This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol are about public safety and adding Asian history to school curriculum. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics:
— In this week’s GOP , state Sen. Rob Hutton talks about how Republicans prioritize public safety.
The Brookfield Republican calls for bolstering law enforcement within the state, stating reform needs to be made to a “far too lenient justice system.” Crime is getting worse, he says.
“One bill we passed this session would support law enforcement by limiting baseless investigations into officers who were forced to act in self-defense,” he says. “This bill changed that law by requiring new evidence showing an officer did not act in self-defense. Unfortunately, the governor vetoed it.”
There were some bipartisan agreements, he says, such as bills that protect judges from intimidation and increase penalties for drug crime and human trafficking that were signed into law by the governor. “But there’s more to do,” he says.
“Public safety must continue to be our priority,” he says. “I hope more bipartisan agreement can be found in our efforts to ensure all families have a safe neighborhood to work, worship and play.”
— In this week’s Democratic , Gov. Tony Evers celebrates Hmong Heritage Month and bipartisan legislation adding Hmong and Asian histories to K-12 school curriculum.
The newly enacted law requires Hmong and Asian American histories to be taught in K-12 schools. It’s important to celebrate “our shared histories” and diverse communities in Wisconsin, he says.
“I signed a bill to build on those efforts by ensuring the histories and stories of Hmong and Asian American communities are taught in K-12 schools across our state,” he says. “Wisconsin wouldn’t be the state it is today without Hmong and Asian American communities.”
Evers declared April Hmong Heritage Month and May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin.
“Hmong and Asian American Wisconsinites have been enriching our history, culture and communities for decades, and we are proud that our state is home to the third-largest Hmong population in our nation,” he says.
Find the archive of weekly addresses, organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, by going to: http://www.wi-broadcasters.org/for-the-public/weekly-addresses-archive/
