In the 2020 City of Madison budget, 1 out of every 4 general fund dollars pays for policing leaving just 3 out of 4 for everything else. While the level of policing that that funding affords may be associated with a feeling of safety by those living in our White communities, many members of our Black communities are not feeling that same sense of safety 40% of adults and 64% of juveniles arrested by MPD in 2019 were Black (in spite of only making up 7% of the general population). The Movement for Black Lives does not accept these outcomes and demands that we shift our resources away from policing and towards investments that will address the conditions that lead to crime..

“The argument is, in some sense, whether or not that absence in state law permits such an entity, or whether the absence indicates it is prohibited,” Postema said. “That is an issue that will now be fought out in the courts because there are many communities that have not allowed medical marijuana dispensaries at all. In fact, many smaller local communities surrounding Ann Arbor have made that determination.”.

This 88 storey chrome structure framed with the facets of glass and steel is the headquarters of PETRONAS, which is a leading oil and gas company of the country. The sky bridge on the 41st floor linking the towers gives the tourists a spectacular view of the capital city. The sight of the towers at nightfall is rather outstanding and truly a sight to behold..

“It is a may prevision on assisting the hospitality industry, said State Representative Sharon Negele a Republican for District 13. Is for small businesses with 100 or fewer employees so it is targeted towards the small business owner. Companies that apply for the grant must be Hoosier owned, and the hospitality industry will be most preferred.

“Some defense attorneys have echoed those arguments, saying that those who participated in the attack were doing so at the behest of Trump.” “But for the president, they would not have walked down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Al Watkins, defending “QAnon shaman” Jacob Chansley, told the Post. “They believed the president was going with them. Kramer, chief of the Federal Public Defender Office for Washington, said he expects numerous attorneys for Capitol rioters to argue that Trump “told them to march up Pennsylvania Avenue, and he be leading them, and he the commander in chief of the military and the nation top law enforcement officer.” You can read more about what Trump and the Capitol insurrectionists said before and during the assault, and preview likely legal arguments, at The Washington Post.