Assembly resolution will respond to Charlottesville

Lawmakers in Madison will respond to white supremacists on Thursday. Speaker Robin Vos says the chamber, which is taking up the Foxconn incentive package, will also have a resolution “condemning the ideology of racial hatred that was witnessed by the world in Charlottesville.” In a statement, Vos says “The best antidote for hate is love. […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Battle over Confederate history hits Madison

After violence in Charlottesville over efforts to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee, some Madison residents and elected officials want a plaque calling Confederate soldiers “valiant” and “unsung heroes” removed from city-owned cemetery. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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