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Milwaukee committee adopts 'peace city' resolution urging U.S. nuclear disarmament after public testimony
Summary
The Judiciary and Legislation Committee on March 17 adopted a resolution asking the city to register its opposition to expansive U.S. nuclear modernization and to declare Milwaukee a peace-oriented jurisdiction.
The Judiciary and Legislation Committee on March 17 adopted a substitute resolution asking the City of Milwaukee to declare itself a peace-oriented jurisdiction and urging restraint on U.S. nuclear modernization spending.
The resolutions sponsor said the item provides a forum for constituents and grassroots activists to register their views, and the committee heard a brief statement from local advocates. Steven Shea, a former Milwaukee County supervisor representing Veterans for Peace and allied neighborhood groups, spoke in support and…
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