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Wisconsinites Protest 'Safer at Home' Order

More than 1,000 Wisconsinites protested at the state Capitol, urging Gov. Tony Evers to loosen the state's stay-at-home order. Here & Now reporter Marisa Wojcik shares these images from the scene.

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

April 24, 2020

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Protesters challenge the governor's Safer at Home order at the state Capitol April 24, 2020.

Protesters challenge the governor's "Safer at Home" order at the state Capitol April 24, 2020.

 

More than 1,000 Wisconsinites protested at the state Capitol, urging Gov. Tony Evers to loosen the state's stay-at-home order. Here & Now reporter Marisa Wojcik shares these images from the scene.

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