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.
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Guest opinion: After the Corey Ruiz shooting, Williamson Street encampment exposes Madison’s deeper failures
The crisis unfolding on Williamson Street didn’t begin with one police shooting. It reflects years of relying on nonprofits, volunteers and police to fill gaps in public health and social service systems, Sarah A. Larsen writes.
Your Right to Know: Campaign finance site a big improvement
The state of Wisconsin should be lauded for trying to make campaign finance information — famously a shadowy process with plenty of loopholes — more accessible to the public.
Guest opinion: Manufacturing’s comeback depends on Wisconsin’s workforce
The manufacturing sector is growing again, but sustaining momentum will require investing in skilled workers, technical education and apprenticeship programs, Scott Mayer writes.
