Evers calls special session on police policies in wake of Kenosha shooting
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he is calling a special session on a package of proposals he released earlier this summer to overhaul police policies. Evers released the package after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police officer, but didn’t call a special session at the time despite calls from Black Wisconsin lawmakers. He signed an executive order today calling the special session for noon Aug. 31 in the wake of a Kenosha Police officer shooting a Black man in the back following a domestic disturbance call. Evers said he wanted to be clear “this