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Similar protests also occurred at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City on February 21, 2011, and at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on February 26, 2011. The Wisconsin Legislature stated they would continue passing non-budget items with no Democratic opposition in the Senate starting on February 22.
The claim that a viral photo depicts Democrats storming the U.S. Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation in 2018 is false.
On Friday, February 25, Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs told reporters that demonstrators would have to leave the Wisconsin state Capitol building by 4 pm on the following Sunday. According to media estimates, tens of thousands participated in the protests, and hundreds occupied the building around the clock.
2011 Wisconsin budget protests. Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate vote to remove collective bargaining rights from state employees separate from the budget to end the impasse over the state budget with no Democrat Senators present. (New York Times) Protesters pour into the Wisconsin State Capitol following the vote. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Demonstrators blocked traffic and chanted as they marched through the streets of Wisconsin's capital city on Wednesday to voice their anger at a prosecutor's decision not to ...
Wisconsin investigators are now probing the fake elector scheme aimed at keeping the former president in power after losing reelection. Three years after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6 ...
[118] [119] One protester was hit by a car. [120] In a number of cities, protesters were dispersed with rubber bullets, pepper spray and bean-bags fired by police. [ 121 ] [ 122 ] [ 123 ] While protests ended at 3 am in New York City, calls were made to continue the protests over the coming days.
In 2008, the two were again separated. In 2004, Governor Jim Doyle proposed merging the Capitol Police with the State Patrol. [4] In 2010, the force had 48 full-time employees. [5] The force was officially renamed "Wisconsin State Capitol Police" in 2013, and new black uniforms and redesigned patches were issued. [2]