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Vel Phillips capitol statue initiative gets $100k boost on her birthday
On the same day Mayor Tom Barrett will sign a resolution officially changing the name of Old World Third Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the Vel Phillips Statue Task Force has announced donations to help fund a monument to Phillips at the capitol in Madison.