Wednesday, August 5: Primary in governor’s race comes down to the wire, Madison clears away protest encampment, federal transportation funds set to evaporate
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It’s clear that [Hong] is leading in the polls, and everyone’s talking about it, but I will say what I have seen is you have a lot of folks that reached out to Crowley to get back in the race because they trust his leadership that much, and so for that reason, I do believe that there is a possibility that he could still pull this off.”
– Sen. Dora Drake (D-Milwaukee) chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, discussing her decision to endorse Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is gaining late momentum with a series of endorsements and a fundraising advantage as state Rep. Francesca Hong faces renewed scrutiny about years-old, controversial social media posts. (Photos by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)
With a week remaining before Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is gaining late momentum with a series of endorsements and a fundraising advantage as state Rep. Francesca Hong faces renewed scrutiny about years-old, controversial social media posts. Baylor Spears reports on the state of the Democratic race.
Madison city workers, police and state patrol officers cleared protesters from the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin Streets early Tuesday morning, putting an end to the encampment that had blocked off the major east side intersection since a Madison police officer shot and killed Corey Ruiz there July 22. Henry Redman reports on the encampment’s dismantling and local reactions.
The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1. Jacob Fischler reports.
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Protesters began their occupation of the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin Streets after Corey Ruiz was shot and killed July 22. On July 23, a vigil was held in honor of Ruiz and protesters remained barricaded on the streets until city officials cleared the intersection August 4. (Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner)
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