Joint Finance rejects call for new office to provide security for judges, justices

The Joint Finance Committee today rejected a proposal to create a new office to provide security for Wisconsin judges and justices amid a rise in threats to the judiciary. Gov. Tony Evers had backed the state Supreme Court’s call for an Office of Marshals to add 8.4 full-time equivalent staff in addition to the 1.6 positions now working for the court. His budget included nearly $2.3 million to cov...