Vel Phillips statue recommended for south side of Capitol

A subcommittee has recommended a statue of Wisconsin’s first black secretary of state, Vel Phillips, be installed on the south side of the state Capitol, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report. The Capitol and Executive Residence Board subcommittee voted unanimously on the location, to waive policies prohibiting the addition of any internal or external monuments without removing an existing one, and to commission New York-based artist Radcliffe Bailey to design the statue. The full board vote is expected to take place this fall.