Attorneys general push for Great Lakes, Mississippi split
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Six attorneys general in the Great Lakes region called for a multi-state coalition Wednesday that would push the federal government to protect the lakes from invasive species such as Asian carp by cutting off their artificial link to the Mississippi River basin. In a […]
AG’s office to prosecute suspect in ’07 homicide case
NEW LONDON, Wis. (AP) — New London police say they’ve made an arrest in an old homicide case. Seventy-seven-year-old James Park was found stabbed to death in his New London apartment in 2007. Police say a 35-year-old New London man has been arrested after the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation helped work on the case. […]
Karl Excavating settles waste violations
A civil environmental enforcement action against Karl Excavating Inc., Manitowoc, arising from solid waste violations has been resolved, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday. During a May 2010 inspection, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources found about 10 dump-truck sized loads of demolition material and bottom ash improperly stored at the business, according [&hel[...]
GOP lawmaker calls for DOJ lawyer’s resignation
Madison - A Republican lawmaker on Thursday called on a state Justice Department lawyer to resign for sending an e-mail offering legal advice to Democratic state senators after they fled the state in February.
State seeks reversal of contractor’s conviction
By Marie Rohde Wisconsin’s attorney general is asking an appellate court to overturn a contractor’s conviction on nine felonies of theft, fraud and embezzlement because the prosecutor secretly demanded the victims pay the cost of a key expert witness. “It’s rare for the state to make a full confession of reversible error in a criminal […]
Van Hollen faces little challenge
Madison - With 2010 shaping up like a huge year for Republicans, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen might be in the best position of any political candidate in Wisconsin.
Van Hollen part of AGs group reviewing foreclosures
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Wednesday unveiled the details of the multi-state mortgage foreclosure working group created to review the practice of “robo-signing” and other issues that have arisen against banks and mortgage processing firms.
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