The state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would remove voluntary intoxication as a possible defense in criminal cases.

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A bill that would remove voluntary intoxication as a possible defense in criminal cases passed out of the Assembly’s judiciary committee Tuesday.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill making it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames.

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Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Tuesday to making it harder to force public schools to drop American Indian nicknames, pushing a bill that would raise the bar for complaints through the state Senate and on to Gov. Scott Walker.

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A legislative committee approved a Republican bill Wednesday that would make stripping public schools of race-based nicknames and mascots more difficult, clearing the way for a full vote in the state Assembly next week.

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