Richards demands Van Hollen report on attorney time being devoted to politically-driven lawsuit Madison — State Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), member of the Joint Committee on Finance and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Health and Health Reform, urged Governor-elect Scott Walker and Attorney General J.B Van Hollen to stop preparing a politically-motivated lawsuit to [...]

Candidates for Wisconsin Attorney General, J.B. Van Hollen and Scott Hassett, will be the guests for “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” at Marquette University Law School, Thursday, Oct. 7, at 12:15 p.m. The event will take place in Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan St. This will be the first joint campaign appearance for Van [...]

Eligibility standards updated for first time in 20 years Senator Spencer Coggs hailed the signing of his bill, Senate Bill (SB) 263, which was signed into law earlier this week by Governor Jim Doyle. Now known as 2009 Wisconsin Act 164, the new law will allow more defendants to qualify for Public Defender representation at [...]