Sarah Lehr is a state government reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Sarah Lehr
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Chief justice asks for investigation after leak of draft in Wisconsin abortion case
The chief justice of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court says she’s asking law enforcement to investigate following the leak of a draft order in a high-profile case over the status of abortion in Wisconsin.
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Madison schools face budget shortfall as board weighs tax increases
Spending for the Madison Metropolitan School District could exceed revenue by $39 million in the next fiscal year, according to an analysis released Friday by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.
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Will former Dane County Judge Jim Troupis lose his law license over false elector plot?
Former Dane County Judge Jim Troupis could lose his Wisconsin law license over his role in a plot to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns OWI conviction of man who fell asleep at drive-thu
Lower courts upheld Michael Wiskowski’s drunk driving conviction, after he argued the traffic stop violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
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Paddlers complete dugout canoe voyage through ancestral Ho-Chunk territory
The route took boaters through ancestral Ho-Chunk territory, along sections of the Mississippi River.
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ACLU: Wisconsin failed to implement program to support incarcerated moms
The lawsuit filed last week argues Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections isn’t complying with a decades-old state law designed to help incarcerated mothers keep physical custody of their infants.
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Charges over inmate deaths reignite calls to close Wisconsin’s oldest prison
Advocates and politicians are renewing their calls to shut down Wisconsin’s oldest prison amid multiple scandals.
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What we know about the charges against 9 Waupun employees, alleging abuse of prisoners
Nine current and former staffers at Wisconsin’s Waupun prison face felonies following an investigation into a spate of deaths at the maximum-security facility.
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Wisconsin warden, additional staff, charged in inmate deaths at Waupun prisons
The warden and eight other employees of Waupun Correctional Institution were criminally charged Wednesday in connection to the deaths of two inmates at the facility.
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Wisconsin AG files felony charges against Trump allies involved in 2020 false electors scheme
Wisconsin’s attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against three people in connection with a 2020 scheme to submit a slate of false electors in support of former President Donald Trump.