By Jaymes Langrehr
May 25, 2021 | 3:05 PM
MADISON, Wis. â In the year since George Floydâs death, people across the country have called for changes to police practices and more oversight of police departments.
Madison is no different, with a number of changes coming to the cityâs police department and past actions under review. Here is a look at whatâs changed in Madison since May 25, 2020.
Proposals introduced to ban use of tear gas and projectile crowd-control measures
As peaceful protests gave way to unrest in downtown Madison in the days following Floydâs death last summer, authorities were seen on video using tear gas and other projectiles in an attempt to disperse crowds, often leading to people throwing the canisters back in the direction of police. Authorities did acknowledge using chemical agents on the crowds in the early days of protests and unrest, but did hold off while largely standing back and observing protests later in the summer
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Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
WASHINGTON D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Tuesday brought an antitrust complaint against Amazon, alleging that the e-commerce giant wields monopoly power that has resulted in higher prices for consumers.
Racine s office accused the company of fixing prices through contract provisions with third-party sellers who peddle their products on its platform. The attorney general said that Amazon prevents sellers from offering their products at lower prices or on better terms on any other online platforms, including their own websites, and that prohibition results in artificially high prices across e-commerce sales. (Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
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