Sounds of protest and praise filled the State Capitol this morning, though on starkly different issues.
In the chambers of the Senate and the Assembly, legislators formally commended University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez in a joint resolution that congratulated and thanked him “for his 16 years of hard work and great achievements as coach,” more wins than any of his predecessors.
But, at the same time down Wisconsin Avenue at Bethel Lutheran Church, demonstrators were also talking about work. They were rallying before a walk to the Capitol to try to influence senators not to approve a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship or legal residence to get a driver’s license.