MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The list of people who have unclaimed property in Wisconsin has multiplied six-fold in less than a year. The backlog stands at about 7,300 claims as of the beginning of June, compared to 1,200 last July. The news follows last year's decision by lawmakers to transfer the program to the state Department of Revenue as part of the state budget, taking it away from state Treasurer […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Wisconsin's initial bid to join Indiana in seeking a full-court hearing on the two states' bans on gay marriage. But the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that Wisconsin could file its own request. Dana Brueck, a spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, says she expects the department would file separately to have all 10 judges on the appeals […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tesla Motors has settled a lawsuit alleging the company sold a defective electric car to a Wisconsin doctor. The deal calls for the California-based company to pay Franklin physician Robert Montgomery nearly $127,000 to cover the car's cost, his taxes and his attorney fees. Montgomery filed the lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court in April alleging his 2013 SP Sedan was in the shop for more […]