Chief: No arrests of protesters at Wis. Capitol

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Capitol police chief says officers are trying to persuade the protesters who haven't left the Capitol to leave voluntarily.

Wisconsin Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs says officers have not arrested any of the protesters who remained in the building in defiance of a 4 p.m. Sunday deadline.

When asked whether those who refused would be arrested, Tubbs repeated that authorities want people to leave voluntarily.

Protesters have remained in the building since Feb. 15. They are fighting legislation proposed by Wisconsin's new Republican governor, Scott Walker, that would strip unions of the right to collectively bargain.