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Nov 21, 2013

Price appointed director of DOJ bureau

Jenniffer Price is the newest bureau director at the Department of Justice-Division of Criminal Investigation.

Nov 18, 2013

State to receive $336K in Google settlement (UPDATE)

The state of Wisconsin will receive about $336,000 from Google after the company violated consumer protection laws with those using its website, according to a news release from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.

Nov 18, 2013

Lessons learned: Prosecutors’ approaches to heroin epidemic differ from crack’s heyday

Nearly two decades after the height of crack cocaine use in Milwaukee, former District Attorney Mike McCann questions the tactics his office used to prosecute the problem.

Nov 14, 2013

Bill would shift some youth cases from adult court (UPDATE)

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat some 17-year-old offenders as juveniles rather than have them tried in adult court.

Nov 11, 2013

Van Hollen on Act 10: ‘We shall win’ (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Arguing that the law penalizes those who exercise their constitutional right of association, Madison lawyer Lester Pines argued Monday that Wisconsin’s Supreme Court should strike down the state’s controversial collective bargaining legislation.

Nov 7, 2013

Dane County DA joins attorney general race (UPDATE)

The Democratic Dane County district attorney who unsuccessfully sued to stop Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining restrictions announced Thursday he is running for Wisconsin attorney general.

Oct 31, 2013

Juvenile offender bill moving quickly through Legislature

A bipartisan bill that would reverse a Wisconsin state law that requires all 17-year-old offenders to be treated like adults is moving quickly in the state Legislature.

Oct 28, 2013

Appeals court denies stay in Act 10 case

A Wisconsin Court of Appeals declined Monday to issue a legal stay the state attorney general had sought in a challenge of a 2011 law stripping most public workers of collective-bargaining rights.

Oct 25, 2013

Van Hollen seeks stay in Act 10 order

The Wisconsin Attorney General is calling on the state Supreme Court and court of appeals to allow school union elections to go forward despite a Dane County judge’s order to the contrary.

Oct 23, 2013

Former DNR secretary won’t run for AG

Former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank says he won't run for attorney general.

Oct 17, 2013

Former DNR secretary mulling AG run

A former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources secretary says he's considering a run for attorney general.

Oct 16, 2013

Rep. Richards joins race for attorney general (UPDATE)

Wisconsin Rep. Jon Richards announced he will run for attorney general Wednesday, promising to combat heroin abuse, violent crime and drunken driving.

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