Thursday, September 27, 2012
Having Voter ID in place for the November elections looks unlikely now that the state's highest court has refused to hear either of two cases where the law was ruled unconstitutional.
The state Supreme Court has refused to hear arguments about Voter ID because one case has yet to go through the appellate court. This means come November, voters will not be required to show a photo ID before casting a ballot. WisPolitics.com is reporting that justices issued two brief orders; one of which called state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's petition to jump over the appeals court as "premature." According to a story on JSOnline.com, if they take up the case at all, justices would prefer to hear both cases at once. Van Hollen issued a statement shortly after the decision was made public: The Voter ID law protects the integrity of our elections. Injunctions entered by circuit court judges, acting alone, have already kept this …
Monday, August 1, 2011
State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen posted concealed carry law questions and answers on the state web site.
Saying the concealed carry law has raised significant questions under review, state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today answered frequently asked questions on his state web site. The 49-page resource is available on the state Department of Justice web site here. There is a link on the DOJ's home page from a box titled "Concealed Carry Law." Under the law signed last month by Gov. Scott Walker, citizens who obtain a proper permit and undergo training will be able to carry concealed weapons starting Nov. 1, with some exceptions. Businesses can prohibit concealed carry by posting proper signs. “People wishing to take advantage of the new law are entitled to timely, accurate and helpful information," Van Hollen said in a press release. "We …
Friday, June 24, 2011
Republican Alberta Darling and Attorney General JB Van Hollen say new Justice Department unit could recover $6 to $7 for every $1 spent.
State Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) announced Friday she is introducing legislation to create a new public assistance fraud unit within the state Department of Justice. Darling, who was joined by Attorney General JB Van Hollen at her district office in Menomonee Falls in making the announcement, said the unit is being proposed because she wants to get rid of public assistance fraud in Wisconsin. “What’s most important is that we’re going to prosecute fraud and we’re going to increase the penalties to a felony,” Darling said. “It’s going to be both providers and beneficiaries that we’ll target.” Darling said she wanted to create the program in order to root out fraud after a stories done by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in the past …
John Wilson
5:16 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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