The #TonyRobinson decision – share your thoughts

Earlier today Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced his decision not to issue criminal charges against Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny after Officer Kenny shot and killed Tony Robinson, who was unarmed at the time of his death. According to reports, Officer Kenny alleged Robinson attacked him shortly after…

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What’s going on with Ismael Ozanne’s campaign finances?

Today was a little bit like Christmas here at Blogging Blue HQ. After all, last night was the deadline for campaigns to file their July 2014 Continuing Reports outlining their campaign contributions and expenses since January 2014. As I perused the July Continuing Report for Democratic Attorney General candidate Ismael…

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Ozanne AG campaign undergoes leadership shakeup

Lost among the myriad of blog post drafts is something I’ve been meaning to post for a couple of weeks. On February 21, 2014, the WisPolitics Stock Report noted that the top two aides to Attorney General candidate Ismael Ozanne had left his campaign, with former senior consultant Melissa Mulliken…

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Jefferson County DA Susan Happ to run for Attorney General

As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on Wednesday Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ entered the race for Attorney General. Happ will join fellow Democrats Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne and State Rep. Jon Richards in the race to succeed Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, who will not…

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AG candidate Ozanne admits to alcohol-related incident

Earlier today Democratic Attorney General candidate Ismael Ozanne he had been cited for a crash as a teenager after drinking. A breathalyzer test showed Ozanne had a blood alcohol content of .04, which was below the state’s legal limit at the time, and Ozanne was not cited for drunken driving….

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Ismael Ozanne: The Blogging Blue Interview

A little over a week ago, I had a chance to sit down and chat with Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne (pictured, left), one of the two Democrats running to replace J.B. Van Hollen as Wisconsin’s Attorney General. Ozanne and I started out our conversation with the one question…

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Rep. Taylor will not run for Attorney General

From a statement released by Democratic State Rep. Chris Taylor on Thursday. “Over the past several weeks, I’ve been humbled by the encouragement and support I’ve received from family, friends and supporters as I’ve considered a campaign for Attorney General. “Wisconsinites have witnessed an increased politicization of the state’s Attorney…

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Caucus Scandal Redux

The Capitol Caucus scandal is in the news again, not the illegal campaigning done by the Walker campaign, the one run by convicted felon Scooter Jensen. This time Dane Count DA Ismael Ozanne has decided to bring bring Sherry Schultz to trial again. Then there’s Sherry Schultz. She’s the forgotten…

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