Judge dismisses group’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
A judge dismissed a watchdog group’s claims that a panel researching the possible impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz violated the state’s open meeting laws.
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Does a new iPhone feature automatically share your contact information with other phones?
No. A new iPhone feature does not automatically share contact information from the user’s phone with another phone simply by bringing the devices close together.
Did any Wisconsin Republican condemn the Nazi march in Madison?
Yes. On the day of a march in Madison, Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden of western Wisconsin said Nazis “have no place” on Earth.
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