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Published June 24, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Governor visits Hudson

Gov. Scott Walker came to town June 24 to sign two bills into law


Gov. Scott Walker moves into the crowd to shake hands with supporters after giving brief remarks at the Valley House on June 24.

  • Gov. Scott Walker moves into the crowd to shake hands with supporters after giving brief remarks at the Valley House on June 24.
  • Gov. Scott Walker shakes hands with State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf after signing a law she sponsored that makes synthetic marijuana and narcotics illegal.
  • Hudson Police Chief Marty Jensen accepts one of the pens Gov. Scott Walker used to sign a law making synthetic narcotics illegal. Republican State Rep. Dean Knudson of Hudson, left, is next in line.
  • Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's and the Republican Legislature's actions await the governor's arrival at the St. Croix County Government Center. He entered the building by another door. The public wasn't allowed in to the bill signing.
  • A group of Gov. Scott Walker supporters stands to the right of the protestors at the entrance to the St. Croix County Government Center.
  • Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce President Kim Heinemann has a word with Gov. Scott Walker while North Hudson Village President George Klein waits his turn in the background. Randy Hanson photo