Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel and Democratic challenger Josh Kaul are getting ready for the first debate.
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UW-Madison center cancels attorney general debate
Wisconsin's attorney general candidates will debate three times before Election Day, not four as originally scheduled.
Read More »AG challenger Kaul lays out positions on lawsuits
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.
Read More »Schimel accuses Kaul of being soft on drug offenders
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is trying to brand his Democratic challenger as soft on drug offenders.
Read More »Reports: AG challenger Kaul outraises Schimel in August
New campaign finance reports show the Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul outraised the Republican incumbent Brad Schimel in August.
Read More »GOP AGs release ad blasting Kaul in Wisconsin race
A group supporting Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is releasing a new television ad painting his challenger as inexperienced.
Read More »Schimel announces sex assault kit testing complete (UPDATE)
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.
Read More »RAGA readies $2.5 million ad buy for Schimel
The Republican Attorneys General Association is preparing to launch a $2.5 million television ad campaign supporting Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel.
Read More »Former Wisconsin assistant AGs blast Schimel
A group of former assistant Wisconsin attorneys generals are attacking Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel as he fights for re-election.
Read More »Attorney general race ready to heat up
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.
Read More »Biden endorses Kaul in Wisconsin attorney general race
Former Vice President Joe Biden is endorsing the Democrat Josh Kaul in Wisconsin's attorney-general race.
Read More »Democrat Kaul outraises incumbent Schimel in July
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.
Read More »School safety grants to target student mental health
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.
Read More »Schimel hires lab consultant as criticism over delays mounts
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.
Read More »Kaul doesn’t know if he would defend abortion ban
The Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul says he would have to study Wisconsin's abortion ban before deciding whether to defend it in court.
Read More »Kaul challenges Schimel to 8 debates
Democratic Wisconsin attorney general candidate Josh Kaul is challenging Republican incumbent Brad Schimel to eight debates across the state.
Read More »Republican AG Schimel outraises Democratic opponent Kaul
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel has outraised his Democratic challenger Josh Kaul over the first six months of the year.
Read More »AG candidate Kaul to report raising nearly $575K
Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul plans to report raising about $575,000 over the first six months of 2018.
Read More »Democratic AG candidate Kaul makes case against Schimel
Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul is making his case against Republican incumbent Brad Schimel, accusing him of prioritizing buying coins with his name on it over having rape kits tested.
Read More »Democratic candidates for governor look to woo activists
Democratic candidates for governor get a chance to differentiate themselves and win over party activists at the state convention on Friday.
Read More »Kaul calls Schimel’s voter ID remarks ‘incredible admission’
Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul says Republican incumbent Brad Schimel's suggestion that President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wouldn't have won in Wisconsin without the state's voter ID law an "incredible admission" that the law was designed to help Republicans win elections.
Read More »Kaul rips Schimel on wells, opioids, arming teachers
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is too soft on big drug companies and polluters, his suggestion that teachers carry guns is alarming and he failed to effectively investigate abuse allegations at Wisconsin's youth prison, the Democratic challenger Josh Kaul said on Friday.
Read More »Kaul raises $429K in attorney general race
Democrat Josh Kaul's campaign says he has raised about $429,000 since he entered the attorney general's race.
Read More »Democratic attorney general candidate raises $174K
Democratic attorney general hopeful Josh Kaul has raised more than $170,000.
Read More »Lautenschlager’s son announces attorney general bid
Former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's son says he's going to run for his mother's old job.
Read More »Lautenschlager’s son mulling attorney general run
Former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's son is mulling a run for his mother's old job.
Read More »Judge orders state to explain voting credentials process (UPDATE)
A federal judge ordered Wisconsin transportation officials Thursday to immediately produce documents clearly explaining how people who lack a photo ID can obtain voting credentials and to perform checks to ensure field workers are giving applicants correct information about the process.
Read More »Federal judge hears challenge of election law changes (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Republicans were "giddy" about a voter identification requirement enacted in 2011 that they saw as an opportunity to drive down Democratic turnout at the polls, a former chief of staff to a GOP state senator testified Monday in a federal trial targeting that law and others.
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