Wisconsin Assembly approves criminal justice, human trafficking bills

Wisconsin Assembly approves criminal justice, human trafficking bills

Assembly lawmakers approved a range of bills related to crime, policing and trafficking Tuesday — including one that would end a judge’s ability to pursue charges against an officer involved in someone’s death, if a district attorney has already declined…

Assembly Democrats vote for GOP bills, voice objections in amendments

Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Walworth) attacks the Assembly Democrats in a floor speech on Tuesday, Oct. 14. (Screenshot/WisEye)During an Assembly floor session in which most of the bills passed on voice votes that were unanimous or nearly so, the chamber’s Democrats took the occasion Tuesday to make pointed arguments with amendments that were quickly quashed. Republican lawmakers lashed back with accusations of politics and grandsta…