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#1 As DEI Comes Under Legal Attack, Companies Alter Their Programs

Jan 17 2024 // Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that...

#2 Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations

Nov 29 2023 // After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors observed the company’s employees working about 30 feet above ground...

#3 Wisconsin Corn Mill Agrees to Pay $1.8M After Fatal Explosion

Dec 18 2023 // A Wisconsin milling company has agreed to pay an additional $1.8 million in penalties after a corn dust explosion that killed five workers and injured more than a dozen others at its Cambria plant in 2017, the federal...

#4 Wisconsin Wedding Barns Sue Over State’s New Liquor Law Requiring Licensing

May 10 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events.Owners and...

#5 Summer-Like Conditions Lead to First Wisconsin Tornadoes in February

Feb 14 2024 // EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for...

#6 More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis

Feb 19 2024 // As we continue into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a December 2023...

#7 More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis

Jan 11 2024 // As we head into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a mid-December...

#8 Wisconsin Supreme Court: Amazon Drivers Can Be Declared Employees

Mar 28 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online...

#9 Farm Bill Becomes Lightning Rod in Wisconsin Senate Race

Oct 30 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the U.S. farm bill in the campaign’s closing days, after first saying in a...

#10 Severe Weather Spawns Tornado, Damage and One Death in South, Midwest

Apr 4 2024 // Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes.Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi,...

#11 Daughter of Wisconsin Inmate Who Died in Solitary Sues Prison Officials

Feb 9 2024 // MILWAUKEE (AP) — The daughter of a Wisconsin inmate who killed himself in solitary confinement has filed a federal lawsuit against state prison officials, alleging they failed to provide adequate mental health care and...

#12 Wisconsin Assembly Passes Amendment Limiting DEI Efforts

Feb 16 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin won approval Thursday in the state Assembly.The measure is the latest...

#13 Wisconsin Court Limits Regulators’ Authority to Mandate PFAS Cleanup

Mar 8 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Environmental regulators can’t unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going through the Legislature to establish specific limits on the...

#14 Nine Killed in Wisconsin Highway Crash Involving Semitrailer and Van

Mar 11 2024 // DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — Nine people were killed Friday in a crash involving a semitrailer and a van at a western Wisconsin highway intersection.Preliminary reports about the early morning crash indicated the semitrailer...

#15 Wisconsin Governor Signals He Won’t Sign Bill to Fight PFAS

Feb 23 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signaled Wednesday that he has no intention of signing a Republican bill that would spend tens of millions of dollars to address pollution from the so-called forever...

#16 Worker Burned in Explosion at Wisconsin Stadium Settles Lawsuit for $22M

Apr 5 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium has settled his lawsuit against the project’s general contractor for $22...

#17 Wisconsin Republicans Ignore Governor’s Call to Spend $125M to Combat PFAS

Apr 18 2024 // MADISON, Wis . (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday ignored the latest call from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to spend $125 million to combat so-called forever chemicals, leading Evers to say he might sue over the...

#18 State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement

Apr 8 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its...

#19 Wisconsin Republicans to Introduce Proposal for Limited Medical Marijuana Legalization

Dec 28 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said.Republicans have been working...

#20 Wisconsin Recycling Company Fined $202K for Exposing Workers to Lead, Cadmium

Oct 11 2024 // A follow-up inspection by federal workplace safety investigators in April 2024 found a Janesville, Wisconsin recycling company continuing to expose employees to unsafe levels of lead and cadmium while they dismantled...