Bomb Threat at Wisconsin Capitol Results in Bipartisan 'Beer Summit'

Wisconsin legislators convened in a bipartisan "beer summit" after a bomb threat led to the evacuation of the state Capitol on Wednesday.

 

The threat came about four hours into the Assembly's debate on the budget bill, which was passed by the Senate shortly before midnight the night before.

Lawmakers who locked horns on the Assembly floor over the contentious two-year budget shared laughs and engaged in spirited debate at The Coopers Tavern, a bar across the street.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, gave interviews, talked with legislators and posed for a picture with some constituents while drinking a Spotted Cow.

Asked what everyone was drinking, Vos replied: "What's the official beverage of Wisconsin?"