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The Wisconsin Civics Games

How a Madison woman’s questions sparked a statewide contest
The Wisconsin Civics Games
PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER- Seth Mayrer, left, and Carlos Herrada of Medford Area Senior High are shown on March 29, 2019, at the Wisconsin Civics Games State Finals at the State Capitol in Madison. PHOTO BY JULIA HUNTER/WISCONSIN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
The Wisconsin Civics Games
PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER- Seth Mayrer, left, and Carlos Herrada of Medford Area Senior High are shown on March 29, 2019, at the Wisconsin Civics Games State Finals at the State Capitol in Madison. PHOTO BY JULIA HUNTER/WISCONSIN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

It’s been nearly a decade since Eve Galanter, a retired teacher and reporter in Madison, read the news story that led her to start a statewide competition to get high schoolers excited about gove...

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