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Protests, Packers & police credibility in today's Daily Update
“It’s going to be like a family reunion.” Sánchez Scholars Program will host 25th Anniversary Celebration on Friday
By David Dahmer
April 8, 2025
The Sánchez Scholars, a local program that offers first-generation Latinx youth an articulated pathway with scholarship support from ninth grade through a college degree, will be celebrating a quarter century with a special Sánchez Scholars Program 25th Anniversary Celebration this Friday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the Madison College Truax. There are so many […]
Falsifying reports. Found ‘not credible.’ Why aren’t they on Milwaukee’s list of police officers with integrity issues?
By Wisconsin Watch
April 8, 2025
by Ashley Luthern / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Watch After two days of testimony about a traffic stop that ended in a drug arrest, a Milwaukee County judge had heard enough. “You can stop,” Judge Paul R. Van Grunsven said last fall, interrupting the defense attorney who was still cross-examining a West Allis […]
Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce Alien Enemies Act for rapid deportations for now
By CNN
April 8, 2025
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to enforce the Alien Enemies Act for now, handing the White House a significant victory that will let immigration officials rely on a sweeping wartime authority to rapidly deport alleged gang members. The unsigned decision in the […]
After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman
By CNN
April 8, 2025
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service on Monday returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, following backlash after her presence on the page was dramatically reduced. The agency said the reduced mention of Tubman had been made without approval by top leadership. […]
Jacobs, other Packers players & alumni to appear at Madison fundraiser Wednesday
By Nicholas Garton
April 7, 2025
Current and former members of the Green Bay Packers will be in Madison on April 9 as part of a statewide fundraising tour. The Packers are raising money to benefit Dairyland Sports, a Madison-based nonprofit focused on improving sports and fitness accessibility for people with physical disabilities. The Packers will be at Garver Feed Mill, […]
‘Hands Off!’ : Thousands flood Wisconsin State Capitol to protest against Trump, Musk
By Omar Waheed
April 7, 2025
Thousands flooded the Capitol Square this past weekend for a nationally organized “Hands Off!” protest over the current presidential administration. The effort was organized by grassroots groups 50501, an organization that organizes 50 protests in 50 states to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach, and Indivisible, whose mission is to elect progressive leaders. Protests […]