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Madison, WI--(ENEWSPF)--May 23, 2014.  A trial begins Tuesday in federal court in a lawsuit seeking to permanently block a harmful Wisconsin law signed in 2013 that could further restrict abortion in that state. Currently in Wisconsin there are only four health centers where a woman can have an abortion.  If this law takes effect, one provider in Milwaukee will be forced to close immediately and the remaining three may not be able to absorb the unmet need, which will force abortion later in pregnancy if a woman is able to have one at all.

Milwaukee, WI, May 21, 2014– In what is being seen as a landmark victory, Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc.

Madison — Sensing trouble ahead for Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen took the unusual step Friday of asking a federal judge to immediately block her own decision if she does strike down the ban.

Remarking that it is a “hell of a way to fund transit,” Milwaukee County Board member Patricia Jursik joined in the unanimous vote accepting state money to pay for busing through the Zoo Interchange lawsuit settlement.

The Zoo Interchange lawsuit settlement will dedicate money to provide transit service to job centers in Milwaukee suburbs, including Menomonee Falls and potentially New Berlin and Germantown.

ACLU Executive Director wrote the following letter to the City of Milwaukee's Common Council Public Safety Committee, addressed to the Chair, Alderman Terry Witkowski, to express concerns about the recent officer-involved shooting at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee.

To settle a lawsuit challenging the Zoo Interchange reconstruction, the state will dedicate $2.87 million between 2014 and 2018 to establish bus routes to help Milwaukee's central city residents reach suburban job centers.

The State of Wisconsin said Monday it would pay more than $13 million for new Milwaukee County bus routes to help with congestion during the massive Zoo Interchange reconstruction, settling a 2-year-old lawsuit.