Lawmakers to revise juvenile corrections plan

Corrections would no longer face a hard deadline of July 1, 2020, to close Lincoln Hills to provide flexibility for the opening of new juvenile facilities under a substitute amendment lawmakers plan to introduce today, Rep. Michael Schraa told WisPolitics.com.

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Assembly approves GOP welfare overhaul package

The Assembly signed off on a package of special session welfare bills to set new requirements for various government assistance programs including food stamps. Dems voted against each of the 10 bills, authored by Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Chris

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Fitzgerald revives push to create alcohol czar

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this session about an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement

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Dallet, Screnock spar in first one-on-one Supreme Court debate

MILWAUKEE — Michael Screnock charged Friday rival Rebecca Dallet is advocating a “liberal activist agenda” in her campaign for state Supreme Court, contrary to the Wisconsin values of honesty, integrity, hard work and following the “golden rule.” But Dallet, a Milwaukee County judge, fired back Screnock has advocated for gerrymandered political

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Elections Commission refutes report Russian hackers compromised state systems

The State Elections Commission is refuting an NBC News report claiming Wisconsin’s websites or voter registration systems were compromised by Russian hackers prior to the 2016 election. U.S. officials told NBC the American intelligence community had developed considerable evidence that websites or voter registration systems in seven states, including Wisconsin,

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Haas plans to leave Elections Commission within two months

Mike Haas says he decided to drop his claim to the Elections Commission administrator’s job to spare the agency a distraction during an election year. Haas said the ongoing dispute over whether he was properly re-appointed to the role ran the risk of allowing lawmakers to step in and pick

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Lawmakers to revise juvenile corrections plan

Corrections would no longer face a hard deadline of July 1, 2020, to close Lincoln Hills to provide flexibility for the opening of new juvenile facilities under a substitute amendment lawmakers plan to introduce today, Rep. Michael Schraa told WisPolitics.com. The amendment to the juvenile corrections plan a bipartisan group

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Assembly approves GOP welfare overhaul package

The Assembly signed off on a package of special session welfare bills to set new requirements for various government assistance programs including food stamps. Dems voted against each of the 10 bills, authored by Speaker Robin Vos and Sen. Chris Kapenga, although they were largely silent on the floor as

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Fitzgerald revives push to create alcohol czar

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this session about an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement faded amid opposition from various groups. An earlier version also

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‘UpFront’: Supreme Court candidates discuss views, values

The three candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court discussed their views and values on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Madison-area attorney Tim Burns, who has embraced the mantle of a progressive in the officially non-partisan race, said his campaign has been “very appropriate.” “This isn’t a campaign

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