Ethics Commission dismisses complaint at center of GOP probe into DOJ legal fellows

The Wisconsin Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Josh Kaul for hiring out-of-state lawyers via a New York University program to enforce environmental regulations. Republican legislators and a Senate Oversight Committee, chaired by Sen. Mary Felzkowski, accused Kaul of violating state laws and allowing external influence, but the commission’s dismissal was cited as evidence of partisan motives by Kaul.