Wis. Capitol Security Tab Nears $5 Mil as Unruly Mobs Persist

Administration officials estimate that securtiy costs for the first two weeks of the protests could be as high as five milliion dollars.

Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch announced that figure when testifying in a court hearing Wednesday. Union leaders have gone to court to force the state to remove the securitiy measures put in place this week.

The $5 million figure is for the period before enhanced security measures were established this week–measures that have been of little help to lawmakers like Senator Grothman, who speaks from experience when talking about the unruliness of the protesters.

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