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Governor Scott Walker is defending new rules at the State Capitol that have resulted in numerous citations being issued to protestors. The new chief of the state capitol police has been

cracking down on some protestors who do not have a permit, arresting them and issuing citations. In some cases, the tickets were issued at people’s homes or workplaces. Governor Walker says

the chief is just enforcing the law. ‘Well the law is law. I mean, the law is I have a right to freedom of speech, but I don’t have a right to yell ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater. And I think

that’s the principal there, that people have a right to speak; but so do the children that come fourth grade every year, so do the people work in the capitol, so do the people who come to

the capitol who don’t want to be there. They have every right to be there as well. This is an appropriate balance.” STAY CONNECTED TO WISCONSIN NEWS — YOUR WAY Get trustworthy reporting and

unique local stories from WPR delivered directly to your inbox. Now lawyers are gearing up to help some people fight their citations. Some additional protestors have shown up just to protest

the new rules.And Wednesday, seven Democratic state lawmakers signed a letter wondering if the Walker team is just trying to silence dissent. Some are also questioning the state’s decision

to install 482 so-called panic buttons in the capitol, at a cost to taxpayers of $103,000. _Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2025, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board._