Police in 'Crisis Mode' as Liberal Mob Storms WI Capitol

By Alexa Sunby, The Badger Herald

After learning the state Senate passed the collective bargaining portion of the budget repair bill without the 14 missing Democrats, the Capitol erupted Wednesday evening as protesters flooded the closed building against a court order.

The hearings where the Senate passed the bill lasted less than a half hour, prompting the building to officially close around 6:30 p.m. Protesters outside chanted in frustration, “Let us in.”

After about an hour and a half, protesters stormed the building’s entrances, forcing themselves past police blockades.