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1,500 Rally at the State Capitol to Reopen Wisconsin

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

April 24, 2020 • South Central Region

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Protesters gathered at the state capitol demanding Wisconsin be reopened despite the governor’s extended stay-at-home order. They are calling for Gov. Evers to open the state to allow economic activity to continue. As protesters rally at the capitol, Republican state legislators fight a similar battle in the state's Supreme Court to limit Evers' Safer at Home order.

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