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Brad Schimel

Nov 6, 2017

AG tells Walker board can make self-insurance available

Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Group Insurance Board can offer self-insurance plans to municipal employers.

Oct 23, 2017

Schimel doubts state will join health care lawsuit

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says he doubts he'll join a lawsuit seeking to force President Donald Trump's administration to make health care subsidy payments.

Oct 16, 2017

Liberal group: Delayed DOJ blood tests led to fatal crash

Prosecutors were waiting for the state crime lab to complete blood tests on a repeat drunken driver this summer when he struck and killed a man changing a flat tire along the interstate.

Sep 27, 2017

DOJ sets up website to track sex assault kit tests

The state Department of Justice has set up a public website that tracks the agency's efforts to test hundreds of untested sexual assault evidence kits.

Sep 27, 2017

Big stakes in high court fight over partisan political maps

Democrats and Republicans are poised for a Supreme Court fight about political line-drawing that could change the balance of power in a country starkly divided between the two parties.

Sep 19, 2017

Appeals court upholds Wisconsin’s right-to-work law (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin appeals court upheld the state's right-to-work law on Tuesday, handing Gov. Scott Walker a victory by reversing a lower-court ruling that had struck down the law he championed as unconstitutional last year.

Sep 18, 2017

Schimel adds deputy solicitor general

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has hired a new deputy solicitor general. Schimel announced Monday that he had appointed the Appleton native Sopen Shah to the position. Shah earned her law degree from Yale University Law School in 2015. She was a law clerk for Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Debra Ann Livingston and […]

Sep 6, 2017

AG spends $83K on promotional items

Newly released records show Attorney General Brad Schimel has spent about $83,000 on promotional items during his term, including bags, pistol cases and candy.

Sep 1, 2017

AG creates temporary crime lab positions

Attorney General Brad Schimel is creating 11 new temporary crime lab positions to handle increased submissions.

Aug 17, 2017

Schimel taps assistant prosecutor to lead criminal appeals

Attorney General Brad Schimel has chosen a new leader for the state Department of Justice’s criminal-appeals unit. Schimel announced Thursday that he had chosen Assistant Attorney General Clayton Kawski to fill the spot. Kawski started working for the DOJ in 2010. He led the DOJ’s special-litigation and appeals unit but left in 2016 when Gov. […]

Jul 20, 2017

Officials sued over hunter harassment law

A group of Wisconsin residents say the state's hunter harassment law stifles free speech and are suing state officials in federal court.

Jul 17, 2017

Schimel ends first half of year with $380K on hand

A new campaign finance report shows Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel's campaign finished the first half of 2017 with nearly $400,000 on hand.

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