Senate backs amended bill on police use of force

The Senate today backed an Assembly change in use-of-force legislation that was requested by the Milwaukee Police Association, eliminating the original bill’s provision to hold officers criminally liable for failing to intervene when another officer uses force illegally. The bill

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Evers vetoes bill regulating private election grants

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would prohibit local election commissions from accepting private money to help cover costs. The guv said he vetoed AB 173 because the state’s election laws are so robust that private funds do not threaten the integrity of the election process. The bill would

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Senate backs amended bill on police use of force

The Senate today backed an Assembly change in use-of-force legislation that was requested by the Milwaukee Police Association, eliminating the original bill’s provision to hold officers criminally liable for failing to intervene when another officer uses force illegally. The bill now goes to Gov. Tony Evers. Under the new version

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