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Photos: Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators hold "Stop Lame Duck" signs at a rally outside the State Capitol in Madison on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators gather for a rally outside the State Capitol in Madison on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators gather for a rally outside the State Capitol in Madison on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of extraordinary-session bills submitted by Republican legislators gather for a rally Monday outside the State Capitol. Protesters also packed a hearing and the halls outside the hearing room to say the bills are an affront to the results of the Nov. 6 election.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators gather for a rally outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Terry Parisi and her brother, John Parisi, participate in a rally Monday outside the state Capitol to oppose a package of changes to state law proposed by Republicans during a lame-duck legislative session.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Republican legislators hold signs spelling out "Stop Lame Duck" at a rally Monday outside the Capitol.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee begin a daylong public hearing Monday on a lame-duck package of bills that Republican lawmakers hope to pass before Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers takes office.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of Republican legislation are told to quiet down by Sergeant of Arms staffer Jeanine Schneider outside a public hearing at the Capitol Monday.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by the state's Republicans chant outside the session at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
State Capitol police officers work to control the entrance to Monday's public hearing.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Republican legislators, including from left, Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, talk to reporters before Monday's hearing.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Members of the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee, Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, and Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, are staunchly opposed to Gov. Tony Evers' call to legalize medical marijuana and say it will not pass the Legislature.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Wisconsin State Capitol Police officers and legislative aides work to control the entrance of Monday's public hearing.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Attendees at Monday's hearing, including Amanda Kok, foreground, sign forms to speak.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Democratic legislators, including from left, Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, address members of the media prior to a hearing on legislation Republicans plan to take up in a lame-duck session as early as Tuesday.
Protesters target GOP lame-duck session
Attendees of a public hearing on an extraordinary session bill submitted by the state's Republicans wait to enter the chambers of the hearing at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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