Dan O’Donnell explains how a Dane County Circuit Court judge’s inexplicably lenient sentence set in motion the events that led to the death of Chicago Police officer Ella French. Read More When Dane County Leniency Turns Deadly
[bctt tweet=”.@DanODonnellShow on how the Jussie Smollett decision in Chicago offers lessons for Wisconsin on political and personal bias in the justice system @MacIverWisc #WIright #WIbudget” username=”MacIverWisc”] March 27, 2019 Special Guest Perspective by Dan O’Donnell One need only look a few dozen miles south of the Wisconsin border to understand the importance of impartiality in the judicial system and recognize the damage its absence can do. [bctt tweet=”Three days after Smollett was allegedly attacked, former First Lady Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff Tina Tchen emailed Foxx “on behalf of Jussie Smollett and family who I know.”” username=”MacIverWisc”] Cook …
By M.D. Kittle – Perhaps playing to the “Fight for $15” protesters that had gathered outside the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helene Zelazo Center hours before Friday evening’s gubernatorial debate, Tony Evers doubled down on his mostly empty pledge to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Read More ‘Fight for $15’ Professional Protesters Turn Out For Gubernatorial Debate