Wisconsin law requires police agencies to report serious uses of force, but inconsistent standards make comparisons between departments difficult.
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Posted inPublic Safety & Criminal Justice
Q&A: What the Corey Ruiz shooting reveals about police training — and who shapes policing rules
University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor Ion Meyn has interviewed police officers and reviewed hours of police training videos to study how officers make deadly force decisions. He spoke with Wisconsin Watch about what he has learned.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Amid USPS delays, Wisconsin officials tell voters to mail their ballots ASAP as voters sue for more options
Wisconsin election officials are planning for the potential of mail ballot delivery delays by encouraging voters to mail back absentee ballots as soon as possible or return them some other way.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health and Wellness
Can Wisconsin’s health apprenticeships become a national model? UW Health thinks so
To fill openings for nurses, surgical techs and more, UW Health pays staff to train for new health careers, on the clock. Now, as other states struggle to find enough health workers, the company wants to show them how it’s done.
Posted inCommunity, Government & Politics
Wisconsin to consider more electronic pollbook options, as in-house system faces limitations
Hundreds of municipalities use Badger Book, but big cities that adopt the technology would likely have to have their own support staff.