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Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Police Accountability Protests Take Root in the Northwoods

Andy Soth
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Rhinelander has not seen many protests over the years.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Where The First Week Of Police Accountability Protests Were In Wisconsin

Will Cushman
WisContext
More than two dozen Wisconsin communities have witnessed demonstrations demanding greater accountability for police over the week since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd on May 25.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Racine Emerges As One Of The Nation's COVID-19 Hotspots

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Corrinne Hess
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With 919.7 confirmed coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, Racine County has become one of the nation's COVID-19 hotspots.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

UW System Restructuring Plan Gets Pushback From Faculty, Administrators

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Rich Kremer
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Faculty and some campus administrators in the University of Wisconsin System are pushing back against a plan outlined by system president Ray Cross for addressing budget cuts and revenue losses — pushback that has caused Cross to backtrack from his initial timeline for the proposal.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

'It's Time For People To Take A Stand': Policing Protests Continue In Wisconsin

WPR Staff
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Demonstrations continued across Wisconsin on June 3, with protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man killed while in police custody.
Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Conservative Group Wants Wisconsin Supreme Court To Hear Redistricting Lawsuits

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Shawn Johnson
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The conservative group Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is trying to get a jump on the next round of legislative redistricting, proposing a rule change that would require that any lawsuit over political maps run through the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's US Representatives Respond To The Police Accountability Protests

Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
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Police actions are under scrutiny following the release of video showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of an African-American man, George Floyd, for nine minutes, and Wisconsin's members of the U.S. House of Representatives weigh in the the ensuing nationwide protests.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

DHS: 19,400 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

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There have been 19,400 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of June 3, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 483 cases from the day before.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

UW System President Requests Special Session To Address Funding Shortfalls

Rich Kremer
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UW System President Ray Cross is asking Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders to call a special session of the state Legislature in hopes that lawmakers will allow universities to borrow money to address budget deficits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Madison Businesses Vandalized During Police Protests: 'We Want To Be Here'

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Shamane Mills
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Graffiti scrawled on a downtown Madison business that replaced broken windows with plywood asks a question that peaceful demonstrators, business owners and police want to know after repeated nights of looting and vandalism: "Why?"