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Walker names his Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday appointed 18 members to his Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
AG says merit pay is right thing to do
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he's overjoyed to offer his best employees merit bonuses and raises.
Van Hollen says he’s concerned about voter fraud
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he is very concerned about voter fraud as six recall elections near, including one targeting fellow Republican, Gov. Scott Walker.
Walker looks at ways to improve criminal justice system
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed Executive Order No. 62, creating the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The 20-member council will study ways to improve criminal justice policy, operations and outcome and increase public safety, according to a news release.
Van Hollen to appeal voter ID ruling
Wisconsin's attorney general says he will appeal a judge's ruling to stop the state's new voter identification law.
Bill would end victim testimony
Wisconsin crime victims wouldn't have to testify against their attackers during the early stages of their cases under a Republican bill making its way through the Legislature.
Senate sends concealed-carry bill to committee (UPDATE)
Republicans in the state Senate don't plan to vote on a bill doing away with minimum concealed carry training requirements.
Walker restores funding for sex-assault victims
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday exempted the state Department of Justice from certain budget cuts that would have meant less money for organizations that help victims of sexual assault.
Justice Department plans to reduce sex assault victim grants
The Wisconsin Justice Department has warned organizations that help sexual assault victims to expect drastic reductions in state aid next year, a surprise move for an agency that has prided itself on capturing sexual predators.
AG defends concealed carry rules to NRA
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen formally defended Wisconsin’s new concealed weapons rules Thursday against complaints from the National Rifle Association that the regulations are too draconian, saying the state Justice Department was well within its authority and helped clarify the law. Van Hollen, a Republican, has […]
Walker approves concealed carry rules (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Friday reluctantly approved temporary rules that would allow Wisconsin’s new concealed carry law to take effect next month, bucking complaints from the National Rifle Association that the regulations are too strict. The state Justice Department has been scrambling to craft administrative […]
Walker reviewing proposed concealed carry rules (UPDATE)
Over objections of the National Rifle Association and some Republican lawmakers, anyone wishing to carry a concealed weapon in Wisconsin would have to undergo four hours of training even though the law does not require that.
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- $2 million awarded by Federal jury for MPD excessive force, officers’ failure to intervene
- Wisconsin Attorney General joins multistate Amicus Brief to uphold laws restricting gun magazine capacity
- Lawyer with ties to Brookfield, Wis. sentenced to four Years in Federal Prison
- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
- Gov. Evers appoints Toni L. Young to the Racine County Circuit Court
- Gov. Evers appoints Frank Gagliardi to the Kenosha County Circuit Court
- Unions in Wisconsin sue to reverse collective bargaining restrictions on teachers, others
- Courtroom outbursts justified exclusion of mother from parental rights trial
- OSHA fines two Wisconsin construction companies after Lambeau Field carpenter’s death
- Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit
- Court to weigh social media and First Amendment
- Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
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