Stories tagged: "Speakers Task Force on Racial Disparities"
Despite immense pressure for change, political leaders have done little. Activists have stepped up.
A busy day at the Capitol as Republicans pass voter restrictions and Evers calls for more police reform despite signing bills.
Evers says he’ll sign the bills, but he, legislative Democrats, and organizers say the state needs deeper reforms.
Republicans blocked Pride Month, Motherhood Month, and Gun Violence Survivor Day resolutions because an Asian lawmaker spoke out against racism, Democrats say.
The new bill package offers an alternative to mild reforms proposed by the bipartisan racial disparities task force.
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More bills await a vote in both the Senate and Assembly as the state inches toward reforms. The Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday passed four police reform bills, the first legislative action to change law enforcement policy since last year’s mass protests began after the murder of George Floyd by a then-Minneapolis police officer. The bipartisan...
The recommendations, which carry no legal weight, have an uncertain path to becoming law.