The following was published in the La Crosse Tribune:

Organizers were impressed with attendance Saturday at the second La Crosse area Tea Party to draw attention to lower taxes, smaller government and individual liberty.

About 400 people attended the event at Copeland Park. “We never would have seen these numbers (attending) in the past,” said Mark Block, regional director for Americans for Prosperity.

“I think citizens don’t think elected officials are listening to what they are concerned about in Wisconsin,” Block said.

The July 4 Tea Party was a continuation of the Tax Day Tea Party held April 15 at Riverside Park, organizer Jake Speed said.

“We’ve had a voice and we’ve been speaking out since then” by contacting leaders in Madison and Washington, D.C., Speed said.