Journal Times staff
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd in a case that has had massive nationwide ripple effects, has been found guilty on all charges.
Local and state leaders weighed in on the historic conviction.
Kelly Scroggins-Powell, Racine Women for Racial Justice founder
Scroggins-Powell I donât even know if the word relief is the right word. There are no words that can express how I feel as a black woman ⦠Someone who has experienced the fear and frustration of being black in America.
âBlack people across this country continue to die at the hands of police officers because of their militarized police practices. (I have) great relief to see that no longer are police being allowed to commit these atrocities against people of color, against men of color without any accountability. Iâm just grateful.
4 hrs ago Change is coming, Xavier Simmons, the 24-year-old founder of the CHANGE IS COMING group that has organized many marches regarding racial justice, said during a small gathering Tuesday on Monument Square, hours after a Minnesota jury found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the killing of George Floyd last year. The black and brown community deserved this 401 years ago. We deserved this change, said Simmons, who is black. Weâve got to abolish the police system.â
About a dozen people gathered in Downtown Racine Tuesday to celebrate the verdict, a crowd dwarfed by the hundreds who marched and honked car horns through Milwaukee and possibly thousands filled the streets of the Twin Cities.
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During a very challenging era for policing, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller on Thursday said the city had found “the right person at the right time” to become the department’s new leader: Current Walpole Police Chief John F. Carmichael Jr.
If the City Council agrees with the mayor’s choice, Carmichael will take over for Interim Chief Howard Mintz in June.
“I’m very big on transparency,” said the 53-year-old father of two regarding his communication style with the community and media.
During a press conference at the police station, Fuller praised Carmichael, an East Walpole resident, for being a good listener, a collaborative manager and someone who leads with compassion and integrity, she said.
By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
April 14, 2021
Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
Janey administration officials this week unveiled a $3.75 billion budget for the city’s 2022 fiscal year and detailed a plan they say will avoid layoffs or service cuts while setting the stage for an “equitable recovery” from the economic contraction caused by Covid-19 over the past year.
Overall, city budget officials project that revenue will grow modestly in FY22, but still remain below pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, steady property tax streams and a large influx of federal dollars will help fund a recovery plan targeting schools, small businesses, and hard-hit sectors of the economy like arts and tourism.