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Green Bay and Marinette lift bridges to close for inspections

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northeast Region announces routine maintenance and inspections of lift bridges in the cities of Green Bay and Marinette in Brown and Marinette counties will take place next week. The bridges will be closed during inspections. On Monday, the Bart Starr (WIS 29/Walnut Street) bridge in Green Bay will close from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Tuesday, the Don Tilleman (WIS 54/Mason Street) bridge in Green Bay will be close from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Wednesday, the Don Tilleman bridge will have outside lane closures from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

Evers signs law for online sports betting in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Thursday that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice. But gamblers in Wisconsin will have to wait months or maybe even longer before they can start to legally place bets. The law ...

Marinette tax proposal fails; Kennedy elected circuit court judge

Voters in Wisconsin's spring election turned down a Marinette County property tax request and elected Robert A. Kennedy Jr. as circuit court judge in Florence and Forest counties. The property tax referendum in Marinette County sought a levy increase of $1.5 million to support public safety and other essential services. It was soundly defeated — 7,270 no to 2,749 yes. Kennedy will succeed Judge Leon Stenz, who is retiring after serving since 2008. He defeated Alex Seifert in both Florence and Forest counties. Kennedy is a past Florence County district attorney for one term and a ...

Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, widening its liberal majority

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority will grow after state Appeals Judge Chris Taylor was elected to a 10-year term Tuesday. Her victory over her conservative opponent, Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, was declared by the Associated Press at 8:36 p.m. All results are unofficial until ...

Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues await in the perennial battleground ...

Evers signs bills releasing money to combat PFAS contamination

Gov. Tony Evers signed a pair of bills Monday that will release more than $133 million for communities to fight water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — better known as PFAS — in Wisconsin. The bill signing is the culmination of about three years of debate over the ...