Thousands of Wisconsinites don’t have enough money to hire a lawyer for basic civil legal disputes . It’s a 32 million dollar a yearproblem, according to the director ofLegal Action Wisconsin. The state Supreme court is considering a proposal to address the problem. Gil Halsted reports…
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