This week, Assembly Republicans proposed to raise the pay rate for public defenders and private attorneys taking on public cases. The rate is the lowest in the nation and currently faces a federal lawsuit [2].
Links
[1] https://www.wpr.org/programs/morning-show
[2] https://www.wpr.org/wisconsins-low-compensation-rate-public-defenders-prompts-federal-lawsuit
[3] https://www.wpr.org/people/kate-archer-kent
[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/jim-steineke
[5] https://www.wpr.org/people/colleen-leahy