James Wigderson: On the continuing recall effort
Thursday, Sep 10, 2020
There is no “unease” with the recall effort. The answer is no.
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There is no “unease” with the recall effort. The answer is no.
When it comes to protecting Wisconsin citizens from the COVID-19 virus, the Republican-controlled Legislature has abdicated its responsibility.
“Nobody thinks that that’s a responsible way to carry out justice—shooting someone in the back [multiple] times,” says Mandela Barnes. “That’s beyond bad police work.”
While there are studies that show racial disparities in police misconduct other than the use of lethal force, the oft-repeated narrative that police are “hunting down” African Americans is simply false.
Wisconsin residents of all political stripes are horrified by the violence we’ve seen in our state and elsewhere this summer, and we expect our elected leaders to sit down together in one room long enough to adopt policies to address the problem.
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the members who will serve on the People’s Maps Commission, a nonpartisan redistricting commission charged with drawing fair, impartial maps based on 2020 U.S. Census data. In January, the governor signed Executive Order #66 creating the Commission following his 2020 State of the State Address. “When elected officials are able to ignore the people they represent time and time again, something’s wrong, folks,” said Gov. Evers. “I am grateful for Justice Geske, Judge Troy, and Judge Higginbotham who have selected a diverse, talented, and energetic group of folks who are going to lead the way on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Mayers, President, WisPolitics.com 608-212-9422 / mayers@wispolitics.com WisPolitics.com will stage the 2nd Annual Midwest Polling Summit online in October. The virtual event is sponsored by the Outrider Foundation and AARP Wisconsin. UW-Madison is an event partner. The first session will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Central Time on Thursday Oct. 8, and the se… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me Forgot Password
There is no “unease” with the recall effort. The answer is no.
When it comes to protecting Wisconsin citizens from the COVID-19 virus, the Republican-controlled Legislature has abdicated its responsibility.
“Nobody thinks that that’s a responsible way to carry out justice—shooting someone in the back [multiple] times,” says Mandela Barnes. “That’s beyond bad police work.”
While there are studies that show racial disparities in police misconduct other than the use of lethal force, the oft-repeated narrative that police are “hunting down” African Americans is simply false.
Wisconsin residents of all political stripes are horrified by the violence we’ve seen in our state and elsewhere this summer, and we expect our elected leaders to sit down together in one room long enough to adopt policies to address the problem.
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the members who will serve on the People’s Maps Commission, a nonpartisan redistricting commission charged with drawing fair, impartial maps based on 2020 U.S. Census data. In January, the governor signed Executive Order #66 creating the Commission following his 2020 State of the State Address.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Mayers, President, WisPolitics.com 608-212-9422 / mayers@wispolitics.com WisPolitics.com will stage the 2nd Annual Midwest Polling Summit online in October. The virtual event is sponsored by the Outrider Foundation and AARP Wisconsin. UW-Madison is an event partner. The first session will take place from noon to 1