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Wisconsin Examiner Sens. Taylor and Wanggaard discuss finding middle ground on their bill package Black Lives Matter protesters gather and march to the Milwaukee City Hall. Many called for the removal of Milwaukee police Chief Alfonso Morales. (Photo | Isiah Holmes) Sens. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) discussed their package of bipartisan policing bills during a conversation hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club on May 10. The bills cover a range of law enforcement-rela...

But not a total ban. Bipartisan legislation supported by Sen. Lena Taylor. //end headline wrapper ?> Police. Photo by Highway Patrol Images. (CC BY) The state Senate will start reviewing recommendations from a police reform task force Tuesday. Bills under consideration include community policing and stricter rules for fire and police commissions. But a more controversial change to the use of chokeholds could be coming. State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, told the Milwaukee Press Club on Mond...

View Comments MADISON – A bill to overhaul Milwaukees police commission could face a tough road as some Democrats say the legislation gives too much to unions.  Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he is encouraging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to veto the bill if it gets to him and other Democrats are also fighting the measure. The state Senate passed the measure 22-11 Tuesday as it approved other policing bills, including ones that would require police departments to post their use-of-force...

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Another bill would require law enforcement agencies to make their use-of-force policies available online. The measures have at least some bipartisan support, but also face criticism from those who say they don’t go far enough amid national calls for police reform. They want the Legislature to issue a statewide ban on chokeholds, eliminate no-knock warrants and make it easier for the public to hold the police accountable. They say such changes are especially important after the deaths at the h...

Wisconsin lawmakers to take first police votes since Floyd TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, standing at podium, surrounded by fellow Republican lawmakers, speaks at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin lawmakers are poised to take their first votes on police reform measures since George Floyd died last year. The state Senate is set to vote Tuesday, May 11, 2021, on five bipartisan bills. More d...

stock.adobe.com A vote expected on Tuesday in the Senate will represent the first signs of movement in Wisconsin after GOP lawmakers ignored Democratic Gov. Tony Evers calls for special sessions on police reform following Floyds death last May. Wisconsin lawmakers this week are expected to take their first floor votes on police reform measures since George Floyds death sparked a national reckoning on policing and racial justice. The Senate is widely expected to pass a bipartisan package Tuesday...

Police reform measures: State lawmakers take 1st votes since Floyd By Todd Richmond Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin lawmakers this week are expected to take their first votes on police reform measures since George Floyds death sparked a national reckoning on policing and racial justice. The Senate is widely expected to pass a bipartisan package Tuesday and send it to the Assembly for consideration. The bills mostly deal with administrative changes and data gathering,...

When the state announced a dramatically downsized deal with Foxconn last week on jobs, investment and taxpayer incentives, Gov. Tony Evers said it would save taxpayers $2.77 billion.

Wisconsin Examiner Gov. Evers and Legislature address police reform on same day with differing approaches Evers issued an executive order Wednesday afternoon directing state law enforcement to update its use of force policies Wisconsin State Capitol Police car in front of Wisconsin Capitol. (Photo: WI Department of Administration) Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Wednesday afternoon directing state law enforcement to update its use of force policies.  The order came shortly after...