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Milwaukee prenatal care owner to plead in Medicaid fraud
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (670+ words) USA Today Network//June 25, 2026// The owner of another Milwaukee prenatal care company that was'supposed to help prevent babies from dying'before their first birthdays is expected to admit to stealing more than $5. 4 million from Medicaid, federal court records show. Jasmine Cooper,…...
Supreme Court backs end of protections for Haitians, Syrians
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (479+ words) The Trump administration can cancel temporary humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants living legally in the United States, the Supreme Court found on Thursday, a decision that could allow the government to deport hundreds of thousands of people starting…...
Wisconsin Supreme Court ends minority college grants
1+ week, 43+ min ago (559+ words) USA Today Network//June 18, 2026// The state Supreme Court unanimously ruled a Wisconsin college grant program restricted to certain students of color was unconstitutional and ordered the state to end administering the program. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a law…...
Wisconsin lawmaker sued over credit card debt
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (533+ words) A collection agency is suing state Rep. Kalan Haywood II, a 27-year-old Democrat from Milwaukee, for about $5, 600. Annie Pulley of The Badger Project//June 18, 2026// The youngest member of the Wisconsin State Legislature appears to share a problem with many in…...
Young immigration lawyer earns Wisconsin honor
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (725+ words) Miranda Tichareva was named the 2026 Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar of Wisconsin. USA Today Network//June 18, 2026// WISCONSIN RAPIDS " While Zimbabwe and Botswana may be a long way from central Wisconsin, Miranda Tichareva said it only…...
Trump allies plead not guilty in Wisconsin elector case
1+ week, 1+ day ago (641+ words) USA Today Network//June 17, 2026// MADISON " Architects of a plan to overturn former President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of forgery for their alleged roles in a plot to gather falsified elector documents. Jim Troupis,…...
Secretary of State candidate faces ballot signature questions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (579+ words) Republican candidate for Secretary of State Cindy Werner. (The Badger Project) Gus Pirlot of The Badger Project//June 16, 2026// Republican candidate for Secretary of State Cindy Werner appears to have illegally used a man still serving a felony sentence to gather…...
Manitowoc accountant gets probation in $42 K theft case
1+ week, 2+ day ago (338+ words) USA Today Network//June 16, 2026// MANITOWOC " A 46-year-old Manitowoc woman was given seven years of probation after being convicted of embezzling several thousand dollars as an accountant for a Manitowoc business. Katherym Feo-Rodriguez was charged with theft through false representation and…...
DOJ appeals ruling on Wisconsin voter data access
1+ week, 2+ day ago (513+ words) Voters mark their ballots at the Madison Central Library. (USA TODAY Network) Rich Kremer of Wisconsin Public Radio//June 16, 2026// President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its effort to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to turn over unredacted Wisconsin voter data…...
Wisconsin dairy farmers sue over federal checkoff program
1+ week, 3+ day ago (534+ words) Hope Kirwan of Wisconsin Public Radio//June 15, 2026// Three Wisconsin dairy farmers, with the help of a conservative law firm, are challenging the federal dairy checkoff program responsible for promotional efforts like the'Got Milk?" campaign. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Libertyfiled…...