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https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2023/05/05/mps-leaders-oppose-shared-revenue-bills-25-...

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MPS leaders oppose shared revenue bill's 25 SRO police requirement

Milwaukee Public Schools board members and teachers spoke out against the plan Friday, while key officials haven't weighed in.

09:26 AM - May 06, 2023

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/health/adolescents-mental-health-hospitals.html

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Emergency Room Visits Have Risen Sharply for Young People in Mental Distress, Study Finds - The New York Times

From 2011 to 2020, the proportion of mental health-related visits to emergency rooms by young people roughly doubled, health experts report.

11:22 AM - May 01, 2023

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/21/abortion-ban-states-obgyn-residency-applications/?u...

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Abortion ban states see steep drop in OB/GYN residency applicants - The Washington Post

States with abortion bans have seen a 10.5 percent drop in applicants for OB/GYN residencies from the previous year, according to new data.

01:24 PM - Apr 25, 2023

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Evers pitches need for more mental health care for Wisconsin youths

Gov. Evers visited an Appleton elementary school and Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee to introduce permanent mental health programs for K-12 schools.

10:58 AM - Apr 25, 2023

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/24/breonna-taylor-myles-cosgrove-louisville-offic...

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Myles Cosgrove, who shot Breonna Taylor, hired by Kentucky sheriff

Myles Cosgrove worked Louisville police for nearly two decades before being fired following the deadly raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment.

02:23 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/21/lead-poisoning-4-times-more-likely-for-black...

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Lead poisoning 4 times more likely for Black kids in Wisconsin

Black children had a lead poisoning rate of 6.5% compared to 1.6% for white children, according to the state Department of Health Services.

02:17 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/little-richard-i-am-everything-1234715436/

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Inside New Documentary ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ – Rolling Stone

Director Lisa Cortés On 'Little Richard: I Am Everything'

12:45 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/04/21/decades-after-repatriation-law-oshkosh-institutions-hold-re...

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Decades after repatriation law, Oshkosh institutions hold remains of more than 200 Native Americans - Wisconsin Examiner

Despite a federal law, skeletal remains of Native Americans and artifacts have been retained in large numbers by universities and museums.

12:07 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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https://www.wqow.com/news/politics/new-bill-would-require-teaching-asian-american-hmong-history-as-p...

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New bill would require teaching Asian American, Hmong history as part of instruction in Wisconsin | Politics | wqow.com

Local legislators are pushing for a change in curriculum. They want Asian Americans to be included in history lessons, saying their story is Wisconsin's story.

11:30 AM - Apr 24, 2023

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Obviously the answer is to arm all customers on entrance to Walgreens. Right? https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/pregnant-woman-shot-by-walgreens-employee-in-east-nas...

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Pregnant woman shot by Walgreens employee in East Nashville, TN

A self-defense claim is under investigation after a pregnant woman was shot in a Walgreens parking lot, forcing doctors to perform an emergency cesarean section and deliver her premature baby.

05:03 PM - Apr 15, 2023

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Can formerly incarcerated people legally vote in Wisconsin? It depends.

https://captimes.com/news/government/can-formerly-incarcerated-people-legally-vote-in-wisconsin-it-d...

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Can formerly incarcerated people legally vote in Wisconsin? It depends. | Government | captimes.com

What people with criminal convictions should know about voting rights in Wisconsin.

11:51 AM - Mar 21, 2023

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Charlotte Clymer

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I know there's a lot going on in the world, right now, but those of us who aren't Jewish need to be calling out antisemitism everywhere it happens, every time, without fail. Letting that hateful bullshit slide only further enables its spread. Don't let it go unchallenged.

08:50 PM - Mar 05, 2023

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Two Milwaukee Police Department officers have been charged with felonies related to the 2022 death of a prisoner's overdose death.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2023/02/24/2-milwaukee-officers-face-felony-charges-in-death-of-...

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2 Milwaukee police officers charged in death of Keishon Thomas in 2022

Two Milwaukee Police Department officers have been charged with felonies related to the 2022 death of Keishon Thomas.

11:32 AM - Feb 25, 2023

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Mexican lawmakers passed sweeping measures overhauling the nation’s electoral agency on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the institution that oversees voting and that helped push the country away from one-party rule two decades ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/world/americas/mexico-election-la

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Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule - The New York Times

The changes come ahead of a presidential election next year and are part of a pattern of challenges to democratic institutions across the Western Hemisphere.

08:11 PM - Feb 22, 2023

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Gov. Tony Evers is proposing $7.4 million for the creation of a state office that would be dedicated to addressing violence against Indigenous people in the state

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/native-american-issues/2023/02/22/mmiw-wisconsin-governor-evers-...

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Gov. Evers proposes office to stop violence against Indigenous people

The proposed office would be part of the Wisconsin Department of Justice and include three full-time positions.

11:59 AM - Feb 22, 2023

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Why Wisconsin municipalities see 'major victory' in state Supreme Court 'dark store' decision

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2023/02/21/dark-store-ruling-gives-wisconsins-cities-villa...

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'Dark store' ruling gives Wisconsin's cities, villages and towns hope

Communities hope a Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion issued Feb. 16 will make big box retailers think twice about challenging their property valuations.

10:39 AM - Feb 21, 2023

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Deaths in state and federal prisons across America rose nearly 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic, and in six states they more than doubled

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/us/covid-prison-deaths.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSourc...

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As the Pandemic Swept America, Deaths in Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent - The New York Times

‌The first comprehensive data on prison fatalities in the Covid era sheds new light on where and why prisoners were especially vulnerable.

03:14 PM - Feb 20, 2023

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At one point, Judge Everett Mitchell was a functionally illiterate teen running from trouble at home. Now he’s running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in one of the nation’s most consequential elections — with major implications for 2024.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/2

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The Activist Pastor Running to Remake the Wisconsin Supreme Court - POLITICO

At one point, Judge Everett Mitchell was a functionally illiterate teen running from trouble at home. Now he’s running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in one of the nation’s most consequential elections — with major implications for 2024.

09:31 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Japanese Americans lives' during WWII mass incarceration shown in rare Ansel Adams' images

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/19/wwii-day-remembrance-japanese-incarceration-an...

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WWII Day of Remembrance: Japanese incarceration in US in Adams' photos

Ansel Adams presented a positive view of the incarcerated, a stark contrast to the actual upheaval of relocation and bleak conditions of the camps.

10:27 AM - Feb 19, 2023

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Steve Da Stoner's and AyooLii’s TikTok buzz are bringing more light to an uber-talented Milwaukee rap community

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/milwaukee-rap-is-tiktok-dances-1234681440/

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Why Milwaukee Rap Is Taking Over TikTok – Rolling Stone

The Milwaukee rap scene is coming. Check out some of the most interesting artists in the scene.

12:00 PM - Feb 17, 2023

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Karma Kaze

@karmakaze7

If you tell me "go hard or go home"
I'll probably go home

04:20 PM - Feb 16, 2023

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Georgia grand jury: ‘Perjury may have been committed’ in Trump election probe

https://wapo.st/3lvuhdp

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Georgia grand jury: ‘Perjury may have been committed’ in Trump election probe - The Washington Post

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney released the report’s introduction and conclusion as well as a section where the grand jury expressed concern that some witnesses may have lied under oath.

02:56 PM - Feb 16, 2023

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers proposes automatic voter registration for Wisconsin drivers

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/13/gov-tony-evers-proposes-automatic-voter-regi...

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Gov. Tony Evers proposes automatic voter registration for drivers

Evers' budget proposes automatic voter registration for drivers as well as expanded early voting and earlier counting of absentee ballots.

12:57 PM - Feb 16, 2023

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https://wapo.st/3S0JPCi

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D.C. police lieutenant told Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to encrypt chats - The Washington Post

Shane Lamond is under investigation by the FBI over his relationship with Enrique Tarrio, who faces seditious conspiracy charges.

08:11 PM - Feb 15, 2023

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‘Heartbreak is part of being a hip-hop fan…But the death of 54-year-old David Jude Jolicoeur — also known as Trugoy the Dove, or later just Dave, of De La Soul — includes an added layer of cosmic tragedy.’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/14/trugoy-de-la-soul-appreciation

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De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove died just before so many found his music - The Washington Post

The rapper died just as the Long Island trio’s music was finally being released on streaming services.

12:33 PM - Feb 14, 2023

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Black candidates keep losing winnable races — and say the Democratic Party may be why

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/13/black-candidates-democrat-groups-00082496

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Black candidates keep losing winnable races — and say the Democratic Party may be why - POLITICO

The candidates themselves raised boatloads. But they were outgunned by GOP outside organizations.

09:50 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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In the democratic ideal, we meet one another in the public sphere as political and social equals, imbued with dignity and entitled to the same rights and privileges

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/opinion/trump-desantis-transgender-rights.html?smid=nytcore-ios-s...

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Opinion | There Is No Dignity in This Kind of America - The New York Times

The relentless attack on trans people is an attack on us all.

11:50 AM - Feb 12, 2023

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“No one ever questions my competency, no one ever questions what I’ve done as a judge or my record. They say you should not do it or be afraid to do it because I’m Black — ‘we’re afraid of what the racist ads will look like’ — you shouldn’t be making decisions based on fear...

wisconsinexaminer.com

Mitchell pushes judicial fairness as he tries to escape Barnes campaign shadow - Wisconsin Examiner

Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell has fought against worries that Wisconsin won't elect a Black man to the state Supreme Court.

09:47 AM - Feb 12, 2023 (Edited)

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