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88th annual Memorial Day ceremony at Wood National Cemetery honors those who served

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Wisconsin’s only national veterans cemetery is honoring the sacrifice of thousands of military members who served America dating back to 1871. The ceremony, which was attended by hundreds, just wrapped up a short while ago. One way that the VA honors servicemen and women on Memorial Day is by putting an […]

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Police chief explains discipline for officers who arrested Sterling Brown, shocked him with stun gun

Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee say incident is part of disturbing pattern Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales on Friday issued a statement about the discipline for the officers who arrested Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown and shocked him with a stun gun. A sergeant with 11 1/2 years on the job received a 15-day suspension

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No indictment, one apology and one settlement for three police misconduct cases this week

There were developments for three prominent cases of police misconduct this week. Here’s a rundown of what happened, and what’s next for the families and officers involved. Grand jury decides that shooting death of Ricky Boyd was justified. Original incident: On Jan. 23, A phalanx of Savannah-Chatham officers and U.S. marshals arrived outside a house

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Prompted by Wisconsin tragedy, Green Alerts for missing, at-risk veterans could go national

Prompted by the death of an Air Force veteran from Milwaukee, Wisconsin recently passed a law creating a Green Alert system for missing, at-risk veterans. Now members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation are attempting to make Green Alerts national. U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, introduced a bill Wednesday, joined by Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, that

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Moore, Dingell and Costello launch caucus to address domestic violence

Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore along with U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania have launched a new caucus dedicated to ending domestic violence, creating innovative prevention strategies and strengthening resources for survivors and their children. The caucus is the Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence. “Since coming to Congress, one

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Milwaukee cop who first confronted Bucks' Brown suspended two days

The Milwaukee police officer who first confronted Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown outside a Walgreens in January was suspended for two days, the Journal Sentinel has learned. Two supervisors who later arrived, escalating the situation, were suspended for 10 and 15 days, sources said. Several other officers were reprimanded. Police Chief Alfonso Morales has not

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States waste hundreds of thousands on drug testing for welfare, but have little to show for it

In 2017, states spent more than $490,000 to drug-test 2,541 people who had applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, which yielded just 301 positive tests. While the costs for these programs has dropped somewhat over the past three years, the number of positive tests has also declined. This year, ThinkProgress also asked

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House Speaker Paul Ryan under fire, accused of forcing House chaplain to resign

House Speaker Paul Ryan is facing bipartisan criticism, accused of forcing the house chaplain — a priest — to resign. “I continue to just be aggrieved, outraged and astounded,” U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said. The Rev. Patrick Conroy is out after seven years in the post. Some Democrats suggested Ryan was upset that Conroy got

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