Board to consider Vel Phillips statue at State Capitol next month
By AP author
Vel Phillips
Early reports indicated the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board is expected to consider a formal proposal to erect a statue of Vel Phillips on the Capitol grounds at a meeting expected to take place sometime in January.
Gov. Tony Evers created an advisory committee earlier this month to work on the statue proposal. Board approval would allow that committee to move forward with picking a sculptor and fundraising. The statue is expected to cost about $250,000.
The sculpture would be the first at the Capitol to honor a person of color.
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