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Add Waukesha County Circuit Judge Maria Lazar to the ever-growing list of those considering a run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Read More »Democratic DA Susan Happ considering run for Supreme Court
The Democratic Jefferson County district attorney who ran for state attorney general in 2014 is considering running for the state Supreme Court next year, making her the third possible candidate to express interest.
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Read More »Schimel takes attorney general race
Democrat Susan Happ has conceded the Wisconsin attorney general race to Republican Brad Schimel.
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Read More »Which candidate will be on the ‘frontline?’
In any political race, there are always keywords that candidates go back to again and again.
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Read More »Q&A with the attorney general candidates
Two county prosecutors are squaring off to become Wisconsin's next attorney general in Tuesday's election.
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Read More »DOJ appeals Schimel video release order
The Department of Justice will appeal a decision by a Dane County judge to make public training videos featuring Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel.
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Read More »Happ, Schimel focus on differences in final debate
The majority of the debate between attorney general candidates Susan Happ and Brad Schimel on Wednesday night was spent distinguishing themselves from the other.
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Read More »Schimel slightly ahead of Happ in attorney general race (UPDATE)
The last Marquette University Law School poll released just six days before the election shows Republican Brad Schimel slightly ahead of Democrat Susan Happ in the race for Wisconsin attorney general.
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Read More »Unions, GOP give to attorney general candidates
Labor unions, the state Republican Party and the state realtors association are all pumping money to Wisconsin's attorney general candidates.
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Read More »Happ out-raises Schimel over last 3 months
New campaign finance reports show Democrat Susan Happ raised more money than Republican Brad Schimel over the last three months of the state attorney general race.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates spar on campaign coordination
Democratic attorney general hopeful Susan Happ accused Republican opponent Brad Schimel of backtracking on whether he would defend a Wisconsin law restricting political candidates from coordinating with outside groups during their second debate Friday evening.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates set to debate on public television
Wisconsin attorney general candidates Susan Happ and Brad Schimel are set to engage in their second debate.
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Read More »Democrats file lawsuit seeking Schimel videos
Wisconsin Democrats have filed a lawsuit seeking videos of prosecutor training sessions involving Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel, saying they think the footage might show Schimel made inappropriate remarks at the seminars.
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Read More »Poll: Attorney general race a dead heat
Attorney general candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Happ are tied heading into the Nov. 4 election, according to a Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday afternoon.
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Read More »OLR clears Happ
A complaint filed by a sexual assault victim against Democratic attorney general candidate Susan Happ for allegedly letting a defendant off easy because he bought Happ's house has been dismissed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
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Read More »Attorney general hopeful wants gun background checks
Wisconsin attorney general candidate Susan Happ is calling for background checks on all gun sales.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates spar over philosophy
Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel blasted opponent Susan Happ as a liberal activist looking to pursue a partisan agenda as the two candidates criticized each other's philosophies during their first debate Sunday.
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Read More »AG race focus turns to complaint, marriage comment
Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel illegally used campaign donations to pay his children's baby sitters, a liberal group alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday with state election officials.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates respond to questions
Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel, are running for Wisconsin attorney general, hoping to succeed retiring Republican J.B. Van Hollen.
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Read More »Happ promises to crack down on for-profit colleges
Democratic attorney general candidate Susan Happ promises to crack down on for-profit colleges that she says prey on Wisconsin students and veterans.
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Read More »Schimel, Happ race for attorney general close
A new poll shows Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ are about even in the race for Wisconsin attorney general.
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Read More »Attorney general race focuses on sexual assault
Sexual assault has become the focus of the Wisconsin attorney general's race, with each party accusing the other's candidate of mishandling such cases during their work as prosecutors.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates agree to 2 more debates
Wisconsin attorney general hopefuls Brad Schimel and Susan Happ have agreed to two more debates.
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Read More »AG hopeful says he has plan to curb crimes against women
Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel has unveiled a plan to curb crimes against women.
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Read More »Attorney general hopeful drops defense lawyer donation
Democratic attorney general hopeful Susan Happ has given a campaign contribution to charity. The donation came from a defense attorney who brokered a plea deal with her office.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates agree to debate
Wisconsin attorney general hopefuls Brad Schimel and Susan Happ have agreed to a debate next month.
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Read More »Happ, Schimel nearly even in attorney general race
A new poll shows Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel are about even in the race for attorney general.
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Read More »Female Republicans want Happ endorsement retracted (UPDATE)
A group of female GOP lawmakers are demanding Emily's List retract its endorsement of Democratic attorney general hopeful Susan Happ.
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Read More »Attack groups scour attorney general candidate records (UPDATE)
With two months to go before Election Day, conservative and liberal groups are swooping into Wisconsin's attorney general race and scouring court records for fodder to attack Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ as soft on crime.
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Read More »Group accuses Happ of going easy on child molester (UPDATE)
A conservative group on Tuesday accused Democratic Attorney General Susan Happ of letting an alleged child molester off easy because he bought her house a year before he was charged.
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