Municipal Law Newsletter
September/October 2017 Issue
Richard Heinemann, Julia Potter, Rick Verstegen, Brian P. Goodman | 10.01.17
Articles in this issue
Budget Bill Eliminates Domestic Partnership Benefits
The 2017–2019 Wisconsin state budget (Act 59) eliminated the state’s domestic partnership registry.
City of Madison Kicks Off 100% Renewable Energy Resolution Efforts
Richard Heinemann
In March of this year, the City of Madison Common Council generated national attention by passing a resolution committing the City to achieving 100% renewable…Wisconsin Court of Appeals Clarifies Municipal Authority to Issue Raze Orders
Julia Potter
In a recent decision, Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. City of Appleton, 2017 WI App 62, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a raze order issued…Court Rejects Claim that Right-to-Work Law Is an Unconstitutional Taking
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently reversed a circuit court decision holding Wisconsin’s right-to-work law, 2015 Wis. Act 1, to be an unconstitutional taking of…
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