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Farm and industry short course moves online Applications for 2020-21 school year due by Aug. 1

Facing many unknowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has decided to modify its farm and industry short course program for the 2020-2021 school year.

The college will hold the beginning farmer training program online this year, with the expectation that FISC will return to on-campus instruction the following year.

“We decided to offer fewer courses and to offer them online this year to ensure the health and safety of our students, instructors and staff,” FISC program Director Jennifer

Blazek said in a news release. “This was a very difficult decision because in-person learning and on-campus residential experiences have always been a central part of the program.

But with all of the uncertainty, we wanted to provide our students with predictable and flexible learning opportunities wherever they are.”

Blazek noted that FISC’s recent spring 2020 term ended shortly before public health emergencies went into effect and moved UW-Madison students off campus.

“Our timing was lucky last year,” she said. “Having to completely retool our programs in the middle of

our eight-week terms would have been extremely difficult. With our approach for the coming year, we can create a high-quality and stable learning experience online.”

FISC will offer two core courses through remote instruction during each term. During the fall term, which starts in late October, students can enroll in business principles of agricultural management and introduction to soils. In spring, they can take the business of agriculture and agribusiness feasibility planning.

The two-course sequence meets the Farm Service Agency’s educational requirement for their Beginning

Farmer & Rancher Loan program.

Courses will be timed to fit into farm schedules and will include a mix of concurrent learning experiences and videos that students can view when it works best for them.

Students can enroll for both courses each term or can choose courses individually during the year, depending on what best meets their goals.

Scholarships will continue to be available to students who apply.

UW-Madison offers students access to loaned laptops to meet the technology needs for online learning.

“In a year that has presented Wisconsin agriculture with so many

challenges and disappointments, we have an opportunity to test online learning with those looking to pursue a career in agriculture,” Blazek said.

“We plan to use this unusual year to continue to expand and improve our programs so that we can offer courses that meet the needs of the industry on-campus, online or through other venues that serve students well into the future.”

For more information about applying, tuition, fees and technical requirements to learn online, visit go.wisc.edu/FISC. Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are due

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Blackhawk Technical College reopens Albany EMS to hold home or they are welcome to come to campus. It gives students more control of their education and schedule.”

The college has been closed to the public since March 18, and the majority of spring semester instruction was offered online. College leadership continues to closely monitor local, state and federal recommendations to ensure the safety of its students and employees.

The reopening plan allows the college to slowly and safely resume operations, according to the news release For information about the seven stages or the college’s response to COVID-19, visit Blackhawk.edu/ coronavirus.

Here is a list of protocols for Stage 5: • All campuses are open for students who have scheduled classes (face-to-face/hands-on), student support needs or employees.

• No active screening protocols; all employees and students are requested to perform symptom checks.

• All employees and students required to practice physical distancing, wear facemasks inside buildings and sanitize workspaces before/after use.

• Staff will return to campus with a staggered work schedule, in some cases, to ensure safety and physical distancing in workspaces. Departments and offices will operate under a combination of remote staffing and/or on-campus if staggered work sched-

ules are required to ensure physical distancing guidelines.

• All classes will follow social distancing guidelines and everyone will wear appropriate PPE. The number of individuals in a classroom is based on the size and capacity of the designated room.

• College services will continue to be provided online, and limited services will open on campus.

• Student Support Services and IT Helpdesk (central campus) will be available in-person with social distancing protocols.

• Shuttle service can resume with a limited number of riders to adhere to social distancing.

• Bookstore services resume.

• Food service and vending machine services resume.

• Student Success Center reopens with limited seating for computer and Wi-Fi access.

• Student Union can reopen.

• Advanced cleaning and sanitization procedures will continue to be followed.

• Events and activities with up to 25 can meet in-person (with prior approval from campus safety) in a space that will allow for physical distancing; appropriate PPE must be worn.

• Events and activities with 25 or more people are either canceled or moved to a virtual format.

• Indoor facilities are unavailable for use by outside groups.

COVID-19 relief goes to K-12 schools, higher education institutions Gov. Tony Evers announced last week more than $80 million in financial assistance to Wisconsin’s K-12 schools and higher education institutions.

The governor announced more than $46 million to K-12 schools and $37 million to higher education partners to assist with the challenges faced relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our educators, faculty members, staff and students have risen to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting with very little warning and planning for a new normal,” Evers said in a news release.

“I’ve always said what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state, so I am hopeful this funding can help alleviate expenses already incurred and further creative efforts to transition between in-person learning and distance learning seamlessly as we prepare for the upcoming fall semester and continue to fight

COVID-19 in Wisconsin.”

The $46.6 million for K-12 schools will come from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund (GEER) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will prioritize students and districts that have the highest remote learning needs and have been the most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $37 million for higher education institutions will be distributed out of funding provided directly to Wisconsin under the CARES Act and can be used to reimburse necessary, unbudgeted expenditures made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The governor’s $80 million allocation toward K-12 schools and higher education institutions is in addition to the more than $354 million K-12 schools and higher education institutions already received directly through the CARES Act. In collaboration with the Gover-

nor’s Office, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will be providing additional information about the funding process for K-12 schools.

Wisconsin tribal colleges will receive $2 million in funding, with the remaining funding going to UW, technical college, and private, non-profit campuses in the state.

A breakdown of the remaining $35 million in financial assistance to higher education institutions can be found through this link: content.govdelivery.com/attachments/ WIGOV/2020/06/17/file_attachments/1475878/WAICU%20 CRF.6.17.2020.pdf.

The higher education distribution is based on the formula that the CARES Act used in providing direct aid to these institutions, largely based on the number of full-time equivalent Pell Grant recipients who were not enrolled exclusively in distance education prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four from area receive academic honors The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced names of undergraduate students who received honors for the spring 2020 semester.

Alexandra Lent, of Albany, and Marissa VanderKooi, of Brodhead, received highest honors, which means they earned all A’s and 4.0 grade point average.

Two other Brodhead High School graduates earned high honors: Kajen Medenwaldt and Alexis Miller. They

finished with GPAs from 3.75 to 3.99.

All were full-time students in the spring term, earning 12 or more credits of graded coursework.

Brodhead student graduates from ISU A virtual commencement ceremony was held recently at Iowa State University to honor the nearly 5,100 graduates who earned degrees.

One of them was Haley Trumpy, of Brodhead, who earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in plant breeding.

College news Local students on list at UW-River Falls The University of Wisconsin-River Falls’ spring semester dean’s list honors 2,210 students.

It includes three Brodhead residents: Carly Benton in elementary education, Rileigh Powers in animal science and Peter Speckman in environmental science.

To make the list, a full-time undergraduate must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0.

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Visitors can come in and look at the baskets that have been donated.

This will be one of two fundraisers for the year. The second one will be a brat dinner that Elmer’s Meat and Albany Mini Mart are doing for the EMS. Elmer’s will be at the Lion’s Club to take orders.

Meals will be delivered July 11.

EMS members are trying to earn money to purchase turnout gear for their crew.

Arrowhead libraries add to online resource tools You’re more creative than you think, and now your library card grants you access to more than 1,000 on-demand art and craft lessons to prove it.

Rock County public libraries have added Creativebug to their array of online resources.

Creativebug is a go-to resource for high-quality, on-trend arts and crafts instructional videos. A local library card gives patrons access to the full library of classes for artists and makers of all levels.

These videos include drawing,

painting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting and baking. New classes are added daily.

Libraries are located in Orfordville, Beloit, Clinton, Evansville, Janesville, Edgerton and Milton.

Log onto Creativebug with a library card at creativebug.com/lib/ alslib.

The Arrowhead Library System is part of the SHARE consortium, which grants cardholders access to 28 public libraries in Rock, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties.

Because of the fluid situation with the COVID-19 response, many scheduled events have been, or will be, canceled as time goes on.

We recommend you verify any events or meetings still listed here are still happening before you travel to attend.

Because of the fluid situation with the COVID-19 response, many THURSDAY, JUNE scheduled events have25 been, or will be, canceled as time goes on.

We you verify Library any events or meetings still listed here -Allrecommend Albertson Memorial programs suspended; curbside are still happening before you travel to attend. pickup for high-risk patrons, 1 to 3 p.m.

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SATURDAY, JUNE FRIDAY, JUNE 26 27 -All Albertson Memorial Memorial Library Libraryprograms programssuspended suspended; curbside pickup 2 to 6 p.m.

-Village of Albany recycle center open, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 SUNDAY, JUNE 28 -All Albertson Memorial Library programs suspended -16th annual Albany Lionscenter car show, -Village of Albany recycle open,Lions 8 a.m.Building, to 3 p.m.including Albany EMS silent auction from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Blackhawk Technical College moved to Stage 5 of its seven-stage reopening plan on Monday (June 22).

Students and instructors must wear facemasks inside college buildings, including in all classrooms and labs.

Entrance to college buildings will no longer require health screenings.

“We are confident in our safety protocols and excited to welcome more students and employees back to our campuses as we move to the next stage in our reopening plan,” BTC President Tracy Pierner said in a news release. “We are in the workforce development business. To that end, we must be responsive to the needs of our community and available for students who want to continue their training and education.”

Understanding students have diverse needs, Blackhawk offers a variety of flexible learning options. While in-person and online courses continue to be popular offerings, the college also delivers courses as MyEdChoice.

This delivery method does not lock a student into a particular format.

Rather, students can choose to either attend online, in-person at a set time or via video conferencing. Students can mix and match how they attend class and pick the option that is best for them.

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high school sports according to local and regional levels of risk based on the number of confirmed and trending COVID-19 cases and access to available health care.

Member schools should consult state, local and tribal health departments to determine the most current level of risk when initiating return to activities and when they might progress through the levels.

To address an expressed concern about inundating state, local and tribal health departments with inquiries about a community’s level of risk, the WIAA recommends that school districts designate one person to serve as the liaison to handle all of these communications.

The guidelines also include identifying the level of risk associated for each sport as recommended and modified by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Sports competitions, by their nature, are categorized as lower, moderate and higher risk based on potential exposure to respiratory droplets, the amount of physical contact and the duration of contact.

The WIAA guidance document also addresses the progression for returning to summertime training and conditioning; team practices; competitions; disinfection of facility, equipment and implements; hygiene practices; transportation to and from events; and social-distancing expectations.

Additional information, including sport-specific guidelines and other best-practice resources, will be provided to member schools as they become available in the coming days and weeks, or when new information from leading health organizations requires amending.

The “Guidance for Summer Activities” can be accessed on the WIAA website at www.wiaawi.org.

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On June 18 the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association released guidance and recommendations for member high schools to resume summertime athletics programming and other activities beginning July 1.

Find the guidance for summer activities at this link: www.wiaawi.org/ Portals/0/PDF/Health/Covid/WIAAReopen-School-Sports-Summer.pdf.

The guidelines were produced and reviewed by the collaborative efforts and contributions of the doctors on the WIAA Sports Medical Advisory Committee, the WIAA executive staff, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Department of Public Instruction and the office of Gov. Tony Evers.

The recommendations are best practices when returning to summertime sports activities in accordance with state, local and tribal restrictions and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the National Federation of State High School Associations.

“Within what has been a rapidly changing and evolving environment, we’ve done our best to research, examine and assemble the best advice we could identify,” WIAA Executive Director Dave Anderson said in a news release. “This mission and responsibility is larger than just sports.”

The WIAA has shared these guidelines with athletic directors, principals and district administrators of all member schools. It will be the decision of each school’s district administrator to determine if athletics and other activities may operate in compliance with state, local and tribal health department directives as determined by each community’s most current level of risk.

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Pork goes to food pantries UW–Madison program partners with Vita Plus to distribute surplus meat

When the coronavirus pandemic started disrupting the nation’s meat supply chains this spring, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s swine program soon found itself among the affected operations.

The program, which houses around 1,500 pigs at a time at Arlington Agricultural Research Station, focuses on nutritional studies that support the hog industry in Wisconsin and across the Midwest.

When the pigs reach market weight, they are typically sent to harvest at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Waterloo, Iowa. But not this spring.

The Tyson plant, dealing with worker shortages and a shutdown due to COVID-19 infections, couldn’t take the university’s hogs.

At the same time, the demand for meat products at grocery stores and food pantries was rising.

“These processing facilities were shutting down and the other ones couldn’t pick up the slack — because the limiting factor is cooler space (to hang carcasses),” said Jamie Reichert, manager of the swine facility at the Arlington station. “Although the UW–Madison campus was largely shut down at the time, I made the case that we have animal processing capability and cooler space at the Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory. So let’s process our pigs that have nowhere to go and help supply meat to our community. Let’s be part of the solution here.”

And a great solution did arise through a bit of serendipity and a key partnership.

During a virtual meeting about the upcoming opening of the campus’ new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery Building, Jeff Sindelar, professor and extension meat specialist in the UW–Madison

Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, happened to mention the university’s surplus hog situation.

Also on the call was Al Gunderson, vice president of Vita Plus, the Madison-based animal feed and technology company.

“After the call, Al independently reached out to us,” Sindelar said.

“He said, ‘Hey, we’ve got this new Vita Plus Serving Customers and Rural Communities Project, and I think it may have good alignment (to help your situation).’”

The purpose of the Vita Plus project, which was launched in April with a $100,000 commitment from the company, is to purchase dairy, beef and pork products from producers and contribute them to local food pantries, school-based meal assistance programs and other local food security efforts.

The majority of the funding already had been used to support Vita Plus customers and their local communities, but some remained.

The UW partnership was quickly given the green light, and Gunderson worked with the UW team to help establish and manage the process.

Reichert helped develop protocols to safely harvest the surplus hogs in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences’ Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory, along with Dillon Walker, MBL plant operations manager, and Mitch Monson, MBL retail operations manager.

“We all wear N95 masks and do extra sanitation,” Walker said. “And all of the stations are more than 6 feet apart, so we all have our own spots on the harvest floor.”

Gunderson recruited Jerry Stoddard of Stoddard’s Meat Market in Cottage Grove to help out by picking up the carcasses from campus for further processing at his operation.

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David Henning, left, Columbus operations manager for Vita Plus, and Jerry Stoddard of Stoddard’s Meat Market & Catering in Cottage Grove, with UW-Madison pork products ready to be sent to food pantries.

It’s a critical piece of the partnership — the step where carcasses are turned into familiar cuts such as chops, roasts, ribs, brats and sausage.

Vita Plus employees drive the finished, frozen pork products to area food banks, and the company’s Serving Customers and Rural Communities Project helps cover the costs of the meat and processing.

“It turned out to be a great way to bring all of this together,” said Gunderson, a graduate of the university’s meat and animal science program.

“It’s wonderful to have this pork that was in jeopardy of not being utilized go to people who need it and help the community.”

In May, the UW team completed two harvests of 15 hogs each. The third and final harvest for the project on June 29 will mark a milestone for the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences. It will be the last harvest to take place in the old MBL facility before operations move to campus’ new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery Building.

When all is said and done, the department will have provided around 8,700 pounds of meat to more than a dozen area food banks through the Vita Plus partnership. For the pantries receiving the pork, it’s a welcome gift.

“Pork is something we don’t al-

ways have, so this was an awesome donation,” said Ruth Ann Waugh, volunteer coordinator of the Poynette Area Community Food Pantry. “We serve the elderly, young families, the sick, people who’ve experienced some kind of crisis — anybody.

Many people do receive some kind of (government) assistance, but we are that fill-in. When their shelves get low, we’re right there to help.”

For the team involved in making these pork donations happen, there’s a deep sense of satisfaction in the work.

“Everybody really has the attitude that this is going to a great cause,” Gunderson said.

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DLMRA makes donation to water wheel project The Decatur Lake & Mill Race Association recently presented a $2,000 check to the Brodhead Area Foundation for the water wheel project.

This donation is in memory of longtime DLMRA President Richard Benesh Jr., an avid proponent of the project who passed away in March.

The proposed civic project would be constructed near the site of the former powerhouse near the spillway on the Mill Race. The water wheel would be a scenic attraction, functional and designed to produce electricity to light the path and the new covered bridge across the Mill Race.

A group of engineering students from the University of Wisconsin-UW-Platteville generated several versions of the water wheel that included various sizes and materials. They also determined how it

would generate power.

When the Pearl Island team went to Platteville to hear the students’ presentation, they were presented with a painting depicting the finished water wheel at work. One of the students involved in the study did the painting.

Donations sent to Michele Benesh and the foundation currently total $2,340. But additional fundraising is needed, so donations can be sent to the Brodhead Area Foundation, P.O. Box 35, Brodhead, WI 53520, with “water wheel” in the comment section.

The DLMRA’s purpose is to preserve, protect and promote Decatur Lake and Mill Race and its surroundings and to enhance the water quality, fishery, boating safety and aesthetic values of the sites as a public recreational facility for today and for future generations.

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Bald eagles are majestic creatures with wingspans to match (6 to 8 feet). They are the national bird of the United States and therefore inherently demand (and deserve) our respect.

Bald eagles used to be in short supply. In the late 20th century they were on the brink of extinction in the contiguous United States. Populations recovered and the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list and transferred to the list of threatened species in 1995. I’m happy to report it was removed from that list in 2007. Soar eagle, soar!

Bald eagles currently live in Canada, Alaska, all 48 contiguous states and northern Mexico. They are thriving and we are glad.

We’ve been watching the eagles on the lake by our cabin for years.

We know where they nest and each spring look forward to revisiting “our” eagles and wonder how many eaglets they will have in the nest. Sometimes there is just one, other years there are two and rarely, there will be three eggs.

Bald eagles often use the same nest year after year. This is out of necessity because the nest is no small project. It is situated in the highest branches of the tallest trees, so it’s difficult to get a perspective on how big it really is. It’s so far away, so high up, the magnitude is hard to digest.

According to Wikipedia, a bald eagle’s nest can be as much as 13 feet deep, more than 8 feet wide and weigh one metric ton.

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often heard him crying for food, especially right after mom or dad arrived at the nest with a freshly By caught fish.

JILL PERTLER This year we were considering Contributor naming our eaglets Jefferson, John Quincy and/or Homer Simpson, depending on the size of the clutch. We were anxious feat is located high, high in the tall branches of a massive tree and and excited to locate and observe the newest members of our eagle created wholly by a pair of birds family. weighing approximately 7 to 14 We spotted the nest. I had my pounds each. Impressive. binoculars ready, but they weren’t To see the eagles soaring needed. I could see, sadly, that overhead, high in the sky, right the nest was unoccupied. There in our own backyard on the lake weren’t any adult eagles sitting on is nothing short of a gift, and we embrace it with this mindset every nearby branches. The place looked abandoned. year.

We visited again and found the When they fly, they are same lack of activity. What would often fishing. Bald eagles are make them abandon their nest? We accomplished fisher birds. They don’t know, but we are sad. have excellent eyesight and can The eagles were always a bright spot a fish in the water from high spot to our summer. There are above. When they do, they dive bomb at a speed of 75 to 100 mph likely other pairs on our lake, and we will look for them and their before snaring the unlucky fish in nests and their broods. If we are their talons. lucky we will find a family and We named our eagles George get to know them much like we and Martha. Martha was about 25 knew George and Martha. We may percent bigger than George. even come up with new names.

Bald eagles are attentive and I’m thinking something a little less vigilant parents. Both mom and dad take turns sitting on their eggs political, such as Fred and Wilma or maybe Bonnie and Clyde. I’ll and looking after their offspring keep you posted. once hatched. When not in the Jill Pertler is an award-winning nest, they can often be seen on a syndicated columnist, published nearby branch in the treetops.

Last summer George and Martha playwright, author and member of the National Society of Newspaper had one eaglet; we weren’t sure Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; if he or she was a male or female, follow the Slices of Life page on but we named (him) Washington.

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Wisconsin erected barriers to college voters, pandemic added more Lawsuits likely won’t be settled before November

By Kayla Huynh WISCONSIN WATCH

On the day of the Wisconsin spring primary in February, Peter German was determined to vote.

In between strained breaths, German — a freshman from West Bend attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison — said he had been running from building to building in an attempt to cast his ballot.

“I haven’t missed an election yet,” he said, “so I’ll be damned if I’m going to now.”

The previous day, he tried to register to vote at the Madison City Clerk’s office with no luck. He lacked the required form of identification and documents under Wisconsin’s voter ID law, implemented in 2015 after a series of legal battles.

On Feb. 18, Election Day, he again could not vote at the polls because he did not have a voter-compliant photo ID card. This sent German crisscrossing campus for nearly an hour, where he was finally able to cast his ballot — thanks to a freshly printed student voter card.

As German learned, for students living away from home, Wisconsin is one of the most difficult states in which to vote. Student IDs issued by state colleges and universities in Wisconsin are not sufficient for voting, requiring students to go through additional hoops if they wish to vote using their college address.

Wisconsin’s roughly 340,000 college students make up 6.9 percent of the eligible voting population, according to the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University.

That is a critical bloc in a state in which candidates, including Donald Trump, have won by about 1 percentage point.

The institute found that in 2018, Wisconsin counties with college students went heavily for Democrat Tony Evers, while those without college students favored incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who lost by just over 1 percentage point.

In a separate report, the Tufts Institute listed Wisconsin as the No. 1 state in which young voters could cast decisive votes in the 2020 presidential race, in part because of the state’s past close races.

Students who do not vote are “invisible” to policy makers, said institute director Nancy L. Thomas. But if they vote, students can be powerful, she said.

“The protests we’re seeing around the country will translate into both social change and voting, barring rampant voter suppression,” Thomas said. “Young people are now the biggest demographic group, bigger than the ‘boomers’ … and large enough to shape policy for decades.”

Experiences like German’s are why Common Cause Wisconsin, the state’s largest nonpartisan political reform organization, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison student Alexandra Moreno votes in Wisconsin’s primary election at Sellery Residence Hall on Feb. 18.

The lawsuit is one of three pending federal challenges to voting ID requirements for Wisconsin college students.

The Common Cause suit alleges these requirements violate the Equal Protection Clause ensuring that all people are equally protected under states’ laws.

Studies show photo ID laws depress turnout among young voters, who are more likely to vote Democratic. Nearly 60 percent of U.S. voters ages 18 to 25 identify as Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center.

One national study by the University of North Carolina-Wilmington found that strict ID laws have a particularly negative impact on student voter turnout. It found students in states with strict voter ID laws are less likely to participate in elections compared to students in states that lack them.

COVID-19 a new barrier Now, after the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many students from their campus homes and wreaked havoc on the state’s election processes, college voters likely are facing even more difficulties in casting their ballots.

On April 7, while some out-of-state students chose to vote in person, others who left Wisconsin reverted to voting in their home state — or decided not to vote at all, said Bennett Shapiro, an organizer for the progressive political action committee NextGen America, which mobilizes youth voters.

“Those people had especially difficult times trying to figure out how they can still vote when they’re out of state,” Shapiro said. “The biggest thing from my experience was that everybody was very confused.”

Weeks before the April 7 primary, students were scrambling to get their votes counted as campuses closed with little notice because of the pandemic.

UW-Madison and Marquette Univer-

sity, for example, began individually sending voter IDs to those who requested them, and polling sites in both cities were consolidated — dramatically so in Milwaukee, which went from 180 polling sites to five.

A large number of students moved home with their parents after campuses shuttered, making it particularly challenging for them to vote, said Michael DeCrescenzo, a political science doctoral student at UW-Madison who researched the effects of Wisconsin’s voter ID law on turnout.

“I just expect that this will probably hit students harder than everyone else, because students will be more likely to be residentially shuffled around … than other people will be,” said DeCre-

scenzo, who is affiliated with the university’s Elections Research Center.

State’s ‘strict’ ID law In Wisconsin, all voters are required to present an acceptable photo ID, such as a driver’s license, state ID card or passport. For out-of-state students or those who do not have one of the permitted photo IDs, some can obtain a student voter card from their university or college. It is a confusing process for many students.

The Campus Vote Project, an organization that seeks to reduce barriers in student voting, identifies Wisconsin as one of 17 “strict voter ID” states that reject voters if they are unable to present an accepted form of ID. In 2011, the Republican-run Legis-

lature passed a law stating that a Wisconsin student may use a campus photo ID to vote only if it includes a signature and an expiration date not more than two years after it was issued — even if issued by a four-year institution.

That made ID cards issued by many Wisconsin public universities and colleges invalid. The law also requires students to provide an enrollment document in addition to their ID to be allowed to vote.

Ten of the strict states, including Wisconsin, permit some student IDs for voting, but many have additional requirements. Wisconsin’s is the only law that calls for a separate proof of enrollment when using a student ID to vote. Seven states — Arizona, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas — do not accept student IDs for voting at all.

Even under normal circumstances, students have a tough time understanding voting laws, which often put the burden on them — not the government — to verify that they are eligible to vote. The pandemic, DeCrescenzo said, makes that burden even heavier.

“Getting people to comply with bureaucratic processes is hard, even under ideal scenarios,” he said. “States ask a lot of voters — even on a good day — when it comes to the balance of responsibilities between what the voter has to do versus what the state will do to verify someone’s eligibility to vote.”

Shapiro said the state’s Safer-atHome order prompted disarray just before the April 7 primary.

“When people were packing up and heading home … for the pandemic, the first thing on their mind was not ‘How am I going to vote from home?’ They were trying to get home safely,” he said.

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DPI issues guidance on a safe return to instruction Education Forward offers plan for reopening state schools

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction on Monday issued Education Forward, a guidance document for Wisconsin district and school leaders to use as they plan for a safe, efficient and equitable return for the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The next school year will be likely be different from the learning environment students and teachers have grown accustomed to,” State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor said in a news release. “Education Forward is meant to provide information for educators and

school officials as they make decisions regarding their school operations to keep all students and staff safe while learning.”

DPI specialists from content areas across the department developed Education Forward in close collaboration with officials from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and education stakeholders throughout the state.

The primary consideration of all involved was the health and safety of students and staff.

“COVID-19 remains highly contagious, and people in Wisconsin

are still at risk,” DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said. “We want to keep Wisconsin’s students and school staff as safe and healthy as possible. This guidance is designed to be used in consultation with local and tribal health departments, and we encourage school districts to work with them closely to make the best decisions for their communities.”

Education Forward provides health information, resources, and possible action steps aligned to closing out the current school year and preparing for and implementing

provisions in the next school year.

This guidance document is a starting point as schools consider the decisions they need to make and the conversations they need to have with local health authorities and their communities.

The document includes information on infection control and mitigation, lays out sample learning scenarios, and provides specific considerations for special education students, English language learning students, gifted and talented students, school libraries, teaching and learning staff, school safety/mental

health, and out-of-school time programs.

Resources such as a risk assessment tool, and a school nurse toolkit also are included.

While Education Forward is aimed at supporting schools through reopening, this will be a fluid document. It will be regularly updated in consultation with education stakeholders and the DHS to provide new information and address changing conditions to support school operations and the learning environment.

Education Forward can be found in its entirety on the DPI’s website.

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Healthful hints

West Nile Virus and repelling mosquitoes

By Shari Faber

West Nile Virus is often found in birds, which get it from mosquito bites or from eating infected insects, small In the new normal of coronavirus, mammals or other birds. Mosquitoes outdoor gatherings will be common can then pass the virus from infected this summer. But when gathering birds to humans. outdoors, we know those pesky The best way to avoid any diseases mosquitoes will join us.

Fortunately, there is no evidence that transmitted by mosquitoes is to prevent bites. mosquitoes can transmit the SARSTips for preventing mosquito bites: CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

• Use repellents. When used as But mosquitoes can transmit several other diseases, such as West Nile Virus. directed, insect repellents are the best way to protect yourself and family In Wisconsin, an average of 19 members from getting sick from people are infected with West Nile mosquito bites.

Virus each year. Symptoms include If you are using sunscreen and fever, headache, muscle aches, rash and repellent, apply the sunscreen first. nausea and it can lead to encephalitis DEET and Picaridin are two effective (swelling of the brain).

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Not sure which repellant is right for you? The EPA has a search tool to help pick the right product: www.epa.gov/ insect-repellents/find-repellent-rightyou#searchform • Avoid them. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants to keep them away from your skin. Treat clothing

with permethrin. Use screens on doors and windows to keep them out of your home.

• Reduce the population. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in water. Dump any water that collects around your yard in items such as planters, pools, tires, birdbaths or trash containers at least once per week.

Here are some handy references to use for more information: • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Frequently Asked Questions, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 29, www.cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html Web. 02 June 2020 • Prevent Mosquito Bites, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention, April 22, 2019, www.cdc.gov/features/ stopmosquitoes/index.html • Using Repellent Products to Protect against Mosquito-Borne Illnesses, EPA, United States Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/ insect-repellents/find-repellent-rightyou#searchform • West Nile Virus: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Jan. 15, www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/mosquito/ wnv-about.htm Shari Faber is a health educator for the Rock County Health Department. If you would like to ask her a question to be answered in a future column, email to Shari.Faber@co.rock.wi.us.

Lena Townwide Garage Sales 11680 GALENA RD (1/4 mi. W of Lena, Stagecoach Trl) Thurs.4-7, Fri.8-4. Multifamily shed sale. Kitchen items, gas grill, holiday decor, household items, stroller, highchair, girls-Jr’swomens-mens clothing(name brand) misc. items 202 N. FRANKLIN Thur. & Fri. 8-5. Lots of clothes infant thru adult, baby items, swing with frame, household, misc.

203 BRIARWOOD LANE Power tools, beer sign, fold up ladder, crocks, carnival glass, fish mount, old Chicago scales, Nascar, hanging scale, toy semi, Lg. old US Bell construction lights & coolers, car ramps and more.

204 E. RAILROAD ST. Multi-family sale Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-3 boys & girls clothes infant to Jr’s, men’s & women’s clothes Med to Lg & XL, household items, wine rack, cutlery, canning jars, plants, handheld Dirt Devil, books, shoes, assrt of baby items, decor, craft items, games, jewelry.

204 PALM DRIVE Total Gym, ceiling fan, RV fan, RV table leg, scroll saw, TV/VCR combo, Weber picnic grill, fishing stuff, small coolers, beginners trumpet, Trek bike.

212 PALM DRIVE Microwave, girls softball equip, kitchen handles & hinges, girls 18 speed bikes, books, craft weaving loom, kids sewing machine, girls 10/12 thru mens Lg & womens Lg/XL, Playstation 3, basketball arcade game, girls Full comforter set & curtains-Hearts design, green garden fence.

283 W MCCONNELL RD Moving and She shed Sale. Fri 8-3, Sat 8-noon.

Lots of yard decor and decorative stones, roll-top desk, sewing machine/ cabinet, 4 pc. entertainment center, misc. garage stuff, Formica kitchen table, stove, fridge, sm. 80 gal. steel cow tank.

301 WILLIAMS ST 8-4 Fri. and 8-noon Sat. Many tools, ladders, Lg wheelbarrow, dolly, lathe, saws, drill press, router, golf equip, Men’s LH clubs, golf bag, golf balls, shag bag, lawn spreader, lawn chairs, household, pictures, vases and misc.

310 E. LENA ST. 8-3 Nice women’s and kids clothes, toys, games, canning jars.

416 SCHOOL ST. 8-4 both days. Moving and Huge tool sale. Decorations, craft/scrapbooking, girls clothes 10/12 & 14, women’s clothes sm & med, work out equip, misc, lawn equip, hunting/ trapping items, children’s books.

515 FAIRWAY DR. Fri.8-5, Sat8-1 Microwave, furniture (couch, chairs) clothing, electric appliances, kitchenware, tools, lamps, workout bench, XC skis, TV, crocks, 2008 Redline bike, seasonal items.

518 W. FAIRWAY DR. Thurs. noon-?, Fri. & Sat.9-?. Books, Minecraft, legos, American Girl dolls-clothes-accessories, Barbies, Hot Wheels, childs bedrest, jewelry, pictures, housewares, pottery, vintage stuff, name brand sm, Jr, women, men XL, and girls 7-12 clothes.

546 W. FAIRWAY DR. Multifamily sale Thur.5:30-7:30, Fri.8-3. boys 3T-8, girls 4-6x, toys, shoes, stroller, women’s clothes, furniture, household items.

601 N.CENTER ST. Multi-family saleeverything from baby to grandma.

NB-18mo. and lots of baby stuff, mens clothes, Nerf gun collection, kitchen items, self-propelled lawnmower, stereo equipment.

606 VIRGINIA AVE. Estate/Garage sale Fri.8-4, Sat.8-noon. Furniture, dishes, pots, pans, sm appliances, double Lazy Boy, table/chairs, storage cupboards, seasonal items, crafting items, ladies clothes size sm: Coach, Dooney & Burke, Longaberger, Barbie, tupperware, scrapbook mat. Priced to sell

808 VIRGINIA AVE. Fri.8-4, Sat.8noon. Lots of American decor, TV, boy clothes 10-12, a little bit of everything.

Glam Nails by Danielle will have products here.

9358 CEDARVILLE RD, LENA 9-5 both days. Barn finds, vintage floor lamps, Tiffany lamp, antique glassware, iron wheels, oak rocker, shutter shelves, old oil cans, baskets, walnut lumber, cow skulls, crafts, barn doors with hardware, air hockey table, wooden screen door, plants and bulbs.

702 VIRGINIA AVE many items including Military uniforms and boots, Snapper LT125/23 HP riding lawnmower $375, electronics, premium bead maze table for toddlers, wooden car-shaped activity center for toddlers $55, kids shoes, toys, antiques and much more.

7846 N. WADDAMS GROVE RD. Fri. & Sat. noon-5. Great selection of Large to 2XL womens clothing and misc. household items.

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Policing accountability, transparency reforms Wisconsin consistently has ranked among the worst in racial disparities

Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Friday announced a package of legislation to increase accountability and transparency in policing in Wisconsin.

The announcement came on Juneteenth, celebrated annually to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, and in the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and calls of Wisconsinites and people across the country for justice and equity for Black Americans.

“Our country promises the opportunity of justice and equity, and it’s time for us to deliver on that promise,” Evers said. “We know we don’t have all of the answers — no one does. This legislation is a first step toward dismantling the systems

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we’ve created, but it can only be a first step.

“Racism and racial disparities can’t be solved with any single bill or package of bills, or person—it’s on all of us, together,” Evers added.

“We must meet this movement with our empathy and our compassion, but most of all we must meet it with action.”

Wisconsin consistently has been ranked one of the worst states in the country for racial disparities, from infant mortality to child poverty, educational attainment to employment, and homeownership to incarceration.

The COVID-19 pandemic has likewise illustrated disparities in health outcomes as Black Wisconsinites only comprise of 6.7 percent

of the state’s population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but account for nearly a quarter of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 deaths.

“We continue to lose far too many Black lives, be it from inequities in criminal justice and policing, in health care or in economic well-being,” Barnes said. “The social and economic consequences of these deep-seated inequities reach every community in our state and eliminating them will require action at every level of government. Passing these bills is one piece of how we move closer to accountability, equity and justice for all.”

Evers and Barnes also called for bipartisanship in addressing racism and increasing law enforcement ac-

countability in a letter to the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus.

“Calling another special session where legislative leaders come in and gavel in and gavel out risks us losing this incredible moment in history where we can and should be able to work together to get something accomplished,” Evers and Barnes said. “We should not need a special session when people across our state are demanding we take action.”

The package of legislation includes: • LRB 6273: Establishes statewide use of force standards for all law enforcement agencies that includes that the primary duty of law enforcement is to preserve the life of all individuals; that deadly force

the assessor or objector made the valuation using the income method; unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under state law (sec. 73.03(2a), Wis. Stats.), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county must provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses provided to the assessor under this paragraph and provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court.

The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under state law (sec.

19.35(1), Wis. Stats.).

Respectfully submitted, City of Brodhead Nikolai Wahl, City Clerk Posted: 06/17/2020 The Independent Register 6/24, 7/1/2020 WNAXLP 375845

COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1102 East 5th Avenue, Brodhead, WI 53520 TAX KEY NO.: 0548.0000 Dated this 15TH day of June, 2020. /S/_______________________ Sheriff Tracy Finch Burnett County Sheriff Sara M. Schmeling MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. State Bar No. 1086879 5225 N. Ironwood Road, Suite 121 Glendale, WI 53217 Phone No.: 414-831-9723 The Independent Register 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/2020 WNAXLP 375987

For the period starting from July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

Notice is hereby given that an application has been received by the Town Clerk, Town of Jefferson, County of Green, State of Wisconsin For (Class B) Retail License For Windy Acres Golf Club, Inc. Located at N1005 Cty K For the period starting from July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

Notice is hereby given that an application has been received by the Town Clerk, Town of Jefferson, County of Green, State of Wisconsin For (Class B) Retail License For Twin Grove Stage Stop, Inc. Located at W3704 Cty K For the period starting from July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

Notice is hereby given that an application has been received by the Town Clerk, Town of Jefferson, County of Green, State of Wisconsin.

6/17/2020 Amy McCulloughClerk/Treasurer The Independent Register 6/24/2020 WNAXLP 376191

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TOWN OF PLYMOUTH Rock County, Wisconsin NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of the Town of Plymouth Town will conduct a public hearing at 7 PM on July 14, 2020 relating to a petition to vacate and discontinue the following public right-of way.

The North ½ of West Front Street, Hohanshelt’s Second Addition to the Village of Bass Creek (Hanover), Town of Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin.

Susan Douglas Town of Plymouth Clerk Rock County, Wisconsin The Independent Register 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/2020 WNAXLP 375262 Notice of the Board of Review For the City of Brodhead NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the City of Brodhead of Green and Rock County shall hold its first meeting on the 9th day of July 9, 2020 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at: City of Brodhead, 1111 W. 2nd Ave., Brodhead WI 53520 Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: Sec. 70.47(7) (aa), Wis. Stats., provides that the BOR may deny a hearing to a property owner who does not allow the assessor to complete an exterior view. However, the Wisconsin Supreme Court expressed due process concerns regarding a similarly worded statute in Milewski v.Town of Dover, 2017 WI 79, 377 Wis. 2d 38, 899 N.W.2d 303. It is DOR’s recommendation to allow a BOR hearing even if the property owner denied an interior or exterior view. The lack of access to view, and the credibility of evidence offered can be managed as an evidentiary issue at a BOR hearing, rather than denying access to the BOR. • After the first BOR meeting and before the BOR’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the BOR may contact, or provide information to, a member of the BOR about that person’s objection except at a BOR session.

• No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the BOR or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sub. (3) (a), that person provides to the BOR clerk a notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m) and if so which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

• When appearing before the BOR, the person must specify in writing, his or her estimate of the land value and improvements that he or she is objecting and the person must specify the information that he or she used to arrive at that estimate.

• No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or object to a valuation; if

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT GREEN COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT G. FRIE, JR., ET AL. Defendants.

Case No.: 19 CV 95 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on November 12, 2019 in the amount of $102,156.56 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: JULY 23, 2020 at 09:00 AM TERMS: By bidding at the sheriff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following terms: 1.) 10% down in cash, cashier check, or bank-certified funds made payable to the Green County Clerk of Courts; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2.) Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3.)

Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax in addition to the proceeds of the sale. 4.) Bidders not a party to this action are subject to the requirements of Wisconsin Statute Section 846.155. 5.)

Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective.

PLACE: at the Green County Justice Center-Ground Floor Conference Room located at 2841 6th Street, Monroe, WI 53566.

DESCRIPTION: LOTS NUMBERED TWO AND FOUR (2 AND 4) IN BLOCK NUMBER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) OF THE CITY OF BRODHEAD, GREEN

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE FOR PUBLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Town Board of the Town of Decatur, Green County, Wisconsin, amended and restated Chapter 16 of the Town of Decatur Municipal Code regarding Public Nuisances on June 15, 2020.

The full text of the Ordinance may be obtained from the Town Clerk, Jamie Olson, by calling her at 608-897-4965, by viewing it on the Town’s web site at www.townofdecatur.com, or by viewing the Ordinance at the Decatur Town Hall at NOTICE OF BEER AND LIQUOR 1408 14th Street, Brodhead, WisLICENSE APPLICATIONS consin, where it is posted.

CITY OF BRODHEAD, GREEN The Independent Register COUNTY 6/24/2020 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the WNAXLP 376151 following applications for licenses to sell beer and liquor in the City of SUMMARY OR ORDINANCE FOR Brodhead have been filed in the ofPUBLICATION fice of the City Clerk and have been PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT approved by the Common Council the Town Board of the Town of De- on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. catur, Green County, Wisconsin, Class A Beer has adopted Ordinance No. 30 on Stop-N-Go of Waukesha, Inc., June 15, 2020, creating Chapter 30 2413 First Center Avenue, Brodof the Town of Decatur Municipal head, Andrew J. Bowman, Agent Code regarding Property Mainte- Class A Beer and Liquor nance.

Dolgencorp, LLC d/b/a Dollar The full text of the Ordinance may General, 2410 First Center Avenue, be obtained from the Town Clerk, Brodhead, Janet Anderson, Agent Jamie Olson, by calling her at JAC Foods, LLCS d/b/a Piggly 608-897-4965, by viewing it on the Wiggly, 1604 1st Center Avenue, Town’s web site at www..townofde- Brodhead, Justin Campbell, Agent catur.com, or by viewing the OrdiOlin Oil Co., Inc. d/b/a Trackside nance at the Decatur Town Hall at Mobil, 1109 1st Center Avenue, 1408 14th Street, Brodhead, Wis- Brodhead, Kristin Olin Olmedo, consin, where it is posted.

Agent The Independent Register Kwik Trip 1021 2107 1st Center 6/24/2020 Ave, Brodhead, Jamie LaVelle, WNAXLP 376154 Agent Class B Beer and Liquor TOWN OF JEFFERSON Bridges Bar & Grill, 1034 First NOTICE Center Avenue, Brodhead, Cathy For (Class B) Retail License Disch, Agent For La Iguana Restaurant M & J Bar & Grill, LLC, 1117 W. Located at W2616 Hwy 11-81 2nd Avenue, Brodhead, Jordan L. For the period starting from July Walmer, Agent 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

FIBS North LLC, 906 W. ExNotice is hereby given that an change Street, Brodhead, Natasha application has been received by Neeley, Agent the Town Clerk, Town of Jefferson, Deb’s Bar, 1024 First Center AvCounty of Green, State of Wiscon- enue, Brodhead, Debra Ann Neild, sin Agent For (Class A) Retail License Payne’s Pub, 1101 First Center For Olin’s Juda Oasis Avenue, Brodhead, Jon E. Payne, Located at W2616 Hwy 11-81 Agent For the period starting from July Villa Pizza Inn, 1011 First Center 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021. Avenue, Brodhead, Hillary Cooley, Notice is hereby given that an Agent application has been received by Dated this 17th day of June, 2020 the Town Clerk, Town of Jefferson, Published: June 24, 2020 County of Green, State of Wiscon- City of Brodhead sin Nikolai Wahl, City Clerk For (Class B) Retail License The Independent Register For T & T’sLast Chance Saloon 6/24/2020 Located at W2894 Cty. KS WNAXLP 376192

is to be used only as the last resort; that officers should use skills and tactics that minimize the likelihood that force will become necessary; that, if officers must use physical force, it should be the least amount of force necessary to safely address the threat; and that law enforcement officers must take reasonable action to stop or prevent any unreasonable use of force by their colleagues; Prohibits discipline of a law enforcement officer for reporting a violation of a law enforcement agency’s use of force policy; and Requires the Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB) to develop a model use of force policy for law enforcement agencies.

• LRB 6274: R ​ equires each law enforcement officer to annually complete at least eight hours of training on use of force options and de-escalation techniques.

• LRB 6275: Creates a $1 million grant program, administered by the Department of Justice, to fund community organizations that are utilizing evidence-based outreach and violence interruption strategies to mediate conflicts, prevent retaliation and other potentially violent situations and connect individuals to community supports.

• LRB 6276: Requires law enforcement agencies to develop policies prohibiting the use of chokeholds.

• LRB 6277: Requires each law enforcement agency to not only prepare a policy regarding the use of force by its law enforcement officers, but to make it available publicly online.

• LRB 6281: Creates a civil cause of action for unnecessarily summoning a law enforcement officer with intent to infringe upon a right of the person under the Wisconsin Constitution or the U.S. Constitution; unlawfully discriminate against the person; cause the person to feel harassed, humiliated or embarrassed; cause the person to be expelled from a place in which the person is lawfully located; damage the person’s reputation or standing within the community; or damage the person’s financial, economic, consumer or business prospects or interests.

• LRB 6283: Requires that the Department of Justice publish an annual report on use of force incidents, including incidents where there was a shooting, where a firearm was discharged in the direction of a person (even if there was no injury) and where other serious bodily harm resulted from the incident; and requires certain demographic information to be collected about each incident and reported annually by DOJ on its website.

• LRB 6289: Prohibits no-knock search warrants.

• LRB 6292: Makes certain changes to the responsibilities of the LESB, including requiring LESB to also regulate jail and juvenile detention officer training standards and regulate recruitment standards for the recruiting of new law enforcement, jail, and juvenile detention officers; Requires each law enforcement agency to maintain an employment file for each employee; and Requires each potential candidate for a position in an agency, jail, or facility that is or has been employed by a different agency, jail, or facility to authorize their previous employer to disclose his or her employment files to the hiring entity.

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Shapiro they had not received their absentee ballots after requesting them, and others said that the university and municipal clerk’s office were not responsive in solving these issues.

“Voting and registering to vote is hard enough on its own, and then when we’re ordered to stay at home, it’s a thousand times more complicated,” he said. “It definitely prevented some people (from voting.)”

German persevered, determined to vote in the April 7 primary, despite numerous obstacles. He left his UW-Madison dorm in the midst of the pandemic to move back to his hometown of West Bend. He requested an absentee ballot from Madison. But he missed a crucial message from the Madison City Clerk’s office that nearly cost him the chance to vote. Eventually, the ballot was sent — to the wrong address. German finally got his absentee ballot with just days to spare.

“It’s been such a confusing process so far,” he said. “There’s just these weird roadblocks that come out of left field: emails sent to an account I don’t check that often; weird extra layers of security required. It’s strange.”

A 2018 study by the ACLU of Florida echoes German’s sentiments about the complexity of mail-in voting. It found that during Florida’s 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, “younger and minority voters were more likely to cast mailed ballots that were rejected,” as well as less likely to have these errors fixed. Racially diverse and young voters who cast their ballots by mail were twice as likely as their older and white counterparts to have mail-in ballots rejected.

What’s in a voter ID? Jay Heck, the executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, argues that the state’s ID requirements for young people are a violation of their constitutional rights, forcing them to “jump through more hoops unnecessarily” than other citizens.

At UW-Madison, student ID cards known as WisCards are not compliant with state laws for voting. Among the 13 four-year UW System schools, only four use student IDs that are also voter-compliant. To comply with the law, all UW System campuses offer separate voter IDs to students upon request.

Heck said the requirements seem purposely designed by Republican

lawmakers to be an impediment for students to turn out at the polls.

“Obviously a lot of college students are Republican, but their calculation is that more college students would likely vote for Democrats,” he said, “so that’s why the voter ID law is something that they jealously guard and will fight to the death to protect … because it does give them a partisan advantage.”

Suppressing the vote In the University of Memphis Law Review, one analysis provides a comparison of states that allow student IDs for voting to those that do not.

Attorney David Halperin — former director of the national youth organization now called Generation Progress — is cited, describing voter ID laws as “absolutely perfectly rigged to prevent students from voting.”

He said Republicans may be incentivized to deter students, especially those who are out-of-state students who attend college in swing states like Wisconsin.

According to a Stanford University study on strict photo ID laws, the law in North Carolina — which was similar to Wisconsin’s — was found to have deterrent effects on young people, racial minorities and Democrats, all of whom are less likely to have such photo IDs even after it was repealed in 2016.

That effect seems to be felt on Wisconsin campuses as well, said Connor Mathias, former UW-Milwaukee Student Association president.

“Students are going to be hindered if they’re not exactly sure what counts as a voter ID, and they have to go through this convoluted process,” he said. “So I think that as an unintended consequence … it can hinder certain students at UWM.” Historically, college-aged individuals are also much less likely to vote than their older counterparts.

Among eligible voters who are 65 years or older, 66 percent cast their ballots in November 2018, according to national midterm data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Though youth voting was up from just 20 percent in November 2014 to 36 percent in 2018, individuals in this age cohort were still largely underrepresented in the electoral share.

Many young people do not find elections to be easily accessible. In

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University of Wisconsin-Madison student Peter German had to crisscross campus and visit the city clerk’s office in a convoluted bid to get the proper photo ID to vote in February’s primary. Student ID cards issued by most Wisconsin campuses do not qualify to allow students to vote. That forces campuses to issue additional voter ID cards for students.

a Pew Research Center poll, nearly three-quarters of voters on average reported the voting process as “convenient,” while just half of 18- to 29-yearold voters said the same. Among those who were registered but did not vote in the 2018 midterm, as surveyed by the Census Bureau, 18- to 24-year-olds were the most likely to cite registration problems and inconvenient polling places as reasons for not participating.

DeCrescenzo said the precise impact of voter ID laws on voting is small and its effect on students is hard to measure.

But, “I don’t want to understate the fact that if there are people who cannot vote, who otherwise would, then that is something that we should be seriously looking at and weighing the pros and cons of whether the policy that a state implements is worth that,” he said.

Lawsuits pending In addition to the Common Cause lawsuit, two other matters challenging Wisconsin’s requirements for college student voters are pending in federal courts.

In a lawsuit filed in November, the Andrew Goodman Foundation argues that the requirements unconstitutionally restrict young people’s right to vote.

“The real-world effect of the restrictions … is not to address a problem

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that truly exists, but rather to make it significantly more difficult for young Wisconsin voters to exercise their constitutional right to vote,” the lawsuit argues.

The foundation is named after one of three civil rights activists kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi in 1964.

Its mission is “making young voices and votes a powerful force in democracy.”

Another challenge, languishing for years in the federal court system, is the 2015 lawsuit filed by plaintiffs including One Wisconsin Institute, which argues the requirement for a separate student ID and laws around the issuance and expiration dates do not contribute to any additional protection against fraudulent voting. The organization deems the requirements “irrational and unjustified.”

That suit is still pending in the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Heck said the Common Cause case is on hold until that case is resolved, and “I frankly don’t anticipate action on it before November.”

Jessie Gomez is one of the plaintiffs in the Common Cause lawsuit. She has felt the effects of Wisconsin’s strict ID laws.

When Gomez — a Marquette University student from Illinois — showed up to her campus polling place in the November 2018 election, she was initially turned away because she did not have a voter ID. In fact, as a freshman voting in Wisconsin for the first time, Gomez had no prior knowledge of the state’s requirements. In Illinois, there is no ID required to vote in person, which is similar to 14 other states’ policies.

Gomez had to shuffle around campus in order to obtain a voter-compliant ID card, something she expected to be a 15-minute process. Instead, it took nearly two hours.

“It was such a horrible experience for me,” she said. “I don’t want to go through all that again.”

Common Cause’s lawsuit seeks to get rid of the signature, issuance date and two-year expiration date requirements, which would make most existing campus IDs voter compliant.

The complaint argues that Wisconsin requires students to “present or submit information that election officials and poll workers do not need and do not use.”

Requirements confusing The lawsuit also claims that these policies are unfair to students; most other acceptable forms of photo ID do not require expiration dates — and some of them do not expire at all.

The expiration date has prompted general confusion among students and poll workers alike.

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Marquette University student Jessie Gomez is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by Common Cause Wisconsin seeking to force the state to make it less cumbersome for college students to vote. Gomez finally gave up trying to vote in Wisconsin and cast her ballot in her home state of Illinois.

On Election Day in February, a WisCard student-employee was assigned to print voter ID cards at the Sellery Residence Hall polling place, where many UW-Madison freshmen go to vote. She incorrectly told students that they would need to obtain a new ID card once it expired to vote in upcoming elections. In fact, expired voter ID cards are valid for voting.

Similarly, poll workers at another UW-Madison polling place told German they were unsure whether student voters were allowed to use an expired voter ID card. Heck argues such obstacles deter and confuse students, especially new voters.

German agrees with Common Cause that some of the requirements are redundant.

“I don’t see how that’s anything but another hoop to jump through. If I can prove that I’m currently enrolled and that my ID is valid, I don’t see why I should have to go and get another ID just to vote,” German said.

Among four-year schools in the UW system, five — Eau Claire, Green Bay, Madison, Stout and Superior — have now changed their policies so that all incoming students are offered a voter-compliant ID upon registration.

But the student worker at Sellery Hall acknowledged that step is not always followed.

Gomez has moved on from trying to vote in Wisconsin. At spring break, she returned home to Illinois, where she easily registered and voted in that state’s March primary.

“I knew that it (voting in Wisconsin) was probably going to be a pain.”

Wisconsin Watch Managing Editor Dee J. Hall contributed to this story, which was produced as part of an investigative reporting class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication under the direction of Hall.

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