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Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Dane County Alters Public Health Rules To Avoid Legal Fight With Catholic Diocese

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Churches in Dane County are now allowed to hold in-person services up to 25% of their capacity. The change comes days after officials received a letter from a law firm hired by the Catholic Diocese of Madison, claiming the county's restrictions unfairly limited the size of religious services.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Protesters Block Beltline In Madison, March From Milwaukee To Wauwatosa

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Protesters blocked traffic on a major arterial roadway and confronted a school board official in Madison, while hundreds in Milwaukee marched to Wauwatosa, in the seventh day of statewide protests calling for justice for George Floyd and decrying racial injustice.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Evers Declares Racism To Be A Public Health Crisis

Zac Schultz

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Gov. Tony Evers declared "racism is a public health crisis" during a June 4 media briefing call about the status of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Milwaukee Mayor Seeks Reviews Of Use Of Force By Police During Protests

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Corrinne Hess

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Police in Madison and Milwaukee have used tear gas on policing protesters and shot rubber bullets when they have felt threatened. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he wants a full review done whenever he sees a video or an incident that raises questions.

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Police Accountability Protests Take Root in the Northwoods

Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

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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

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

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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

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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.