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Republican legislative leaders moved Wednesday toward joining a federal lawsuit demanding that states be allowed to use federal coronavirus relief money to pay for tax reductions.
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Read More »JFC approves $10K settlement, juvenile treatment center expansion
The Joint Committee on Finance on Thursday approved a $10,000 settlement in a lawsuit over improper dredging and an expansion project for a Madison juvenile-treatment center.
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Read More »Kaul launches clergy sexual abuse probe
The state Department of Justice has launched a sweeping investigation of sexual assault in Catholic churches and orders across Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday.
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Read More »Kaul reaches $242K settlement on manure spills
Attorney General Josh Kaul has reached a $242,000 settlement with a factory farm and a manure applicator to resolve pollution violations stemming from manure spills several years ago.
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Read More »Kaul to launch clergy sex abuse probe
Attorney General Josh Kaul plans to launch an investigation into clergy sexual assault across Wisconsin's five Catholic dioceses, perhaps as early as next week.
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Read More »Republican law professor announces attorney general run
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ryan Owens announced Monday that he will run for attorney general, becoming the second Republican to enter the race against incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul.
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Read More »Labs improve DNA turnaround, tool mark cases taking 3 years
Wisconsin's beleaguered crime labs improved their turnaround times on DNA and ballistics testing last year but took longer to complete drug and tool-mark analysis, according to a state Justice Department report released Thursday.
Read More »Wisconsin DOJ gets sexual-assault kit tracking database
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is setting up a tracking system to trace the status of sexual assault evidence kits in effort to ensure they're processed quickly, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on Wednesday.
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Read More »Fond du Lac prosecutor announces attorney general run
Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney will challenge Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul next year.
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Read More »Wisconsin court tosses AG’s lame-duck lawsuit
Wisconsin's conservative-leaning Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging statues Republican lawmakers passed during a 2018 lame-duck session limiting his powers.
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Read More »Wisconsin part of $188.6M multistate settlement over deceptive marking of surgical mesh
Wisconsin is part of a $188.6 million settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation to resolve allegations of deceptive marking of its surgical-mesh products for women.
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Read More »Kaul makes case for improved crime lab tech, more analysts
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul worked Wednesday to persuade Republican lawmakers to let him spend nearly $925,000 to upgrade crime lab technology designed to detect synthetic drugs and add analysts.
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Read More »Dairy farms, cheese co-op settle pollution violations for $190K
Two dairy farms and a cheese cooperative have settled water pollution and wastewater violations for $190,000.
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Read More »AG opinion raises questions about state’s multi-family sprinkler rule
State officials are weighing how a legal opinion requiring fire sprinklers in apartment buildings could affect how state agencies enforce and adopt new administrative rules.
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Read More »Broad coalition recommends emergency-detention improvements
A broad coalition of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, health care professionals, local governments and others on Thursday recommended bolstering regional services as part of a multi-faceted approach to better handling of emergency mental-health detentions.
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Read More »Evers looks to hire outside attorneys to handle PFAS suits
Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced Friday that it wants to hire outside attorneys to potentially file lawsuits over PFAS contamination.
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Read More »Former Waukesha dairy company ordered to pay wages, benefits
A Waukesha dairy operation that abruptly closed down nearly eight years ago must pay at least $1.1 million in wages and benefits to former employees, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Wednesday.
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Read More »Wisconsin joins nationwide $86.3M agreement with mortgage servicer
Wisconsin joined in a nationwide $86.3 million agreement with Nationstar Mortgage to resolve allegations that the company's practices caused problems for thousands of homeowners.
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Read More »Wisconsin attorney general suing over GOP lame-duck law
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging parts of a Republican-authored law limiting his powers that was passed during a lame-duck legislative session two years ago. The lawsuit ...
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Read More »Wisconsin, 47 others reach $85 million settlement with Honda over faulty airbags
Wisconsin and 47 other U.S. states and territories have reached an $85 million settlement with Honda over faulty airbag systems in the company’s cars. Attorney General Josh Kaul and attorneys general from throughout the U.S. were investigating whether American Honda Motor ...
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Read More »‘Attempt to sabotage fair elections’: Kaul plans lawsuit over Postal Service changes
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and other attorneys general plan to file a federal lawsuit challenging operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that could affect the November election.
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Read More »Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties
A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the surge ordered by President Donald Trump will inhibit residents' ability to hold demonstrations.
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Read More »Federal suit over local Wisconsin COVID-19 orders dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two dozen Wisconsin residents challenging a variety of local stay-at-home orders enacted to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Read More »Appeals court won’t reinstate Democrats’ lame-duck challenge
A federal appeals court panel refused Thursday to reinstate Wisconsin Democrats' lawsuit challenging Republican-authored lame-duck laws that curbed the powers of the Democratic governor and attorney general before they took office.
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Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019.
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Read More »Kaul joins call for withdrawal of loosened environmental review of infrastructure projects
Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of state attorneys general calling for President Donald Trump to withdraw an executive order that allows federal agencies to avoid full compliance with environmental laws on infrastructure projects.
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Read More »AG to ask Republican lawmakers to sign off on 4 settlements
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul was poised Tuesday to ask lawmakers to approve four more legal settlements under Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws. Kaul, a Democrat, was scheduled to present possible settlements to the ...
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Read More »Court rules phone charging kiosks are illegal gambling
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled that cellphone-charging kiosks that allow users to win or lose money by playing a video game are illegal gambling machines.
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Read More »Kaul files comments on PFAS regulation, joins generic drug antitrust complaint
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul took action on regulating PFAS chemicals and a nationwide antitrust investigation into the generic drug industry on Wednesday.
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Read More »We cannot delay taking action to fight systemic racism
