Bi-monthly publication covering legal developments affecting municipalities and local governments.
Issue: May/June 2024
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Issue: March/April 2024
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- Court of Appeals Holds that DNR's Regulation of "Emerging Contaminants" Like PFAS Under the Spills Law are Invalid Unpromulgated Rules
- New Option for Obtaining Money for Private Lead Service Line Replacement Funding
- Seventh Circuit Rules that the City of Madison's Physical Abilities Test did not Violate Title VII
Archived Issues
January/February 2024
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- On Tap – Changes to Wis. Stat. Ch. 125 (Alcohol Beverage) Under 2023 Wisconsin Act 73
- EV Charging Bill Would Restrict Local Governments From Owning and Operating Charging Stations
- Julia K. Potter Named Partner
- Municipal Airports Must Comply With New Law Requiring Improvements Owned by Private Citizens on Tax Exempt Land
November/December 2023
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September/October 2023
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July/August 2023
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- US Supreme Court Finds Minnesota County’s Failure to Return Excess Equity to Landowner Unconstitutional — What Does it Mean for Wisconsin?
- Law Enforcement and Fire/EMS Maintenance of Effort Requirements for Shared Revenue Funding
- Trustee’s Vote to Rezone Family Member’s Property not a Violation of Due Process
- Legislature Preempts Local Passage Requirements for Zoning Amendments
May/June 2023
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March/April 2023
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- Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Dark Store Evidence & Presumption of Correctness in Tax Assessment Claims
- Public Service Commission Rules on Third Party Decisions
- Public Service Commission Distributes $10 Million in Energy Innovation Grants
- Wisconsin Public Records Law: Risk Of Attorney’s Fees Remains, Despite Voluntary Release
- Denial of Permit Reversed on Certiorari Review as Being Based on an Incorrect Theory of Law
January/February 2023
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- Seventh Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Madison's Digital Sign Ordinance
- Wisconsin Appellate Court Rules City of Milwaukee Violated Family Dollar’s Due Process Rights When it Denied the Renewal of Food Dealer and Weights & Measures Licenses
- Welcome Joesph Hasler and Maximillian Buckner
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies How Tax Assessment Claims Must Proceed
- Court Dismisses RLUIPA Challenge to City's Stadium Lighting Decision