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Law and Legal

Some WI Lawmakers Have Changed Their Minds About Letting Undocumented …

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When Judy Kalepp became the municipal court judge in Abbotsford, Wisconsin, more than a decade ago, she was shocked to see how many Latinos […]

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Arbitration

Lawmakers Pursue Tort Reform And Changes To Arbitration System

State lawmakers pursue tort reform and changes to forced arbitration system that arose as … [+] alternative to class action lawsuits. getty In the days and even hours leading up to Governor Ron DeSantis’s (R-Fla.) spring signing of House Bill 837, tort reform legislation that shortens the statute of limitations for certain lawsuits and makes […]

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Business

Gov. Noem’s proposed campground in Custer State Park rankles business owners, lawmakers | Business

Tanya Manus Journal staff South Dakota touts itself as a business-friendly state. That enticed Steve Saint to relocate from Colorado to buy Fort WeLikIt Family Campground in Custer. Now, however, he is frustrated with Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed campsite in Custer State Park that would compete with him and other private campground owners in the […]

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