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Wisconsin Democrats Return,
Join Mass Protest

Mar 12, 2011 5:41 PM CST

Wisconsin Democrats Return, Join Mass Protest

Tens of thousands march in Madison again

(Newser) - The 14 Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin nearly a month ago returned from Illinois today, reports the Wisconsin State Journal . They were given a heroes' welcome by tens of thousands of pro-union protesters who again converged on the state Capitol in Madison. "It is so good to be...

Wisconsin Bill: Governor Scott Walks Signs Union Measure Into Law

Let the Fallout Begin:
Wisconsin Bill Is Now Law

Mar 11, 2011 11:33 AM CST

Let the Fallout Begin: Wisconsin Bill Is Now Law

Governor Scott Walker quietly signs measure curbing union rights

(Newser) - Wisconsin's month-long drama came to a quiet end this morning as Gov. Scott Walker signed into law the bill curbing the power of unions. The bigger fight isn't over though: Next come expected court challenges and maybe recall elections for the Republicans who pushed the measure through, reports the Milwaukee ...

Wisconsin Protests Heat Up Ahead of Final Vote

Wisconsin Assembly Gives
Final OK to Anti-Union Bill

UPDATED

Mar 10, 2011 3:51 PM CST

Wisconsin Assembly Gives Final OK to Anti-Union Bill

Protesters ratchet up demonstrations in Madison

(Newser) - Scott Walker's plan to strip public sector unions of most collective bargaining rights is all but a done deal, as the Wisconsin Assembly approved the measure as expected today. It now goes to Walker's desk for a quick signature into law, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Not that opponents surrendered...

In Wisconsin,
the System Worked

ezra klein

Mar 10, 2011 12:26 PM CST

In Wisconsin, the System Worked

Ezra Klein: Republicans fought legislative trickery with their own

(Newser) - Critics are calling Scott Walker's legislative end run around AWOL Democrats in Wisconsin last night an affront to democracy. But it's "certainly as legitimate as the Democrats fleeing the state to deny the Republicans quorum," writes Ezra Klein in the Washington Post . Think of it this way: Democrats...

Wisconsin Senate Passes
Anti-Union Measure

Mar 9, 2011 6:49 PM CST

Wisconsin Senate Passes Anti-Union Measure

GOP's surprise move strips workers of most collective bargaining rights

(Newser) - Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted today to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats. The measure now goes to the Assembly, which is expected to approve it tomorrow. The Senate requires a quorum to take up any...

Wisc. Gov Offers Compromise on Union Rights

In Emails, Scott Walker
Offers Deal on Union Rights

Mar 9, 2011 1:39 AM CST

In Emails, Scott Walker Offers Deal on Union Rights

Wisconsin governor softens stance in emails to Dems

(Newser) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has told his state's missing Democrats that he's willing to make some changes to his plan to sharply restrict collective bargaining rights for public workers, according to emails released by his office. Walker has suggested a compromise that would allow bargaining over wages with no limit...

Scott Walker's David Koch Call Leads to Ethics Complaint; Wisconsin Gov. Calls Meeting 'Ridiculous'

Dems Slap
Walker With
Ethics Complaint

Mar 8, 2011 8:05 AM CST

Dems Slap Walker With Ethics Complaint

Meanwhile, Walker calls their request for meeting 'ridiculous'

(Newser) - Wisconsin Democrats looked no closer to coming to terms with Scott Walker, and vice versa, yesterday: The party filed an ethics complaint against the governor in connection with his infamous David Koch prank call , while Walker called the idea of meeting with Democrats along the Wisconsin-Illinois border “ridiculous.”...

AWOL Dems:
We're Not
Coming Home

Mar 7, 2011 8:47 AM CST

AWOL Dems: We're Not Coming Home

Fleeing Wisconsin senators deny recent reports that they will return

(Newser) - Some Wisconsin Democrats recently seemed to imply they will return to the state even though talks with Gov. Scott Walker have broken down—but now they're now backtracking on those reports. Minority Leader Mark Miller told the Wall Street Journal the senators were considering a return as soon as certain...

Moore: Wis. Protesters
'Aroused Sleeping Giant'

Mar 6, 2011 5:52 AM CST

Moore: Wis. Protesters 'Aroused Sleeping Giant'

Says only thing broke is the 'moral compass' of the super-rich

(Newser) - "America is not broke ... Wisconsin is not broke," said liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to more than 30,000 cheering protesters in Wisconsin yesterday, adding, "The only thing that's broke is the moral compass of the rulers." Moore said that the wealthy elite had overreached with Gov....

Walker Starts
Layoff Process

Mar 5, 2011 9:57 AM CST

Walker Starts Layoff Process

Layoff notices to go out to 1,500 state employees in 15 days

(Newser) - Some 1,500 Wisconsin residents may not have slept so well last night. Gov. Scott Walker yesterday set the ball in motion to lay off a horde of state employees by sending letters to state employee unions alerting them that the workers would receive layoff notices in 15 days. The...

Wisconsin Senate Orders
Arrest of AWOL Democrats

Mar 3, 2011 5:28 PM CST

Wisconsin Senate Orders Arrest of AWOL Democrats

Republicans hold their counterparts in official contempt

(Newser) - This is way more serious than yanking their photocopying privileges . Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate today declared the missing Democrats in contempt and ordered their arrest, reports the Wisconsin State Journal . And if force is needed, so be it. It's not clear whether the state constitution actually allows this, however,...

GOP Takes Away AWOL Dems' Photocopy Privileges

Mar 3, 2011 3:25 AM CST

GOP Takes Away AWOL Dems' Photocopy Privileges

Wisconsin Democrats will also have to pay $100 per day fine

(Newser) - Republicans in Wisconsin's state Senate have voted to fine the chamber runaway Democrats $100 for every day they stay away, beginning tomorrow. The Republicans have also taken away the Democrats' staffers' parking spaces and photocopying privileges. The 14 Dems fled the state last month to block Gov. Scott Walker's plan...

Wis. Crowd
Turns Ugly on
Locked-Out
Senator

Mar 2, 2011 1:21 PM CST

Wis. Crowd Turns Ugly on Locked-Out Senator

Corners him before Democrat intervenes

(Newser) - Things got tense outside the Wisconsin capitol building last night when Republican Sen. Glenn Grothman tried to get into the building, which Scott Walker has ordered locked to keep protesters out. Police refused to let Grothman in either, and as he banged on each window and door a crowd formed...

Wisconsin Gov. Unveils
Deep Spending Cuts

Mar 1, 2011 11:16 PM CST

Wisconsin Gov. Unveils Deep Spending Cuts

Scott Walker seek $4.2 billion in cuts, warns they could go even deeper

(Newser) - Gov. Scott Walker unveiled a budget plan Tuesday that balances the Wisconsin's budget by cutting more than $1 billion in state aid to schools and local governments. The Republican said the state is broke and the cuts are necessary to deal with a projected $3.6 billion deficit over the...

Charles Koch: Why We're Against 'Crony Capitalism'

OPINION

Mar 1, 2011 9:53 AM CST

Charles Koch: Why We're Against 'Crony Capitalism'

Koch brother stands up for his family's activism

(Newser) - With the heat intensifying around him and his brother, conservative fundraiser/oil tycoon Charles Koch penned an op-ed piece today to explain himself. “For many years, I, my family, and our company have contributed to a variety of intellectual and political causes,” he writes in the Wall Street Journal...

Most Americans
Back Collective
Bargaining

survey says

Mar 1, 2011 7:12 AM CST

Most Americans Back Collective Bargaining

While only one-third are firmly behind unions, most wouldn't cut benefits

(Newser) - According to a new poll, the nation is still on the Wisconsin protesters' side: 60% of Americans oppose weakening the collective bargaining rights of public unions, while 56% oppose cutting public employees' pay or benefits. Even so, only one-third of those surveyed in the New York Times /CBS News poll...

Walker to Missing Dems:
You Have 24 Hours to Return

Feb 28, 2011 12:09 PM CST

Walker to Missing Dems: You Have 24 Hours to Return

Otherwise, 'more painful and aggressive spending cuts'

(Newser) - Gov. Scott Walker has a message for the 14 Democrats who fled Wisconsin: Come back by tomorrow and vote on the controversial budget bill, or "the state loses out on the chance to refinance debt, saving taxpayers $165 million this fiscal year," says his rep in a statement...

Anonymous Targets Koch Bros

Feb 28, 2011 6:50 AM CST

Anonymous Targets Koch Bros

Website linked to Tea Party-backing brothers attacked

(Newser) - Anonymous—fresh from taking down the Westboro Baptist Church —is now targeting the Koch brothers in its support of Wisconsin protesters. The hackers have taken down the website of a free-market advocacy group funded by the billionaire brothers, Gawker reports. Anonymous says "Operation Wisconsin" is payback for the...

Walker:
We Won't
Back Down

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Feb 27, 2011 11:42 AM CST

Walker: We Won't Back Down

Plus, McCain doesn't think psy-ops affected him

(Newser) - Two weeks of protests in Wisconsin haven't done a lot to soften Scott Walker: The embattled governor tells Meet the Press today that he's not backing down on his opposition to collective bargaining, reports Politico. "If we do not get these changes and the Senate Democrats don't come back,...

Gov. Walker Threatens 12K Layoffs

wisconsin protests

Feb 26, 2011 7:54 AM CST

Gov. Walker Threatens 12K Layoffs

And police threaten to kick out Capitol protesters

(Newser) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker dug in his heels even further yesterday, threatening to trigger as many as 12,000 layoffs starting next week if his controversial budget bill is not passed. Walker is still determined not to compromise on the portion of his bill that strips public employees of many...