Former Madison police chief embraces commutations role

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I just wish that more people could see when redemption is exercised properly.“

– Former Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, speaking about joining Gov. Tony Evers’ Commutation Advisory Board

Former Madison Police Chief Noble Wray talks with criminal justice reporter Frank Zufall about serving on Gov. Tony Evers’ commutation advisory board, the experience he brings to the task and why helping people find redemption is the most fulfilling thing he’s done in his long career.

Upcoming funding shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of dollars, heightening fears that more Americans will lose access to the nation’s largest food assistance program. Stateline’s Kevin Hardy reports on concerns in 10 states including Wisconsin where counties administer food aid and where the cost shift will threaten not only food access, but could squeeze the ability of counties to fund public safety, emergency management and infrastructure needs.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night of a “brief and sudden illness,” the South Carolina Republican’s office announced early Sunday. Graham, who had just returned from a visit to Ukraine, had been scheduled to appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday morning. Instead, President Trump came on as a guest and told host Kristen Welker he spoke with Graham on Saturday night. Jane Norman reports from Washington.

The Justice Department rejected Milwaukee’s attempts to prohibit immigration agents from wearing masks in a Friday letter to Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and City Attorney Evan Goyke. The letter specifically criticized Johnson, saying that the mayor “has deplorably compared our brave federal agents enforcing federal law to the ‘Gestapo.’” Johnson, meanwhile, maintains that “some actions and behavior of Federal immigration agents have been inappropriate and dangerous.” The letter demanded an assurance by July 17 from city officials that they will not enforce the mask ban. Isiah Holmes reports.

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