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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Two statues were torn down outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison.

Unrest In Madison, Wis., Overnight Leaves Statues Toppled, State Senator Injured

Jun 24, 2020
A Democratic state senator was assaulted after snapping a photo of protests. The unrest was sparked by the arrest of a Black man after he brought a bat and bullhorn into a restaurant.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People in cars participate in a protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of the state capitol in Madison, Wisc., on April 24, 2020.

Mayor Of Madison Calls Decision To Overturn Wisconsin Stay-At-Home Order 'Outrageous'

May 15, 2020
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said this week's decision by the state's supreme court will put lives at risk from the coronavirus and she warned that businesses are still not ready to reopen.
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The Two-Way

Madison, Wis., Council Votes To Ban Discrimination Against Atheism

Apr 01, 2015
In what's believed to be a first in the United States, the city's equal opportunities ordinance is amended "to add nonreligion as a protected class."
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Code Switch
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin addresses a crowd of protesters on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Madison, Wis., during a protest of the shooting death of Tony Robinson.

Racial Tension Draws Parallels, But Madison Is No Ferguson

Mar 11, 2015
There are stark differences between what happened in Madison, Wis., and the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. But protesters say racism is still at the root of Tony Robinson's shooting death.
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