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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

Hein Completes Indexing of WI Sessions Laws from Inception (1836-2019)

Posted on September 29, 2021

As a legal historian, I’m a big fan of Hein’s Session Law Library which contains the session laws of all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the D.C. …

Posted in Legislation & Regs

Researching Local Law – Municipal & County Legislation, Tracking, & Legislative History

Posted on July 30, 2021

When researching a legal issue, local laws are an often overlooked resource.  Municipal and county governments pass ordinances on a variety of topics, including administrative procedures, standards of conduct, and zoning.  Although many of these …

Posted in Legislation & Regs

WisconsinEye Subscription Now Required for On-Demand Legislative & Supreme Court Video Archive

Posted on February 16, 2021

According to an email sent to registered users, WisconsinEye is implementing subscription-based access for all users of on-demand content effective February 22nd.  Although legislative and Supreme Court content will still be available live and for …

Posted in Courts, Data & Databases, Legislation & Regs

UW Madison Libraries Features Law Library’s Digital Publication of Tribal Laws Pilot Project

Posted on September 10, 2020

The UW Law Library recently received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants for Libraries grant to improve access to tribal laws.  A recent news article from the UW Madison Libraries …

Posted in Legislation & Regs, Libraries & Librarians

UW Law Library Receives IMLS Grant to Improve Access to Tribal Laws

Posted on July 27, 2020

Last week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced that the University of Wisconsin Law Library was awarded a three year National Leadership Grants for Libraries grant in the amount of $239,087 to …

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