Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says Wisconsin state law permits foreign ownership of land in some cases.

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An Illinois man is accused of accepting more than $80,000 for construction work at a villa at the Three Bears Resort in Warrens, Wis., and then using the money for other purposes.

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A formal opinion from state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has done little to remedy ongoing tensions between the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and County Executive Chris Abele.

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Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will not run for a third term in office.

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A green light from the state attorney general’s office has emboldened a Milwaukee alderman to renew his request to extend TIF districts to pay for roadwork in the city.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice is casting a wide legal net to recover more than $60,000 owed to two former employees of a Milwaukee construction company that closed earlier this year.

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Republicans are scrambling to explain why pictures are more dangerous than bullets.

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Competitive bidding requirements on a joint county-municipal highway project should not be enforced in a county with a county executive, according to a formal opinion issued by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Wednesday.

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By ?SCOTT BAUER and ?TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The fight over stripping collective bargaining rights from Wisconsin’s public workers will move into the state Supreme Court, and possibly back into the Legislature, after a judge ruled ...

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A civil environmental enforcement action against Karl Excavating Inc., Manitowoc, arising from solid waste violations has been resolved, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday. During a May 2010 inspection, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources found about 10 ...

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