In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s 1849 law banning abortion had been “impliedly repealed” by the Legislature when it passed laws over the past half century “regulating in detail the ‘who, what, where, when, and how’” of abortion. The Court’s majority opinion, authored by Justice Rebecca Dallet and […]
Federal funding that provides access to contraceptives and reproductive health screenings has resumed in Missouri, the Missouri Family Health Council announced in a press release Tuesday. The council, a nonprofit which distributes funds to 52 family planning centers in Missouri and three in Oklahoma, has been operating without key federal funding for three months. It […]
A bill purporting to target the issue of misinformation and defamation caused by generative AI has mutated into something that could change the internet forever, harming speech and innovation from here on out. The Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act aims to address understandable concerns about generative AI-created “replicas” by […]
COLLINSVILLE – Two men from Wisconsin face felony charges in Madison County after a traffic stop by Collinsville Police yielded multiple illegally possessed firearms. Stevie K. Wilson, 24, and Liroderick D. Love, 46, both of Milwaukee, Wisc., were charged on June 23, 2025 in two cases presented by the Collinsville Police Department. Wilson was charged with three counts of felon in possession of a weapon, each Class 3 felonies. Wilson is accused of possessing multiple firearms, including a Glock 44 .22 LR, Glock 45, and 9mm Taurus G2C on June 21, 2025. His possession of the weapons was unlawful as a felon previously convicted of Fleeing and Eluding an Officer in a 2023 case out of Milwaukee County, Wisc. Love also faces a Class 3 felony count of felon in possession of a weapon. On June 21, 2025, he reportedly possessed a Bear Creek Arsenal BCA15 firearm after previously being convicted in a 2023 Milwaukee, Wisc. case of Second Degree recklessly Endangering Safety. Both cases
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republican efforts to pass the “big, beautiful bill” hit a roadblock Wednesday, when leaders left the chamber in a holding pattern for more than seven hours before calling a procedural vote that stalled amid opposition from hard-right members and others. The House must adopt the rule […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday ruled as unlawful an executive order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum by claiming an “invasion” at the southern border and the need to protect states. It’s the first major blow to the Trump administration in its attempt to end the ability for asylum seekers to make asylum […]
WASHINGTON — Protesters demonstrated against the “big beautiful bill” outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as House Republicans whipped votes to get the bill across the finish line and to President Donald Trump’s desk by a self-imposed July Fourth deadline. Shelley Feist stood on Independence Avenue near the entrance to the House of Representatives holding signs […]