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"The showdown over race-based school nicknames moved to the state Capitol, and Mukwonago High School and its Indian mascot is at the center of the fight.The debate between lawmakers grew personal Thursday.The Mukwonago Indians are a force on the field, but at the state Capitol, they are the topic of controversy.A new bill would make it tougher to force schools to change race-based team names, and Mukwonago superintendent Shawn McNulty was anxious to testify.\"To tell them that we strongly support this bill,\" McNulty said.But Native American groups showed up to oppose the bill.Activist Mark Denning is a former Marquette Warrior mascot, who wore a Mukwonago High School jacket in protest.\"Having race-based mascots and logos is wrong,\" Denning said.Lawmakers squared off with one of the bill's sponsors testifying about family members who attend Mukwonago High.\"Those two members of my family who are near and dear to me are also part Native American and are rabidly in favor of this legislation,\" Republican state Rep. David Craig said.But he drew criticism that the bill lacked enough input from Native American groups.\"So you did talk to Native Americans in your family?\" Democratic state Rep. Christine Sinicki asked.\"Yes,\" Craig said.\"But not in the community?\" Sinicki asked.\"I had conversations with others in the community, as well,\" Craig said.This battle may be playing out there, but both sides are arguing the Constitutional merits of this bill, which means that ultimately this issue is likely to be decided in a courtroom and not the Capitol.The bill would also put the Department of Administration in charge of the review process for any mascot or team name complaints, taking that authority away from the Department of Public Instruction."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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