vehicle collision Saturday.

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Ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has lawsuit dismissed after turning over records

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack had an open records lawsuit against her dismissed after she turned over all requested records.