Wisconsin Right Now

AG Josh Kaul’s crime lab is worse on many key measurements than his predecessor, yet the media aren't holding him accountable. That's a double standard. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has failed on public safety, with crime lab delays worse in key areas - like guns and DNA - than those under former Republican AG Brad Schimel. Even though Schimel's crime lab was more productive and effective, he was hammered relentlessly by Kaul and the news media. Yet Kaul's worse record isn't getting much scrutiny even as a Republican AG primary gears up. At a time of soaring crime rates, Kaul's crime lab is taking in far fewer cases (a trend that started BEFORE COVID-19), but it's also taking longer to get police and prosecutors key evidence they need to get criminals off the streets, a review of his own data shows. Kaul has offered excuse after excuse for this fact, but the crime lab's role in public safety has unquestionably diminished under his leaders