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Madison — One of the few things Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats at the Capitol can agree on is the Green Bay Packers.

So, it's no surprise that Republican Gov. Scott Walker agreed to a request by Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) to light the Capitol dome green and gold next week in the run-up to the Super Bowl.

In what Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie called a "a show of bipartisan support for the Packers," Walker will work on the plan with Sen. Fred Risser (D-Madison), chairman of the State Capitol and Executive Residents Board, which must approve it.

"The Packers displayed great character in overcoming significant injuries and obstacles to earn their opportunity to play in the Super Bowl," Hansen wrote in a letter to Walker on Monday.

The lights on the Capitol have been tinted with various colors in the past, such as pink to focus attention on breast cancer.

But the Packers can't necessarily bridge bipartisan differences with our neighbors to the south. Last week, Walker made a bet with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, on the outcome game of Sunday's game between the Packers and Chicago Bears.

The loser - Quinn -has to volunteer at a Wisconsin food pantry wearing a Packers jersey. Werwie said that was expected to happen in late February.