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Wisconsin duo wants stiffer penalties for wrecking statues

by Associated Press
| July 15, 2020 2:06 PM

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill Wednesday that would make defacing or destroying statues a felony after protesters ripped down a sculpture of abolitionist Col. Hans Christian Heg and a statue embodying the state's “Forward” motto at the state Capitol last month.

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