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The significant reduction in funding means Wisconsin residents will lose access to the Office of School Safety’s 24/7 anonymous tip line.

Attorney General Josh Kaul says without more funds the state can't keep collecting reports about potential school safety threats.

Thursday, the Republican-led Joint Committee on Finance decided not to include any additional funding for the DOJ in their proposed budget.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Attorney General Josh Kaul expressed frustration at moves by the Legislatures budget writing committee to not put more funding to his department, including the Office of

Democratic AG says budget decision leaves less resources for keeping our kids safe.

Wisconsin Republicans have chosen to give the states embattled professional licensing agency a fraction of the new positions Democratic Gov. Tony Evers requested to improve turnaround times for applicants. Wait

The Office of School Safety was created after then-Gov. Scott Walker called a special session after the Parkland school shooting that left 17 dead.

While reducing Gov. Tony Evers’ budget for additional staff, GOP lawmakers funded technology to help process professional licenses.

Wisconsin Republicans have chosen to give the state's embattled professional licensing agency a fraction of the new positions Democratic Gov. Tony Evers requested to improve turnaround times for applicants. Wait times for license applications to the state Department of Safety and Professional Services climbed to an average of nearly 80 days in 2021. That had dropped to 38 days earlier this year. But Republicans have still heaped criticism on Evers' administration for making life harder...

Wisconsin's Republican-controlled finance committee voted Thursday to slash Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' request for 80 new licensing positions to a tentative 17.