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DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com

Wisconsin's voter ID law was a mistake from the start; a political talking point dressed up as policy, aiming to fix a problem that doesn't exist. And although the law isn't particularly onerous for most people, there are some for whom obtaining the necessary ID is substantially difficult. So difficult that some won't — or won't be able to — go through the hassle of getting one.

By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel

Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Advocates for immigrants living in Wisconsin strongly criticized this morning’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in the case of State v. Salas Gayton. That decision upheld a sentence imposed on an immigrant that was far longer than sentences normally imposed for similar crimes.

By Emma Brown

By Ann-Elise Henzl

News reports indicate that correctional officers, rather than nurses or other medical staff, have been distributing prescription medications to the children housed at most of the housing units at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lakes schools, resulting in frequent and harmful medication errors.

Statement from Chris Ahmuty, ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director: