gov_tweets: 61

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rowid		id	user	created_at	full_text	retweet_count	favorite_count	State	Abbreviation	Governor	Party	Handle
61	60	1361848205437206528	234896532	2021-02-17T01:21:28+00:00	Our justice system has put a strain on our state. We’ve failed to adequately fund alternatives to incarceration, prisons are overcrowded, and we have yet to address the disproportionate impact decades of laws have had on communities of color. We have got to change. https://twitter.com/GovEvers/status/1361848205437206528/video/1	9	27	Wisconsin	WI	Tony Evers	D	GovEvers