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White Supremacy And The Milwaukee Mass Shootings

March 20, 2020 By Monica Moorehead, Workers.org , , ,
A mass shooting took place on Feb. 26 in Milwaukee, Wis., at the Molson Coors brewery when a worker, Anthony Ferrill, opened fire and killed five co-workers before killing himself. This tragic development was hardly a blip on the radar screen of mass media when all of a sudden it just disappeared.

Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Punishing Pipeline And Other Fossil Fuel Protests

November 29, 2019 Jacob Crosse, Wsws.org , , , ,
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor Tony Evers, ignoring opposition from environmental groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple Tribal Nations, last week signed into law Assembly Bill 426. The legislation makes it a felony, punishable with a $10,000 fine and up to six years in prison, to protest, trespass or cause damage to “critical infrastructure,” including transmission lines, fencing, posts and oil pipelines.

Farm Loan Delinquencies Surge In U.S. Election Battleground Wisconsin

September 7, 2019 Jason Lange and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters.com , ,
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Farm loan delinquencies rose to a record high in June at Wisconsin’s community banks, data showed on Thursday, a sign President Donald Trump’s trade conflicts with China and other countries are hitting farmers hard in a state that could be crucial for his chances of re-election in 2020. The share of farm loans that are long past-due rose to 2.9% at community banks in Wisconsin as of June 30, the highest rate in comparable records that go back to 2001, according to a Reuters analysis of loan delinquency data published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Coordinated Hunger Strike At Two Wisconsin Prisons

April 8, 2019 Staff, Perilouschronicle.com , ,
Nine prisoners at two Wisconsin prisons began a hunger strike demanding an end to indefinite solitary confinement. A joint statement listing their demands and signed with their names cited the recently-elected governor’s campaign promises to reform solitary confinement practices. The hunger strike was timed to start on Madison Action Day, an annual prison reform lobby day. Outside supporters also organized a call-in campaign in support of the hunger strike. Six of the prisoners are housed at Racine Correctional Institution and three are at Columbia Correctional Institution.

Scott Walker Set To Sign Koch Anti-Regulations Bill In Wisconsin

July 12, 2017 Steve Horn, www.desmogblog.com , ,
By Steve Horn for Desmog - A bill with the potential to hobble government agencies' ability to propose regulations, known as the REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act, has passed in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature and Republican Governor Scott Walker's office has told DeSmog he intends to sign it into law. REINS has been pushed for years at the federal level by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the conservative advocacy group funded and founded with money from Koch Industries, and a federal version of it currently awaits a U.S. Senate vote. The House bill, H.R. 26, passed on January 5 as one of the current Congress's first actions. Wisconsin's version mandates that if a proposed regulation causes “$10 million or more in implementation and compliance costs” over a two year period, that rule must either be rewritten or go by the wayside. Known as Senate Bill 15, the Wisconsin bill passed the state Senate on a party-line vote, 62-34 and would be the first state-level REINS bill on the books in the country. “Governor Walker has thanked the Legislature for sharing his commitment to bold regulatory reform and looks forward to signing the bill into law,” Jack Jablonski, a spokesperson for Governor Walker, said in a statement provided to DeSmog. Jablonski did not provide a timeline as to when Walker plans to sign the bill.

Wisconsin Tribe Votes To Evict Oil Pipeline From Its Reservation

January 17, 2017 Phil McKenna, www.insideclimatenews.org , , , ,
By Phil McKenna for Inside Climate News - The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin voted not to renew an easement for a major oil and gas pipeline that passes through its reservation. In the wake of the successful protest against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota, this decision is the latest example of Native American tribes using sovereignty rights to oppose fossil fuel projects. The Bad River tribal council voted unanimously in early January to revoke rights-of-way that pass through the roughly 200-square-mile reservation and the decision could prove difficult to overturn. Pipeline companies often take ownership of private land through the use of eminent domain.

Message To Rep. Ryan: 80% Of Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Oppose TPP

November 4, 2016 Danielle Endvick, www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com , , , ,
By Danielle Endvick for Wisconsin Farmers Union - CHIPPEWA FALLS - Responses to a recent survey sent out by Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) indicate dairy farmers throughout the state are against passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in its current form. The survey, which was sent to all dairy producers in Wisconsin, is the first of its kind to ask dairy farmers directly about their views on the TPP.

Call For Action In Investigation Of Christopher Davis Death

May 25, 2016 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org ,
By Staff of The Coalition for Justice - Milwaukee, WI- On February 24th, 2016 Christopher Davis was shot and killed by Walworth sheriff’s deputy Juan Ortiz. Since his death, the Walworth County Sherriff’s Office has failed to provide information to the family regarding the circumstances surrounding his death. There has been a lack of transparency by the police department and the Wisconsin Department of Justice, which is currently investigating the case. Davis’ family is demanding information to be shared with them. The Coalition for Justice stands with the family of Davis in the search for information and for justice.

Thousands Protest Anti-Immigrant Bills in Wisconsin

February 20, 2016 Nadia Prupis, www.commondreams.org , , ,
By Nadia Prupis for Common Dreams - Workers, students, and activists walked off the job and out of their schools for a massive action in Wisconsin on Thursday, protesting two anti-immigration bills currently advancing through the state legislature. Thousands of Wisconsinites converged at the State Capitol in Madison for A Day Without Latinos and Immigrants, organized by the grassroots rights group Voces de la Frontera, among other organizations. The action is being updated on Twitter with the hashtag #DayWithoutLatinos.

Burial Mounds: Earthen Records Of Wisconsin’s Native Peoples

January 18, 2016 Mary Louise Schumacher, www.m.jsonline.com ,
By Mary Louise Schumacher for Journal Sentinel - An incomparable aspect of our state's culture came under attack when a bill was proposed to make it easier for landowners to excavate and perhaps destroy surviving Indian mounds in Wisconsin, calling it a "common sense" measure. These easy-to-miss treasures, subtle contours in the landscape, are our state's most enduring form of public art. Their erasure would echo an unfortunate history of other removals, of the displacement of indigenous people by newcomers and settlers.

Another Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline To Fight In Wisconsin

November 9, 2015 Steven Verburg, www.host.madison.com , ,
By Steven Verburg for Wisconsin State Journal - Crews hired by Enbridge Inc. are surveying a 300-mile corridor running the length of Wisconsin for a possible new tar sands pipeline that would be the twin to an underground line whose capacity has quietly eclipsed the projected flow of the Keystone XL project. Activists and landowners say they are worried that digging for a new pipeline would disrupt lives, lead to a repeat of environmental violations committed when the last line was laid, and increase the chances of a devastating spill of heavy crude. A spokeswoman for the Canadian pipeline giant last week said the company has improved its safety practices and said there was no timetable for building a line.

Five Things To Know About The Scott Walker John Doe Ruling

July 18, 2015 Brendan Fischer, www.prwatch.org ,
By Brendan Fischer in PR Watch - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has single-handedly rewritten the state’s limits on money in politics, rendering the state’s disclosure laws and contribution limits meaningless, and opening the door to unlimited funds directly from corporations and foreign firms. In a 4-2 decision that broke along ideological lines, the Court's conservative majority ended the John Doe probe into whether Governor Scott Walker illegally coordinated with supposedly "independent" dark money groups during the recall elections. The Court declared that any coordination that did occur didn't violate the law, since it only involved so-called "issue ads" that stopped short of expressly saying "vote for" or "vote against" a candidate.

[PHOTOS] One Year Later: A Celebration Of Dontre Hamilton’s Life

May 4, 2015 Occupy Riverwest, www.occupyriverwest.com , ,
One year ago this past Thursday 14 shots forever changed Dontre Hamilton’s family and the city of Milwaukee. Much has happened since those fatal shots left Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney’s gun. Since that day in April the Coalition for Justice has worked hard to highlight the injustices of a system that allows officers like Manney to go free. Though some progress has been made, on Thursday the Hamilton family made clear that much remains to be done. How many more mothers must face what Maria Hamilton has endured? Mothers for Justice is organizing a Mother’s Day action in Washington DC. Please join if you can, or donate for the trip here.

The Rise Of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis

March 26, 2015 Kristoffer Tigue, www.minnpost.com ,
That plan soon had a name — and a goal. After the decision in Missouri not to indict Wilson, spurring one of the largest national civil-rights movements since the ‘60s, thehashtag #BlackLivesMatter — originally coined after the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin — took off on social media. Channeling that national movement, Grimm and her fellow organizers adopted the name Black Lives Matter Minneapolis and demanded more police accountability, training and transparency in the Twin Cities. In a matter of months, that group managed to organize some of the highest-profile public demonstrations seen in the Twin Cities in years: a march that shut down Highway 55; another that shut down I-35W; and, most prominently, a protest at the Mall of America that attracted thousands. . .

What Lessons Labor Can Learn From Wisconsin Defeats

March 15, 2015 Staff, www.laborfightback.org/ , ,
The survival of the labor movement as an effective social force is today in serious jeopardy and needs to be addressed without delay. We urge that union meetings at the local, state and regional levels be organized to take a hard look at where we're at and what we need to do to counteract the corporate class's offensive. To be sure, the best course would be for the major unions on the national level to join together to convene an emergency Congress of Labor to get the ball rolling on an alternative strategy and an alternative program, one that recognizes the enormous power the labor movement still has at its command -- especially when allied with community partners with complementary interests -- if only it would use that power to mobilize millions to defend our rights, wages, benefits and working conditions, and rescind the repressive measures that have so severely weakened our movement.
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