Menominee arrives at Capitol to protest casino decision

MADISON - The Menominee Nation's last-ditch attempt to meet with Gov. Scott Walker to try to convince him to approve their plans for a Kenosha casino have fallen flat.

Several hundred tribal members gathered in the Capitol rotunda on Wednesday and cheered as Menominee Chairman Gary Besaw demanded Walker show himself. Besaw then walked to the governor's officer and asked to see Walker but a police officer refused to let him in, telling him no one could meet with him. Besaw thanked the officer and walked away.

Full story: WJFW

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