M.D. Kittle: Peace-less on State Street

Empower Wisconsin spoke to several State Street business owners. Many did not want to talk about the riots. Some feared reprisals for speaking out — not just from the criminal mobs that looted their stores, but from city government officials who have expressed more solidarity with the rioters than with the shop owners who experienced the brunt of their rage.

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FRI News Summary: Evers stands by deployment of National Guard during protests

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 11: COVID-19, Trade Tensions, Turbulent Markets — Trouble for Wisconsin Ag Be part of a Thursday June 11 lunchtime panel discussion on issues affecting state agriculture. It will be led by veteran farm broadcaster Pam Jahnke. The WisPolitics.com-WisBusiness.com event goes from noon to 1

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M.D. Kittle: Peace-less on State Street

Empower Wisconsin spoke to several State Street business owners. Many did not want to talk about the riots. Some feared reprisals for speaking out — not just from the criminal mobs that looted their stores, but from city government officials who have expressed more solidarity with the rioters than with the shop owners who experienced the brunt of their rage.

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Evers says Medicaid expansion would help fight racial disparities

Declaring racism a public health crisis, Gov. Tony Evers renewed his call to accept federal money to expand the Medicaid program, arguing it would help address racial disparities in Wisconsin. In a call with reporters Thursday, the guv noted racial disparities that span infant mortality to incarceration, unemployment and poverty.

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