A Wisconsin court has refused to toss a lawsuit challenging Attorney General Josh Kaul’s use of a Bloomberg-funded Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) – marking a major development in the fight over private influence inside AG offices.

On August 8, the Calumet County Circuit Court denied Kaul’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed in February by state dairy groups, stating:

“Plaintiffs appear to be opposed to both how the fellow was acquired and what she will do in her role. These parties clearly have adverse interests. Plaintiffs have a legal interest to contest governmental actions leading to what they believe is an illegal expenditure of taxpayer funds.” (Emphasis added)

The ruling comes weeks after Congress launched an investigation into the billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s NYU program, which quietly embeds and pays the salaries of attorneys in state AG offices across the country.

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