Longtime aide to Scott Walker charged with 2 felony counts of embezzlement

Earlier today, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced felony charges have been filed against three individuals – including a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker – as part of the ongoing John Doe investigation into Walker staffers. Among those charged was Tim Russell (pictured at right along with…

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Republicans to take up “Castle Doctrine” as a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist

Can someone explain to me how implementing the “Castle Doctrine” in Wisconsin will create jobs? Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Wisconsin, like most states, doesn’t need a castle doctrine, because current law, refined over the last half century, provides more than adequate protection for anyone legitimately acting in…

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G U N S

November 1st, starts a new chapter in Wisconsin’s History as the new concealed carry law goes into effect. While some think this is a simple matter of the second amendment – except that is not true. Others explain it away for such things as protection, everyone else has it, now…

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Scott Walker: not concerned about public safety when prosecutors are involved

…and here’s the proof. [Chisholm] said he believes the assistants will recoup their pay either through arbitration or court action later because he, like other district attorneys, thinks the Department of Administration is about to engage in a blatant contract violation. “They cannot give a legal basis for what they’re…

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