Legislature Sues to Stop “Sue and Settle”
The extraordinary session law also requires any money obtained by the state to be deposited into the general fund, not the attorney general’s budget.
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Wigderson on Scaffidi: A More Nuanced Look At John McCain’s Legacy
On his weekly appearance on the Steve Scaffidi show on WTMJ-AM, RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson discussed the legacy of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
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Schimel: One year ago
One year ago, on March 22, 2017, the unimaginable happened in Rothschild, Wisconsin, just outside of Wausau. Four people were murdered by a man who went on a rampage.
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Walker Calls for Special Session to Address School Safety
Governor Scott Walker on Thursday called for a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature to pass his $100 million School Safety Plan.
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John Doe Judge Sets Hearing On Contempt Of Court Request
Brown County Judge Kendall M. Kelley has scheduled a hearing for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. The court “intends to present legal issues for briefing” and to set a briefing schedule related to Schimel’s recommendation.
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John Doe Questions Remain Before Tuesday’s Senate Confirmation Votes
As the state Senate prepares to vote on whether to fire him, embattled Ethics Commission interim administrator Brian Bell is responding to one senator’s pointed questions.
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Wisconsin’s Comey-Over
Apparently, Wisconsin ethics officials don’t grasp the significance of a Supreme Court order or fully comprehend the meaning of words like “require,” “shall” and “all.”
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Senate Committee Asks DOJ To Expand Probe Into John Doe Investigators
Republican lawmakers, sources say, have lost any remaining faith they had in the administrators, particularly Haas, who was a key player in the highly partisan John Doe investigation.
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Reaction to the Wisconsin Justice Department Report on the John Doe Abuse
“As this report describes in detail, the systemic and pervasive mishandling of John Doe evidence likely resulted in circumstances allowing the Guardian leak in the first place, and now prevents prosecutors from proving criminal liability beyond a reasonable doubt,” the DOJ report said. “Moreover, DOJ is deeply concerned by what appears to have been the weaponization of GAB by partisans in furtherance of political goals, which permitted the vast collection of highly personal information from dozens of Wisconsin Republicans without even taking modest steps to secure this information.”
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