Wisconsin governor challenged to stop all inmate paroles
2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin governor challenged to stop all inmate paroles

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Michels has been hitting Evers as being soft on crime, accusing the Democrat in a letter Monday of sympathizing with and coddling “brutal, convicted criminals.” Evers' spokesperson Britt Cudaback said it would be illegal to do as Michels wants and called the request “an uninformed stunt to score political points by someone who has no regard or appreciation for the laws of our state.” Michels and Evers are knotted in a tight contest in the battleground state that polls show is about even. Wisconsin's parole commission, which operates independently of the governor, has granted about 460 discretionary paroles not required by law, something that both Republican and Democratic governors before Evers also routinely granted. Michels' campaign spokesperson Anna Kelly said that Evers could effectively halt paroles by rescinding his appointment of Christopher Blythe as chair of the commission, or ask that Blythe stand down for three months. In June, Wisconsin Parole Commission Chairman John Tate resigned, a month after Evers made a hasty appeal to Tate in the midst of Republican criticism over parole plans for a convicted murderer.

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Wisconsin Republicans fire 8 more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogs
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans fire 8 more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogs

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the state Senate fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that limited campus diversity and four judicial watchdogs who wouldn’t commit to punishing liberal state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. The Senate also fired a member of the governor’s domestic …

Wisconsin prison chief retires amid guard shortage; departure another personnel headache for Evers
10 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin prison chief retires amid guard shortage; departure another personnel headache for Evers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s prisons secretary will retire next week as his embattled agency continues to struggle with overcrowded institutions, a glaring shortage of guards and allegations of inhumane conditions. “The past five years have been quite memorable, and I could not be prouder to have worked with some of the finest public servants in the country who are doing …

Wisconsin Gov. Evers, Michels display differences in debate
2 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Gov. Evers, Michels display differences in debate

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. I am pro life and I make no apologies for that.” Michels said he would sign a bill creating an exception to Wisconsin’s 1849 near total abortion ban for rape and incest. Michels said that “crime is running rampant” and “I’m going to fix it.” “And guns? — Michels described the Evers’ administration as the …

Many GOP appointees with expired terms still on state boards
2 years, 3 months ago

Many GOP appointees with expired terms still on state boards

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Three members of the state board that oversees Wisconsin’s technical colleges and who were appointed by former Republican Gov. Tony Evers has nominated six people to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, but none have been confirmed by the GOP-controlled state Senate. The other three are among dozens of Evers appointees that are waiting to serve on …

Wisconsin governor challenged to stop all inmate paroles
2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin governor challenged to stop all inmate paroles

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels called Monday on Wisconsin Gov. Michels has been hitting Evers as being soft on crime, accusing the Democrat in a letter Monday of sympathizing with and coddling “brutal, convicted criminals.” Evers’ spokesperson Britt Cudaback said it would be illegal to do as Michels wants and called the request “an uninformed stunt to …

Wisconsin’s conservative high court hands GOP another weapon
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin’s conservative high court hands GOP another weapon

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling this week that political appointees don’t have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor. The court’s decision — in the case of a conservative who refused to step down from an environmental policy board for …

Wisconsin chairman rescinds killer’s parole at Evers request
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin chairman rescinds killer’s parole at Evers request

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Parole Commission’s leader agreed Friday to rescind a convicted murderer’s parole at Democratic Gov. Evers sent a letter Friday to John Tate, the commission’s chairman, asking him to reconsider 54-year-old Douglas Balsewicz’s parole. Tate, an Evers appointee, later said in an email to The Associated Press and the Department of Corrections that he understands the …

Wisconsin gridlock between Democratic governor, lawmakers
5 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin gridlock between Democratic governor, lawmakers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A tumultuous week that put on full display the partisan agendas of Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Republicans started and ended an Evers-called special session on guns within seconds, taking no action, and they fired an Evers Cabinet secretary as the scowling governor watched from the floor of the Senate. Tim Cullen, a former Democratic state senator who crossed …

Wisconsin governor calls special session on gun control
5 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin governor calls special session on gun control

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday called the Legislature into a special session next month to take up a pair of gun control measures that its Republican leaders have been unwilling to debate, accusing them of telling those who support the measures to “go to hell.” The move won’t force Republicans to debate or vote on …

APNewsBreak: Evers issuing 1st Wisconsin pardons in 9 years
5 years, 3 months ago

APNewsBreak: Evers issuing 1st Wisconsin pardons in 9 years

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will issue Wisconsin’s first pardons in nine years, invoking his constitutional power to grant clemency to four people. Evers plans to issue the pardons Monday, the first he’s making as governor after he re-started the pardons board in June. Evers’ predecessor, Republican Scott Walker, never issued a single pardon over his eight years …

Gov. Evers re-forms Wisconsin pardons board Walker dropped
5 years, 6 months ago

Gov. Evers re-forms Wisconsin pardons board Walker dropped

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers re-created Wisconsin’s pardons board on Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise to again consider granting pardons after his Republican predecessor, Scott Walker, halted the process eight years ago. Evers, a Democrat, is putting his own mark on the process, declining to consider commutation of prison sentences as previous governors did and instituting a new restriction …

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