Photo taken from Wikipedia Commons on Creative Commons Attribution License. “There are now 119,955 confirmed cases of COVID-19 here in the state of Wisconsin,” said Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm. “That’s an increase of 2,367 over yesterday. Our total deaths have now reached 1,300. That’s 17 more than yesterday.” She said today […]
Governor Evers issues nine new pardons
Governor Tony Evers issued 9 new pardons today, bringing the total number of pardons issued during his first term up to 65. Under the Wisconsin Constitution, the governor is granted the power to pardon, but not expunge, individuals who have been previously convicted of a crime. Former Republican Governor Scott Walker issued zero pardons during […]
Natural Resources Board Delays Implementing PFAS Standards
Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsin’s 744 fire departments are storing foam that contain harmful chemicals known as PFAS, according to a state Department of Natural Resources survey conducted this spring. The survey estimates that disposing of the foam could cost millions of dollars. PFAS chemicals are known as forever chemicals, because they linger in the environment […]
Wisconsin Black Caucus Members on Police Reform Bills
Yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers called for a special legislative session on police reform in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha on Sunday. For today’s show, we speak with Rep. David Bowen and Rep. Shelia Stubbs, both members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, about the special session and other vital issues […]
Wisconsin Black Caucus Chair cautiously optimistic about special sessi...
Today, in response to the Kenosha Police shooting of Jacob Blake, Governor Tony Evers and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes called a special session of the legislature to take up bills on police reform next week. These bills have been proposed before: in the spring and summer, by the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus. This afternoon, Representative […]
Police shooting of Kenosha man, Jacob Blake, spurs protests
(Photo: A solidarity protest Monday moves from the state capitol building to the UW-Madison campus.) Yesterday, 29-year-old Jacob Blake of Kenosha was shot seven times in the back by a police officer. As of this morning, Blake was recovering in the Intensive Care Unit of Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. His shooting – and the footage […]
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