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The latest estimate by the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office is on top of $1.7B in the state's rainy day fund.

When Chrissy Barnard faced a mental health crisis and most needed care, law enforcement handcuffed her, placed her in the back of a patrol car and drove her five hours ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsins projected state budget surplus is forecast to reach $7.1 billion by July, up more than half a billion dollars from the previous estimate just two ...

Wisconsin's projected state budget surplus is forecast to reach $7.1 billion by July, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported Wednesday.

The State Bar of Wisconsin is calling the shortage of prosecutors and public defenders a "constitutional crisis" that could lead to the erosion of the right to a fair and speedy trial.

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Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking Gov. Tony Evers and he Republican-controlled Legislature for $2.2 million in the next state budget to keep the state Justice Department's Office of School Safety going.

Wisconsin should regionalize mental health crisis services, experts say. A legislative stalemate has stalled funding.

Democratic Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has requested $2.2 million of the next state budget to be allocated to the state Justice Department's Office of School Safety.

When Chrissy Barnard faced a mental health crisis and most needed care, law enforcement handcuffed her, placed her in the back of a patrol car and drove her five hours to Wisconsin’s only state-run mental health facility for the general public.