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With the exception of Milwaukee County, chief judges and their deputies continue to hear cases while serving. Chief judges assign judges to hear only a specific type of case (e.g. civil, criminal, juvenile), equalize the flow of cases, establish court policies and rules, and supervise the finances of the courts they administer.
In Wisconsin, special purpose units of government provide specialized services for those who live within the district. They are empowered to tax residents of the district for the services provided in common. Special districts often cross the lines of cities, villages and towns. In 2006, Wisconsin had over 1,100 special districts. [10]
(The Center Square) – Milwaukee’s County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to adopt fiscal amendments to the budget that will increase funding for community service programs and ...
Other modern special laws apply to a particular city or county. These laws are often called local laws. [7] Special laws are often criticized because they reflect the corruption of the legislative process, a lack of deliberation on the part of legislatures and because they lead to unjustifiably unequal treatment and allow the legislative branch ...
Pro-recall activists, having earned the right to special election to fill the vacated seat, supported Scott Walker as County Executive. In 2009, a civil lawsuit was filed by Milwaukee County against Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Inc., a global financial-advice firm. In an out of court settlement, the County received $45 million from Merce. [6]
A change to the state's alcohol laws means breweries can now serve liquor. But it’s also made it harder for them to do pop-up events.
Milwaukee County will increase its sales tax from 0.5% to 0.9%. When both are implemented, the total sales tax paid in the City of Milwaukee will be 7.9%, while the total sales tax paid in ...
Amos, et al. v. Board of School Directors of the City of Milwaukee (1965) was the beginning in Wisconsin. National policy came in 1971 in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education which relied on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The federal answer was court-ordered busing.