Budget fight wages on as nearly 70,000 show up for peaceful rally in Madison

An estimated 70,000 protesters converged on the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday, with supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers facing off against pro-union activists.

Supporters of Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to ease Wisconsin’s budget woes by reducing the power of public employee unions gathered on the east side of the Capitol, where they were surrounded by a much larger group of pro-labor demonstrators.

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