Prosecutors charge Wisconsin legislator with misdemeanor after blowup over Hispanic resolution

Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin legislator with disorderly conduct in connection with a feud over a resolutions honoring Hispanics. Democratic state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez was charged Wednesday in Milwaukee County. She faces up to 90 days in jail if convicted. Records didn't list an attorney for her and she didn't respond to a message from The Associated Press. According to a criminal complaint, Ortiz-Velez became angry with an unnamed legislator for not including her in drafting resolutions honoring Hispanic heritage and Hispanic veterans. Two other unnamed legislators told investigators that Ortiz-Velez threatened to spread negative information about the resolutions' author and made comments about the author's personal life that amounted to personal attacks.