A coalition of liberal-leaning groups planned to file a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans who were trying to reduce the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.

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Gov. Tony Evers is joining his fellow Democrat, Attorney General Josh Kau,l in supporting a law allowing judges to take firearms away from people determined to be a threat to themselves or others.

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Gov. Tony Evers says he will be sending a letter to Attorney General Josh Kaul this week calling for Wisconsin to "change our stance" in a multi-state lawsuit seeking the repeal of the federal health care law.

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Wisconsin Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul recently announced various appointments to the state Department of Justice.

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The ousted Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says in his first post-election interview that his defeat to the Democrat Josh Kaul was "kind of a death by a thousand cuts."

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Republican lawmakers on Wednesday passed a series of bills meant to restrict the powers of the incoming governor and attorney general, both Democrats.

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Gov. Scott Walker is giving outgoing Attorney General Brad Schimel a job as a judge.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel conceded defeat Monday to his Democratic opponent, Josh Kaul, saying the difference in their vote tallies is too great to overcome through a recount.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says it "appears" that Democrat Josh Kaul has won their race, but Schimel will wait until all votes are counted.

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Although the contests for the governor’s office and a U.S. Senate seat topped the ballot in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Democrats had high hopes for a handful of other races.

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New campaign finance reports show the Democratic attorney general candidate, Josh Kaul, is winning the fundraising battle over te Republican incumbent, Brad Schimel, as Election Day approaches.

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The ad battle between Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel and Democratic challenger Josh Kaul rages on.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is disputing a new ad that claims he was soft on child molesters.

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An organization backed by the Democratic Attorneys General Association released a new television ad on Tuesday accusing the Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel of being soft on child molesters.

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Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul went on the attack during his first debate with Republican incumbent Brad Schimel on Friday, hoping to make up ground after polls show him trailing the veteran prosecutor less than a month before Election Day.

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The Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul is releasing his first television ad, a 30-second spot blasting the incumbent, Brad Schimel, for taking too long with unanalyzed rape-testing kits.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel and Democratic challenger Josh Kaul are getting ready for the first debate.

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Wisconsin's attorney general candidates will debate three times before Election Day, not four as originally scheduled.

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Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul has laid out his position on some hot-button legal issues facing the state Department of Justice, saying he would aim to end some litigation but would defend some GOP-backed statutes.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is trying to brand his Democratic challenger as soft on drug offenders.

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New campaign finance reports show the Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul outraised the Republican incumbent Brad Schimel in August.

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A group supporting Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is releasing a new television ad painting his challenger as inexperienced.

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Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Department of Justice has finished testing thousands of unanalyzed sexual-assault-evidence kits dating back to the 1980s.

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The Republican Attorneys General Association is preparing to launch a $2.5 million television ad campaign supporting Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel.

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A group of former assistant Wisconsin attorneys generals are attacking Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel as he fights for re-election.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel and Democratic challenger Josh Kaul spent the summer quietly sniping at each other as Wisconsin's crowded gubernatorial primary dominated headlines.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden is endorsing the Democrat Josh Kaul in Wisconsin's attorney-general race.

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Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul has outraised Republican incumbent Brad Schimel in July, but Schimel has more cash on hand three months before the November election.

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Along with providing additional physical security, the state's second round of school-safety grants, totaling $45 million, will be used to set up school-safety intervention teams and to try to improve students' mental health, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced on Tuesday.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel has hired a consultant to identify ways to speed up testing at the state crime labs as criticism over delays mounts.

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