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Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin


 
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

At Protests In Small Cities And Rural Areas, Organizers See Signs Of Change

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Rob Mentzer
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The George Floyd March in Wausau on June 7 was the city's third protest in a week. Some 1,500 protesters marched on downtown city streets, chanting for an end to police brutality.
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Demonstrators Continue To Honor George Floyd's Memory For 10th Day Across State

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Wisconsinites — from activists to professional basketball players to politicians to concerned citizens — took to the streets once more on June 7 to take part in ongoing protests that spread nationwide after George Floyd was killed in the custody of Minneapolis police officers.
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'All Lives Don't Matter Until Black Lives Matter': Protests Expand Across Wisconsin

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June 6 marks the ninth day in Wisconsin in which demonstrations have filled city streets and public spaces as organizers have sought to raise awareness about a range of social justice issues, including institutional racism, police brutality and the flaws of the criminal justice system.
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Noon Wednesday: Policing Policies And Charting A New Course To Address Racism

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Marisa Wojcik
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As protests over police brutality and systemic racism continue, state and local leaders in Wisconsin are grappling with how to address the needs of their own communities. Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes discusses police budgets and policy, a culture of racism, and his vision for the state.
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Noon Wednesday: How A Police Accountability Protester Defines Peace

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Marisa Wojcik
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Many words have been used to describe the police accountability protests across Wisconsin and the nation. Urban Triage founder and CEO Brandi Grayson, an organizer of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Madison, discusses what peace means in this movement.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020
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A Seymour Truck Driver Logs 3,000 Miles A Week Through The Pandemic, Protests

Andy Moore
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Truck drivers are staying the course as the COVID-19 pandemic continues – traffic may be lighter, but the health precautions necessary to minimize the risk of infection make the job lonelier.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020
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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.
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Police Accountability Protests Take Root in the Northwoods

Andy Soth
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Rhinelander has not seen many protests over the years.
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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.
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Madison Officials Deliberate Over Community Oversight Of Police

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Shamane Mills
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Calls for changes to the Madison Police Department have been refueled by comments made by the mayor in which she empathized with officers working to control Black Lives Matter protests in the midst of a pandemic.