Wisconsin Afternoon State News for Thursday 3/15/18

>>Assembly Leader Heads Trade Delegation To Canada (Madison, WI)  —  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will head a seven-member bipartisan delegation of lawmakers to a trade conference in Canada.  That gathering will bring legislators from the U-S, Canada and Mexico together in Quebec City this weekend.  Three Republican representatives and three Democrat representatives with join Vos on the trip.  He is scheduled to lead a panel discussion Saturday entitled, “The Role of Legislators in International Trade.”   >>Assembly Speaker Open To Special Session On School Safety (Madison, WI)  —  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says every Wisconsin parent should feel confident their child is safe at school.  The Rochester Republican says he’s

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Sauk County Judge Determined Man Not Mental Responsible

  (Baraboo, WI)  —  A Sauk County Circuit Court judge has determined a 47-year-old man wasn’t mentally responsible for firing a shotgun at officers in October 2016.  Deputy Mark Rabata was hit in the finger by one of the pellets.  The judge committed William Abate to 12-and-a-half years of outpatient mental treatment by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.  The original charge against Abate was attempted first-degree homicide.  A psychiatrist told the court Abate had been abusing prescription medication and alcohol the date of the incident.  During a statement to the judge, Abate turned around and apologized directly to Deputy Rabata and the other law enforcement officers who responded that

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