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Digitize Those Old Photos and Videos at Madison Public Library’s Personal Archiving Lab

Posted on April 16, 2025

Many of us have boxes of old photos, home videos on VHS tapes, or cassette recordings tucked away in closets or basements. Wouldn’t it be nice to digitally preserve them and make them more accessible …

Posted in Digitization, Legislation & Regs

Study Committee on the Regulation of AI in Wisconsin Issues Recommendations

Posted on February 26, 2025

Last week, the Wisconsin Legislative Council’s Study Committee on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence issued a report outlining seven recommendations for legislation regarding the use and development of AI. Overall, I think the committee’s recommendations …

Posted in AI, Legislation & Regs

Save Time on Comparative State Statutory Research with 50 State Surveys

Posted on February 26, 2024

Last week in our Advanced Legal Research course at UW Law, we delved into the topic of legislative research including 50 state surveys.  Inevitably, there are a few students every year who have been tasked …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

Three Digital Collections of Wisconsin State Government Documents

Posted on June 21, 2023

The Wisconsin Document Depository Program is a statutorily mandated program that requires Wisconsin state agencies to provide copies of their documents to preserve and make available a record of major state government programs. Documents are …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

Complete Congressional Record Back to 1873 Now Searchable in Congress.gov

Posted on May 16, 2023

Historical federal legislative history research just got a little easier.  For the last few years, the Library of Congress has been working to add the Bound Congressional Record to Congress.gov.  It is now available all …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

Tools for Tracking Federal and Wisconsin Lobbying

Posted on September 15, 2022

Over $52 million was spent on lobbying in Wisconsin in 2021. Nationally, total lobbying spending amounted to a whopping $3.73 billion.  You can follow the money with these tools. Lobbying in Wisconsin from the Wisconsin …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

Researching Municipal Ordinances in Wisconsin and Beyond

Posted on August 8, 2022

Unlike federal and state law which is widely available, municipal law can be difficult to track down.  In Wisconsin alone, there are 585 municipal (city and village) governments and 1,265 town governments and the availability …

Posted in Legislation & Regs, Libraries & Librarians, Research Strategies

Law Library of Congress Releases Collection of Research Reports Offering Comparative Analysis of Foreign & International Law since the 1940s

Posted on August 3, 2022

Those of you who follow federal legislation may be familiar with CRS Reports. The Congressional Research Service is a non-partisan legislative branch agency, housed inside the Library of Congress, that provides comprehensive analysis on issues …

Posted in Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

WI Tax Index & Appeals Commission Decisions Available on Wisconsin.gov

Posted on May 5, 2022

I recently discovered that Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission Rulings and Orders are now available in full text on Wisconsin.gov.  The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) is an independent state agency that was created by the Wisconsin …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

UW Law’s State Democracy Research Initiative Newsletter Showcases Resdistricting & State Constitutional Law Expertise, State Supreme Courts Research

Posted on December 13, 2021

Interested in UW Law School’s new State Democracy Research Initiative?  Sign up for their free newsletter for news on the latest research, happenings, and events.  Issues will be published at the end of each semester.  …

Posted in Courts, Legislation & Regs
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