MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservative justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court attacked liberal groups' claims Wednesday that Republican legislators met illegally when they passed laws...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of labor unions and a Democratic lawmaker filed another lawsuit Monday challenging last-minute measures Wisconsin Republicans approved last year to weaken the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, arguing the new laws are illegal and place an "incalculable" financial burden on taxpayers.
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit challenging the state Legislature's "gut and replace" tactic of passing bills that have been stripped of their original content and replaced with entirely different details.
The League of Women Voters of Honolulu and Common Cause Hawaii sued the state last month, saying the practice didn't give the public a proper chance to weigh in on legislation.
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in a lawsuit that alleges Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan is failing to update voter registration addresses for certain people has rejected a request to send mailers to thousands of voters saying their registration may be out of date.
HONOLULU (AP) — Two government watchdog groups on Wednesday sued Hawaii for enacting legislation without giving the public the proper chance to weigh in.
The complaint from the League of Women Voters of Honolulu and Common Cause challenges the legislative practice known as "gut and replace." It refers to lawmakers stripping a bill of its original content and substituting it with something entirely different.