CREW: Governor Scott Walker: Regarding Dispatching of Wisconsin State Patrol: 4/7/11 - CREW Records (Part 5)

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Wisconsin' governor holds ground on sixth day of protests

Los Angeles Times
Scott-Walker accuses Democratsof 'hiding out' in Illinois, 'and a Republican lawmaker threatens to
convene Without them. Associated Press - Wisconsin Republicans .on Sunday increased the
pressure on Democrats to return home and vote on an anti-union ..,
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WREX.com - Rockford's News LeaderBeloit public workers protest Scott

Walker's bill
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Dozenslined Riverside drive protesting Governor Scott Walker's bill that would take away
coliective bargaining rights for public employees. "It's about being a united front," said AFSCME
union memberJodi Sorrentirio. "It's going to affect us locally, ..•
Wis. GOP ups pressure on Oems to return and vote

The Times Herald
ScottWalker said the 14 minority Democrats who left Madison on Thursday were.failing.to do
their jobs by "hiding out" in another state. And Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzqerald said his
chamber would meet Tuesday to act on non-spending .bills and ...
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Law enforcement union members 'at each other's throats' over budget plan
'Madlson.com .
Scott Walker's plan to end collective bargaining for most state employees is tearing one labor
organization apart. The Wisconsin Law Enforcement-Association, which represents about 900
state troopers, inspectors, police communication operators, ..,
Shilling calls on Walker to negotiate

La Crosse Tribune
Scott·Walker to sit down and-neqoflate "reasonable solutions" to the controversy over the state
budget repair bill. On Sunday, Shilling and fellow Democrat Rep. Chris Danou of Trempealeau
spoke to dozens of union workers and supporters who filled the ... .
Weather dampens some budget rallies

Foxf tonllne.com .
MADISON - After days of protests involving .Governor scott Walker's budget bill, rainy weather
quieted the grounds at the Capitol in Madison on Sunday. Rain fell hard early in the day, then
lightened up in the afternoon. Still, the weather took its toll ...
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Local governments concerned state-shared revenue cuts may exceed cost

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savings '"
Oshkosh Northwestern .
'ScoitWalker's 'lilidgel repilifbill might ciffenhe~ni.Tfie Ducfgeti'epillrbilriNouldrequihoi public
workers to pay 5.8 percent of their salaries toward their pensions and cover 12.6 percent of the
cost of their health insurance....
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Milwaukee unrest delays Quirin's Packers payback visit

Chicago Sun-Times '
Scott Walker over last month's NFC championship game in which the Bears lost to the Green Bay
Packers. "In iight of the very serious issues that the state of Wisconsin is trying to work through
tight now, the governor felt the iiming was not ... . .
Lib cartoonist lampoons the Wiscoriin goverpment unions

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Scott Walker's budget bill has been difficult for me. I have progressive values. I believe in gay
marriage, I believe in mass transit, I believe in globalclimate change, I believe in abortion rights, I
believe in urban planning and I believe' in a ....
Union protestors target Republican event

Wausau Daily Herald .
Scott Walker and his budqet repair bill on Thomas 'Street near The Rose Garden late this
afternoon. As the wind blew and snow fell, the picketers yelled slogans such as, "This is what
democracy looks llkel" and "Walker is a dictator! ...
Janesville School Board sends letter to legislators about Walker plan

Janesville Gazette
Scott Walker's budget repair bill. The letter has both positive and negative. things to say about the
controversial bill. The board "appreciates the flexibility the budget repair bill will provide in
containing waqe.and benefit costs and addressing ..,
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Wisconsin Teachers Have Protest Company: Scott Walker Tea Party Cavalry
Arrives . .
Sunshine State News (blog)
In a story in Sunday's Washington Post, one tea partier -- holding a "Go Scott Go" sign -- explained
her presence simply: "I wanted Scott Walker to know that there are tons 0.1 people behind him.
Despite a shouting match with alternate chants of "Kill ..•
Madison Schools will be Closed Again Monday . . •

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ScottWalke.r's controversial budget repair bill, that'Madison schoolchildren were told ..
-to stay home last Wednesday through Friday. Numerous districts around the state,
including the 'state's largest, the Milwaukee Pubiic Schools, also were closed at .., .
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Mixing of politiCS, economics muddles fight over Walker bUdget

Journal Times
Scott Walker's budget repair bill proposal was as shrewd as it was bold. He managed to introduce
two distinct issues, one economic and the other political, Into the debate that have largely been
treated as one. The consequences of this conflatlon are ...
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Tea Partiers and Unions Face Off in Madison ' . '

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THerErWErre:.iffai1Totterahces of 'You blocked mt train, like Scott Walkeri" (Picture of
Han Soloen leftslde) "I've got a bad feeling about this," (Guy wearing skirt and sash,
made of plastic beads ... and nothing else) "Scott Walker looks even more ... ' FrumForum
Someone In,Egypt Ordered a Pizza For the Protesters in Wisconsin' . '

New York Magazine' . " ,
lan's on S:tate Street - a small pizza place near the Capitol- has been fielding calls "
from citizens 'of tWelve countries and thirty-eight states looking to donate free pizza 'to New York'
the Wisconsinites who have congregated to protest Scott Walker's proposed .n Magazine
Forward is our driving spirit

Twin Cities Planet (blog)
,Scott Walker could have gotten away with draconian cuts, if he'd been a little less arrogant. He
could have 'even have found a way to slip the stripping of the right to organize from public
employees: if he'd just-kept his damn mouth shut '"
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Durbin Weighs In on Wisconsin Politics

WIFR
Scott Walker said. The senators have been onthe run since Thursday. Right now, tens of
-thousands.ot.protestors.are demonslratingaUbe,slate,capRol.,Some'supportthe bill, others do
not Union members from our area are also in attendance. ..• ' ,
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Local gathering'with state representatives turns into an'ti-Walker rally"

Wausau Daily Herald
Scott Walker's'budget repair bill. The event was called by iocalDernocratlc legislators and was'
, originally billed as,a news conference. But an anti-Walker crowdquickiy grew, surprising the
legislators, Democratic state Reps. Donna Seidel of Wausau, .,.
AFTRA supports Wisconsin, Ohio unions

Variety' ,
, Scott Walker's bill, whlch has generated five days of protests, would eliminate all collective
bargaining rights except on wages and require' employees to pay more for health and pension
benefits. AFTRA prexy Roberta Reardon issued a statement of ..: '
CommentarY: Walker's Bleak Vision For Wisconsin

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Scott W~lk~rJias one vision. His vision is that'''Wisconsin is open for business,"
EVerything elsecomes second, In
order to make Wisconsin more business friendly"
he wants to destroy labor unions, cut the wages of nurses and teachers and the
people who ..•
How Wisconsin's budget debate is playing out on Twitter

Wisconsin State Journal" '
Scott Walker's bill to remove many collective bar~aining rights from most state employees,
, Thousands of people used Twltterto spread information (arid rumors) and organize protests, Late
, last week, TWitter reported the hashtag "#Wiunion" had become one ...
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SUbject: AP for compromise 3 senators are needed
. FYI - Fitzgerald says his caucus remains rock-solid, but something to keep an eye on.
MADISON, Wis. ~- To end a high-stakes -stalemate over union rights'that has captured the
nation 1s attention, a handful o~ Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin might have to s~and up
to their new gov.erno~.
Gov. Scott Walker made clear Sunday he won't back off his proposal to effectively
eliminate ·collective.'hargai;rring rights -for 'IDDst··'Pub1i:c- empLoyeesv : Senate Democrats who
fled the state last week to delay the plan vowed 'not to come back to allow it to pass -
even if they have to miss votes on other bills Tuesday~ And union leaders said they would
not let up on protests that have consumed Wisconsin's capltal city for a week and made the
state the center of a national debate over tne role of public employees' unions:
That dynamic means it might take Republicans in the Legislature who believe Walker is
going too far to try to break the impasse. One idea that has been. floated ,by GOP Sen. Dale
Schultz would temporarily take away bargaining rights to get through the state's next two-
year budget, 'then inunediately restore them.
While it's unclear.whether that would be acceptable to his colleagues, Democratic Sen. Jon
_Erpenbach said in a phone interview from the hotel rpom in Chicago where he's hiding out
that Schultz was brave for making 'the proposal. He said Schultz, of Richland Center, and
five or six other Republican senators who have ties to organized labor are in the best
position to get both sides to negotiate ,a deal.
'So far, there's little evidence of a move to compromise. "Won't happen, won't happen,
wort't happen," said Senate Majority Leader Scott. Fitzgerald. The Juneau Republican said he
'spok-e-' with- e-v'ery member ..-o'f his caucus over the weekend and they remained "rock solid" in
their support for Walker's plan, even if they had some inter~ql disagreements earlier.
Fitzgerald said Republicans could not back down now because the governor's two-year budget
'blueprint, to be released in coming days, slashes spending for pUblic schools and '
municipal services by'$l billion or more. Local govern~ent leaders will need to make cuts
without bargaining with employees, he said.
Walker's plan would allow unions representing most public employees to negotiate only for
wage increases, not benefi~s or working conditions. Any wage increase above the consumer
price index would have to be approved in a referendum. Unions would face a vote· of
membership every year to stay formed, and workers could' opt out of paying dues.
The 'plan would also require many public employees to cut their take home pay by about 8
percent by contributing more of their salaries toward their health insurance and
retirement· benefits. Union leaders said their members a~e willing to accept those
concessions, but they will not give up their right to collectively bargain.
Mariah Clark, an emergency medical technician at the University of Wisconsin hospital and
a volunteer firefighter, said she stands to lose $250 per month with the benefits
'concessions. Standing on a' bench hoiding a sign reading "EMT. Firefighter. Not the public
enemy," she said the pay cut would 'hurt, but that's not why she was protesting.
If I re(;11ly believe this is about workers everywhere, not just public employees," said
Clark, 29: "It's pathetic that in Wisconsin, one of the places where the labor movement
started, that this would happen. n
Wisconsin was the first state to enact a comprehensive collective bargaining law in 1959.
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It's also the birthplace of the American Federation of state, County and Municipal
Employees, the national union representing all non~federal public employees, which was·
founded in 1936 in Madison. '
"Walker sa rd the concessions would' he Lpc Loae 0"

'projected $3. <ii billi'on"budget -defidit
through June ,30, 2013, and the' changes to weaken "unions would pave the way for local and
state governments to operate more efficiently for years to co~e.
,The Republican-controlled Assembly is expected ,to meet Tuesday to consider the plan. with
Senate _Dempcrats in Illinois, Fitzgerald said th~ Senate would meet w~thout them to pass
non-spending. bill.s -and .ccn.fLrm some of Walker's appointees. While Republicans are one vote
short of the quorum needed to take up the budget-repair bill, they need only a simple
majority of the Senate's 33 members to take up other-measures.
Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, speaking from "an undisclosed location in northern
Illinois,lT said it's up to Republicans who privately-have concerns with Walker's plan to
force the governor to compromise.
"I think it" s important ·thos-e~ talks begin because there's a "lot of Republicans that; are
uncomfortable with stripping away the r;lghts ,of.workers," the Monona 'Democrat said. "They
recognize public workers are their consti~uents and neighbors and want them respected. We
need to find a way for those Republicans to be able to be part of a solutio '
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SUbject: IGYMI:,Running ~away ·isirresponsible
FYI-a good editorial about the actions of Senate Democrats.
Running away is irresponsible

A Wisconsin State Journal editorial] Posted: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:00 am
They made their point.
Now it's time to get back to work- in Madison, not Rockford, Ill., or Chicago.
. . The Senate Democrats who fled Wisconsin for Illinois last week need to do the jobs they were elected to do at the state
Capitol in Madison. Running away' from their problems won't solve them.
All· 14 Democrats in the ,33-member Wisconsin Senate staged a walkout from the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison on
Thursday. .
They boltedto prevent the 19 Republicans who control the Senate from potentially voting in favor of GOP Gov. Scott
Walker's controversial budget repair bill. The proposal, which' the Democrats adamantly oppose; includes sweeping limits to
collective bargaining for public employee unions.
I .So the Senate is now' stuck because it needs at least 20 members for a quorum before it can vote on fiscal matters .
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State law allows the Senate to use law enforcement to force absent members back to the Capitol, But because all of the
Democrats are.apparently holed up out of state, they're outside the jurisdiction of Wisconsin law enforcement.
So Wisconsin sits and waits. For how long? Until Walker apologizes for winning the last election?
Like it or not, the majority of Wisconsin voters elected Walker and other Republicans to runthe statehouse for the next two
years. The Democrats can't change that until subsequent elections. .
Serr. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, met with the State Journal editorial board late Tuesday afternoon, urging us to urge' the
governor to slow down his bill. We agreed with Erpenbach that the public deserves more than a week to consider such a
major piece of legislation. And we said so in an editorial Thursday morning.
But we don't agree with Erpenbach failing to show up for days to work and, on Sunday afternoon, suggesting from a hotel in
Chicago ·that the Senate Democrats might not return until Walker gives in to their demands.
·That's irresponsible.
Moreover, Erpenbach has his own history of rushing legislation. We scolded him back in 2009 for scheduling a public
. hearing with barely 24 hours notice. We did so even though we strongly supported the bill he was moving - a statewide ban
on smoking in bars and restaurants.
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The many lawmakers who opposed the controversial smoking ban didn't head for the hills. They responsibly showed up at
the state Capitol to represent their constituents as best they could, even though their side didn't prevail.
Erpenbach and his Senate Democratic colleagues hiding out in Illinois should do the same.
http://host.madison.comlwsj/news/opinionJeclitorial/article 5606ac81-c8ea-5682-9c1c-
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'.- Some or~anizerssay today's protests could be the biggest yet. Today's calendar
DC Wrap .
, Sunday SfJ.W a much lighter crowd. around the Capitol with an icy mix of Budget Blog
I , precipitation hitting Madison. But the day before, some 60,000 people
crammed the Capitol square fortwo pro-union- rallies and a pro-Scott Walker
Quorum Call
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. , And today is a furlough day for most state employees, and it's Presidents
Day.
. Today's pro-union events include a noon rally and then a 5 p.m. rally and
concert. . '
·See details of the pro-union rally:

.http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=227477 ,
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'·See calendar with details on who's impacted by today'sstate furlough
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http://doa.wi.gov/eventcalendar.asp?locid=12
-- Madison schools are closed again today '- the fourth consecutive
school day _. because of concerns over significant staff absences. But
the district said in a message to parents that the administration has received
assurances staff plans to return and schools will be open tomorrow.
WEAC President May Bell yesterday called on teachers to gobac~ to work'

in their districts today unless they had a scheduled day off for Presidents'
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· . -- Gov. Scott Walker called union offers to accept a greater share of

their benefits a "red herring," saying the same unions tried to ram
through contracts iJ'1 a lame-duck legislation session late last year after
he won the election.
Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Walker also showed no interest in

negotiating with Senate Oems who fled the Capitol to stop a vote on the
budget repair bill that includes the austerity measures and the stripping of
almost all collective bargaining rights for public employees.
"Democracy means you show up and participate, and they failed to do that,"
· Walker said. "They walked out-on their job."
Watch the show:

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox~news-sunday/index.html
-- Walker's office issued a statement this morning arguing collectiVe

bargaining is.a .fiscaLissue, giving three examples.
· The guv's office argued many school districts participate in the WEA Trust
because.WEAC .colle.ctively bargains to gelas.many districts as,possible to.
participate in the union-run health. It also pointed to an effort by Milwaukee
teachers through collective bargaining to have Viagra covered by health
insurance and a Department of Corrections provision that allows guards
who call in sick to collect overtime if they report to work that same day..
Walker's offi~e s~id districtsc~Jidsa~e up t~$68 inilii~n ~ y~arbyjoining

the state health insurance plan and the Corrections provision costs'
· taxpayers a projected $4.8 million annually. The Viagra provision would cost
.Milwaukee taxpayers $786,000 a year. .
The district agreed to cover drugs that treat erectile dysfunction in 2002, but
sought to cease the coverage in its 2003-05 contract. An arbitrator sided. .
with the district, and the union eventually went to court seeking to restore
coverage.
"Instead of stimulating the hospitality sector of Illinois' economy, Senate

Democrats should come back to the Madison, debate the bill, cast their
vote, and help get Wisconsin's economy back on track," Walker spokesman
Cullen Werwie said.
See the release:

http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=227506
-- Democratic senators who fled the state to prevent a vote on austerity

measures for publtc workers are prepared to stay away as long as it
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takes for Walker to agree to negotiate, state Sen. Jon Erpenbach says.
The Waunakee Democrat appeared on Sunday's "Upfront with Mike

Gousha.ra statewide TV.newsmagazine produced in conjunction with ..
WisPolitics.com; from an ABC affiliate in Chicago. .
The measures' would strip most public union workers of nearly all. collective
bargaining rights and require them to contribute 5.8 percent of their salaries
·to their pensions and to pay 12 percent of their health care costs. Police,
fire, and state troopers and inspectors would be exempt .
Erpenbachsaid the unions have offered to agree to the fiscal concessions if

Walker removes the language that would strip collective bargaining rights..
But he 'said WEliker'sindicated the proposal is non-negotiable and rejected
.Walker's call to return to debate the bill.
"It's really hard to come back and debate something that's non-negotiable,"
Erpenbach said. "It makes absolutely no sense at all."
He said Walker is busting public unions and dividing the state ..
"\lVhat he's done.with.this iegislationis totally. rip the.fabrlc.ofVslsconsin.riqhf

apart," Erpenbach said. "The state's Vf?ry divided on this issue, and I can't
see him moving forward, shoving forth this legislation with a state this
divided."
Erpenbach acknowledged the decision-to leave was '.'extreme':' but thatit

.was necessary to slow the bill-down so people could find out what's in the'
legislation, .
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. He questioned Walker's mandate to pass the bill, saying he never-raised the
issue of cutting union rights during the campaign.
As for the senators' return; "That's up to Governor Walker whenwe come

back," Erpenbach said. .
-"Meanwhile, state Rep. Robin Vas, R-Rochester, predicted the. bill

would pass. . "
With the state facing a budget shortfall, the changes are needed to prevent
"massive layoffs" and save people getting kicked off of Medicaid, he said:
"If we don't solve this now, it only gets worse later," Vos said.
He noted that Republicans made significant changes to the bill, putting in

place a grievance process and extending civil service protections to local
. government employees. He saidJhey would still be able to 6argain for wage
hikes under the rate of inflation, face no furlough days and "have better
protections, better pensions, better·benefits than almost anybody in the
private sector." .
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. "That is very reasonable and something that anybody in the private sector.
would happily take," Vos said. .
While he said the protests and the "howling and chantinqthas given some'
.. GOP representatives pause, their resolve would be strengthened as they.
hear from constituents.
."When we go home over the weekend, I am confident we're going to come

back even stronger than ever, because the real people back home are the
. ones we represent, not just the people gathered around the square from'
. Madison," he said.
Watch the show:

http://www.wisn.com/upfrontlindex.html
-- The Senate and Assembly plan to be iii tomorrow.
The Assembly plans to .take up the' budget repair bin tomorrow after .quickly
adjourning a late afternoon session Friday.
., .'
'A spokesman for Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said the
··SenateWiII beon the floor tomorrowwith or without Oems. Republicans will"
take up non-fiscal legislation that.itcan.tackle.with a.quorum of.17 members
rather than the 20 needed for fiscal items like the budget repair bill. .
Follow all the developments .in the Budget Blog:

.. http://budget.wispolitics.com/
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-- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is scheduled to deliver his state of the

city address this morning. .
. -- The National Association of State Treasurers has canceled its,

summer 2012 national conference in Milwaukee.
. State Treasurer Kurt Schulier.saidJhagroup's executive committee was

uncomfortable coming to Wisconsin because he has advocated eliminating
the office. .
See the press release:

http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=227404
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- Wisconsin Puts Obama Between Competing Desires: WH's Pfeiffer:
"False c1aimsof.White House involvement..areattempts to distract from
the organic grass-roots opposition' that is happening in Wisconsin."
Walker on Fox: 'The president ultimately should stay focused on-
fixing the federai budget," noted "more and more" protesters from
other states. GOP US·Sen. Graham, Oem US Sen. Durbin, AFL-CIO's Vale
comment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/us/politics/21democrats.html
- Gov. W91.ker n:llishesJirne in.spotligh]: Walk~G "l've alwr:lY$ b.een

bold.... But you gotta be. We nave no choice. Again, we're broke, We
don't have any more options." GOP leader Grebe: "He really does
believe in skinny budgets and protecting the taxpayers.... He is
. committed to this." Some analysis. Science union's Steffen, Oem Rep.
Barca comment. [by AP]
http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article e5a5e374-
3d75-11 eO-geOb-001cc4c03286.htrill
- Defiant Oems vow to stay away: Oem Sen. Erpenbach: "He [Walker]
says he's not going to negotiate this. So it doesn't make any sense to
me for us come back and debate something that's not negotiable. That's
ridiculous." Senate· Minority Leader Miller: "he has just insisted
that he has everything his way, and I think people are getting tired
of it." .
http://www.wrn.com/2011/02/defiant-dems-vow-to-stay-away/#more-37481
- Budget battle: Smaller group of protesters shows up Sunday; Senate

Republicans plan to meet Tuesday, Democrats consider staying out past
refinance deadline; GOP plans action on other bills: Without
refinanCing, state would have to cut health care, other programs to
balance FY11 budget. Walker, Oem Sens. Erpenbach and Miller, DOA Sec.
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Huebsch, WEAC Pres. Bel, JFC co-chair Rep. Vos comment.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/116563323.html
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- WEAC's Bell wants teachers back at work ... "We call on them to
return to duty by day, and find ways to be vocal and visible after
their work day is down," Bell said. "To those whose contracts
recognize Presidents Day as a holiday, we call on them to return to
Madison." Reiterated acceptance of higher health, pension
contributions, opposed 'non-fiscal policy items" like'collective
bargaining changes. .
http://www.wrn.com/2011/02/weacs-bell-wants-teachers-back-at-work- .. '
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- Bill protesters, supporters meet in rallies atCapitol: crowd

'. estimated at 60,000. Ex-US Sen. Feingold, Rev: .lesse Jackson spoke to
ralllers, Jackson: "This is a Ghandi moment, this is a King moment."·
WEAC Pres. Bell: "We will not be silenced ... our intensity grows."Joe
the Plumber, US Senate candidate Westlake addressed counter rally,
read letter from Sarah Palin. UW-Whitewater CR's Abbott, MPD's .
DeSpain comment.
http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/bill-prolesters-supporters-meet-in-rallies-
at~capitol-1.2007682 ' .. ' .
- Republicans' early vote on bill amendments infuriates Dems:

•. Assembly on Friday called roll, accepted.amendments, movedbill to
third reading before Oems called to chamber. Speaker Fitzgerald said
early start presumed Oem absence based on earlier Barcaremark: . .
Minority Leader Barca outraged, won motion to return bill to amendable'
stage. Oem Reps. Hintz, Rays rnadeirnpassionedspeeches. . ...
http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/republicans-earlvevote-on-bill"
amendments~infuriates-dems-1.2007688 -,... " ' . . ..
" Local governments concerned state-shared revenue cuts may exceed

cost savings Walker's bill might offer: Oshkosh City Mgr.Rohloff, . .
Winnebago Co. Exec. Harris, Oshkosh Schools Tess, Vlckmann note local
contracts vary, some pay more towards health, pension than Walker
calls for. IWF's Norman, Oshosh CoC's Caspercomment.
" http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110220/0SH01 01/102200366
- State budget fights fire up unions: Nearly every major union

behind $30M plan to stop anti-labor measures in Wisconsin and 10 other
states [FL, IN, ME, MI, rviN, MO, NH, NJ OH, PAl. Pres. Obama and his
. political machine are offering tactical support, eager to repair
str.ained relations with some union leaders. Oem US Rep. Bonior,
AFL-CIO's Ackerman, Oem pollster Mellman, Third Way's Bennett
comment.' . . .
[AP] . . .
http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2011/02J20/statecbudget-fightscfire-up~unronsl
- Walker budget bill could harm many covered by Medicaid in state ...
about-so groups representing children, the elderly, people with mental
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health conditions and others gathered at the Madison Senior Center to

voice concerns about Walker's plan. Werwie for Walker said changes
and flexibility needed to plug $1.8B Medicaid deficit. WCCFs .
Peacock, 'some attendees comment.
http://host.madison.com/wsilnews/local/health med fit/article 4415fffO-
3d4b-11 eO-b869-001 cc4c002eO.html
TODAY'S CALENDAR
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Content=22
-- Birthday -- Sen, Michael Ellis
-- 8 a.m.: Milwaukee Mayor Barrett delivers State of the City address,

Milwaukee Job Corps Center, 6665 N. 60th St., Milwaukee.
-- 12 p.m.: Concert at Rally for Wisconsin; Rage against the Machine's Tom
Morello headlines, State Capitol.
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=227477 .
-- 6:30 p.m.: CCIWI presents 'The future of Wisconsin elections: The pros
and cons of reform', UW-Madison Memorial Union - 4th Floor - "Class of'
. 1924" Room, 800 Langdon Street, Madison
http://www.commoncausewisconsin.org/2011/02/ccwi-reform-event-at-uw-
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From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV

Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 8:.10 AM
To: WeeklyStandard-National, Stephen Hayes
Subject:·Fw: ICYMI: Running away-lsirresponsibte
From: GOV Press

Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 08:00 AM
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SUbject: ICYMI: Running away is irresponsible .
FYI-a good editorial about the actions of Senate Democrats.
Running away is irresponsible

. A Wisconsin State Jonrnal editorialj Posted: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:00 am.
Now it's tiroe to get back to work - in Madison, not' Rockford, I11., OF. Chicago..
The Senate Democrats.who fled Wisconsin for Illinois last week need to do the jobs they were elected to do at the state
Capitol in Madison. Running away from their problems won't solve them.
All 14 Democrats inthe 33-member Wisconsin Senate staged a walkout from the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison on
Thursday; .-." -- ~ _. - ." '. -'. <' -. --0. - - • ~~,. -
They bolted to prevent the 19 Republicannvho control the Senate from potentially voting in favor of GOP Gov. Scott
Walker's controversial budget repair bill. The proposal, which the Democrats adamantly 'oppose, 'includes sweeping limits to
: collective bargaining for public employee uuions. . .
So' the Senate is now stuck because it needs at least 20 members for a .quonun before it can vote on fiscal matters.
And that's one more senator than the Republican majority has.
State law allows the Senate to use law enforcement to force absent members back to the Capito 1. But because all ofthe
Democrats are apparently holed up out of state, they're outside the jurisdiction of Wisconsin law enforcement.
So Wisconsin sits and waits. For how long? Until Walker apologizes for winning the last election?
Like it or not, the majority of Wisconsin voters elected Walker and other Republicans to run the statehouse for the next two
years. The Democrats can't change that until subsequent elections.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, met with the State Journal editorial board late Tuesday afternoon, urging us to urge the
. governor to slow down his bill. We agreed with Erpenbach that the public deserves more than a week to .consider such a
major piece of legislation. And we said so in an editorial Thursday morning. .
But we don't agree with Erpenbach failing to show up for days to work and, on Sunday afternoon, suggesting from a hotel in
Chicago that the Senate Democrats might not return until Walker gives in to their demands.
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That's irresponsible.
-Moreover, Erpenbach has his own history ofrushing legislation. We scolded himback in 2009 for.scheduling a public
hearing with barely 241).ours notice. We did so even though we strongly supported the bill he was moving - a statewide ban
on smoking inbars andrestaurants. '
Themany lawmakers who opposed the controversial smoking ban didn't head for the hills. They responsibly showed up at
the state Capitol to represent their constituents as best they could, even though their side didn't prevail..
Erpenbach and his Senate Democratic colleagues hiding out in Illinois should do the same: '
http://host.maclison.comlwsj/news/opinionleditoriallartic1e 5606ac81-c8ea-5682-9c1c-
laf2e9071 e77.html
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From: Werwie, Cullen J • GOV

!'lent: Monday, February 21,201.19:33 AM
To: Schrimpf, Chris « GOV; Gilkes, Keith- GOV;·: Murray, Ryan M - GOV;. Schutt, Eric - GOV
Subject: Draft.of-release for noon
Let me know what you think ofthe release below.
February 21, 2011

For Immediate Release.
Contact: 'Cullen Werwie, 608C267C7303
Timeline of Union & Senate Democrats Budget Related

. Events
Madison-Today Governor.Walker's office released a timeline of.unlonand Senate Democrat actions
related to.balancing the budget,
2009
. February 17-Governor.Doyleintrocluc·es a budget repair bill that raises taxes by one billion dollars.'
February lS-Senate Democrats ram the bill through the Legislature, without a public hearing.
(http:Ulegis.wisconsin.gov!2009!data!SB66hst.html)
2010
..... Novemb·er Z'-:'County ExecutiveScott Waiker5ec6mes theGove'rnor·elect. .' .
.November 10--'-Governor·elect Walker asked Governor Doyle to suspend contract negotiations so their
fiscal impact could beconsidered in the context of the 2011-13 state budget.
November 29-Governor·elect Walker penned aletter to the lame duck legislature, asking them not to
take up state employee contracts. (attached)
December 7-M<irty Be·i1, executive 'director of AFSCME calls Walker, "master of the plantation and
we're supposed to be his slaves."
(http://www.channeI3000.com!politics!26049415!detail.html)
December 10-The contract negotiations, which were not completed in the first 17 months of the
contract period, were suddenly finalized.
(http:Uwww.channeI3000.com!politics!26114651!detail.html)
December 16-State employee contracts fail to pass the Legislature. Marty Beil, executive director of
AFSCME calls a Legislator "not a prostitute, a whore. W·H·O·R·E."
... (http:Uhost.madison.com!wsi!news!local!govt·and-politics!article e836dc76-0862-11eO-a476-
001cc4c03286.html)· .
January 3~GoverhorWalker Is inaugurated. Wisconsin faces a $137 million current fiscal year shortfall
and looming $3:6 billion structural budget deficit.
February i1-Governor Walker introduces budget repair bill and has meeting with Senator Miller and
Representative Barca to personally brief them on the bill.
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February,15-The Joint Finance Committee takes 17 hours of public testimony on the budget repair bill.
February 16-:-The JointFinance Committee passes the budget repair bill with minor changes to protect
workers rights.
February 17-,-Fourteen Senate Democrats flee Wisconsin to avoid debating, offering amendments' or
casting a vote on the budget 'repair bill.'They goto a Best Western in Illinois and continue todraw their
paycheck, total cost to taxpayers $1,915 for the day. (Legislators are paid $49,943 per year. $49,943
divided byS65 days/times 14 State Senators = $1,91$)
February 18-Public employee unions claim to support having their members pay 5.8% a pension
contribution and 12.6% of the cost of health insurance coverage. Governor Walker states that when
local governments receive cuts to state aid they are going to needs the tools contained in his proposal
to help balance their budget without layoffs or reductions in the delivery of cover government services. '
Fourteen Senate Democrats remain in Illinois, take an additional $1,915 from taxpayers for the day.
February 19~Fourteefl Senate Democrats continue their vacation in Illinois, take an additional $~,915,
from taxpayers for the day.
February 20-Fourteen Senate Democrats continue their vacation in Illinois, take an additional $1,915
from taxpayers for the day.
from taxpayers for the day. Senate Democrats begin to furidraise.
(http://www.ssdc-wi.org[SSDC[Home.html)
'Along with thls.tlmeline Governor Walker's spokesman, Cullen Werwie, released the following
statement:
Senate Democrats are hypocrites who are now acting like children playing a danqerous game of hide-
and-go-seek with ourstates'ftnances: 24 hours was enough time for them to increase taxes by $1 billion
dollars two years ago. Now with more than 17 hours of public testimony and a 5 day vacation to llllnols,
Senate Democrats say they need more time.
.....
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The truth is at a time when Wisconsin is In a fiscal crisis, these individuals are on a taxpayer funded,
campaign fundraising vacation-avoiding debate and their duty to cast their vote on a proposal that is
100% directed at balancing ourstate's budget'
, Insteadof using Wisconsin's fiscal crisis to fill theircampaign coffers, Senate Democrats shoulddo their
job.
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Unions in Wisconsin have dug in over the past week for one reason: Gov. scott Walker (R), they
say, is hell bent on breaking them. Organfzedstate workers say that the ultimate goal of Walker's
state budget plan is to strip them of the ...
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\Nisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Monday that proposed legislation that cuts collective
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From: GOV Press • 0• •
Sent: Monday, February 21,20111:50 PM.

To: GOV Press
.Subject: Timeline of Union & Senate Democrats-Budget Related Events
February 21, 2011

For Immediate Release
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Tlmellne of Union & Senate Democrats Budget Related Events

Madison-Today.Governor Walker's office released a tlmellneof unlon'and Senate Democrats' actions
related to balancing the budget.
2009 . .
February 17-GiJvernor Doyle introduces a budget repair bill that raises taxes by one billion dollars..
February 18-SenateDemoGratH·am the-bill through the Leglslature.without-a public hearing.
(http://legis.wisconsin.gov/2009/data/SB66hst.html)
2010
Campaign season-e-Governor campaigns on budget reform. Unions send out flyers warnlng that
Walker might reform collective.bargaining.
NQvember 2-County ExecutiveScott Walker becomes the Governor-elect. ,
Novemb~r 1p-G.ovelDor-electWaJker asked Governor Doyle to suspend cgntr,a!=.! negotjaJionsso their .
.: fis~~t~'p~ct'could b~-co~sideredin'i:he ~C;nt~;t'~ith~ 'iOl1~13 state bu'dget. _"",.C" -. '. . Of'.' • . '
.
Nov.ember 29-Governor-elect Walker penned . a letter to the lame duck legislature, asking them not to
take up state employee contracts. (attached}
Decem'ber 7":"Marty Bell, executive director of AFSCME calls Walker, "master ofthe plantation and
we're supposed to be his slaves,"
.(http://www.channeI3000.com/politics/26049415/detail.htinI) .
December 10-The contract negotiations, which were not completed in·the first 17 months ofthe
contract period, were suddenly finalized.
(http://www.channeI3000.com/politics/26114651/detail.html)
December' 16-State employee contracts fail to pass the Legislature. Marty Beil, executive director of
AFSCME calls a.LeglslatorI'not a prostitute, a whore. W-H-O-R-E."
. (http://hbst.madison'.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_e836dc76-0862-11eO-a476-
001cc4c03286.html)
January 3-Governor Walker is inaugurated. Wisconsin faces a $137 mllllencurrent fiscal year shortfall
and looming $3.6 billion structural budget deficit.
February ll-Beforeintroducing budget repair bill, Governor Walker personally briefs Senator Miller
and Representative Barca on the bill. Governor Walker introduces budget repair bill.
February 15-The Joint Finance Committee takes 17 hours of public testimony on the budget repair
bill.
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February 16-The Joint Finance Committee passes the budget repair bill with changes to protect
workers rights.
February 17-Fourteen Senate Democrats flee Wisconsin to avoid debating, offering amendment? or
casting a vote on the budget repair bill. They go to a Best Western in Illinois and continue to draw their
paycheck, total cost to taxpayers $1,915 for the day plus the cost oftheir beneftts.Itegtslators are paid
$49,943 per year. $49,943 divided by 365 davs.tlmes 14 State Senators = $1,915)
Febru-ary-18~public employee unions claim to support having their members pay 5.8% a pension
-contrlbutlon and 12.6% ofthe cost of health insurance coverage. Governor Walker states that when
local governments receive cuts to state aid they are going to need the tools contained in his proposal
to help balance their budget without layoffs or reductions in the delivery of cover government -
services. Fourteen Senate Democrats remain in Illinois, take an additional $1,915 from taxpayers for
the day. Continue to receive taxpayer funded benefits.
from taxpayers for the day. Continue to receive taxpayer funded benefits.
-.. February 20-Fourteen Senate Democrats continue their vacation in Illinois, take an additional $1,915
from taxpayers for the day. Continue to recelve taxpayer funded benefits.
from taxpayers for the day: Continue to receive taxpayer funded benefits. Senate Democrats beginto
fundraise.
(http://www.ssdc~wi.org/SSDCj-Heme.html)
-Along with this timeline Governor Walker's spokesman, Cullen Werwie, released the following
statement:
Senate Democrats need to come back to work the jobs that they are getting paid to do. 24 hours was
_enough time for them to increase taxes by $1 billion dollars two years ago. Now with more than 17
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The truth is at otime.when Wisconsin is in a fiscal crisis, these individuals are on a taxpayer funded,
campaign fundraising vacation-avoiding debate and their duty to cast their vote on a proposal that Is
100% directed at balanCingour s~ate's budget. -
Instead of using Wisconsin's ftscaicrlsis to fill their campaign coffers, Senate Democrats should do their
job.
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From: WisPolitics Staff [

Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 5:00 PM .
To: Sclirimpf; Chris - GOV
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WisPolitics PM Update
..21 February 2011
Exclusively for WisPolitics Platinum Subscribers
From WisPolitics.com .•,
.. : _. Both sides in the standoff over theguv's austerity measures dug in even further
· today, as Senate Oems and Republicans said it was up to the other side to break the
impasse. Meanwhile, protests continued on a wintry day buliNith feiNer people than
· Saturday'shuqe crowd.
At-Senate O~g.toda.Y, Oem Dave Hansen of

Green Bay~sked Majority Leader Scott Fitzqerald
via speaker Phone when he would be readyto begin negotiations with "the workers of .
. . Wisconsin." That drew a sharp rebuke. .. . .
Harisen and Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller expressed their opposition to the collective'
bargaining changes the guit included in his budget repair bill.
· . '. . ' . . '. .
· Millerthanked Republicans for including them in the Org meeting and said Gov. Scott Walker
',f'~':' :'i,P.Yt$.~D?!e~~e.P.Y.QIi9.aD§.~'h1:?,(eflL8g)h'~l:;Ie~!?~j.R ~<:lR?J~a4eJ~~b.~~.qff§!r~q)9 f).p9.\iPUDe ,!JigQ~~_ ..~,."
.. payments-for their benefits In exchange for keeping their collective bargaining nghts.
As Hansen later started talking again, Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, shouted him down.
'. 'You're-notjn negotiations," Fitzgerald said. "Senator; tti~re is nb~eg6tiation. Yourieeq to get
• back to the floor of the Senate and offer your ideas on final passage." "
-- The Senate is due back tomorrow to v~te on non-fiscalb{lIsand matters, ail cf them
fairly routine." . ..' . '. .
.' Atop the calendar: Gov. Scott Walker's appointment ofEloise Anderson to head the. .
Department of Children and Families.' .... . '. . '" .
·Plus, the Senate calendar lists a resolution commending the Packers and Senate Bill 9,
relating to dairy and livestock farm investment credits.' .'
The Assembly isdue back to vote on.the budget repair bilL

' ..
-- Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca said he expects his caucus will introduce more
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than 100 amendments during tomorrow's floor session.
. He said Assembly Dems will be ready to go when the session begins at 11 a.m., but they will
need to go to caucus from time to time.
He als~ today said Walker should be willing to look at alternatives to "end this chaos."
"Show some leadership," Barca said. "We really believe it's time to end this type of impasse."
-- Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch says for the state to realize
debt restructuring savings in the budget repair bill, the legislation must be passed by
Friday.
"Since the state is required to make debt service payments on March,15, the bill must be
enacted by Feb. 25th to allow time to sell the refinancing bonds," Huebsch wrote in a memo to
lawmakers. . . . . '"
The bill aLithorizes the. restructuring of principal debt payments in fiscal year 2010-11 on state
general obligation bonds, thereby reducing debt service costs by $165 million. The state is
facing a $13Tmillion deficit this fiscal year.
' .. --'Sen: Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, said the guv could get his refinancing if he would
just drop his demands for collective bargaining changes.
Erpenbach also rejected calls from the guv to come back to the Capitol to work on the repair
bill.
'"'~'~~'" -'tl 'm'SttlHl¥ing'tO :getover the ideathcit the governor wantsus-to come-back and debate
something that he says it's not negotiable," Erpenbach said. . . ' '.' ". '. ~- ..'
Erpenbach also continuedto argue the guv has what he needs to balance the current budqet'
.. with the concessions the unions have offered to accept on their benefits if he'll drop collective
bargaining changes.
"He's got a balanced budget," Erpenbach said. "He needs to get rid of the language on .
collective bargaining. That's something that the state can rally around."
Walker scheduled a 5 p.m. news conference today.
Look for an advisory later this afternoon on Walker's comments.
Follow developments in the BUdget Blog:

'http://budget.wispolitics.coml·
--GOP state Sens.'Randy Hopper and Dale Schultz have been two of those targeted by
protesters who want three Republicans to turn against the guv's bill.
,
But Hopper said the past week has only boosted his support ofthe proposal.
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"Before the teachers walked out, I thought that this was something that should get done'
because of the. fiscal component," he said..·"After they did, I'm just so resolute that it needs to
get done." -
· Meanwhile, Schultz's chief of staff said the Richland Center Republican is looking forways to .
improve the bill.
"He continues to work with his Republican colleagues to.find a way to protect collective
bargaining," Todd Allbaugh said.
.... .
Allbaugh said Schultz remains uncommitted on how he'll vote for the bill.
_. The Wisconsin Medical Society and UW Health have issued statements today.
condemning the alleged distribution of medical excuses to protesters at the Capitol
over the weekend.
. ' . ' . . .
The Medical Society said it "does not condone these actions under any circumstances," and
that the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board has received reports on the activity.
'.UW Healthsaldaews.andsecialmedla reports implic(;!te '~afew"ofits '1,300 physicians; and

·that the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Medical Foundation have launched
·an investigation; The grqup said the investigation and .its results will be considered personnel
matters not open..to public discussion.
Meanwhile, .GOP"stateSen. Pam Galloway, a surgeon from'Wausau, said she would be

encouraqinqthe state Medical Examining Board to undertake its ownirivestigation...
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Galloway said. "I am confidentthat reports Ofthis will trigger a review of the medical licenses of ..
those found to be responsible for engaging in this behavior." .
•• Although threats of recall efforts have been thrown around onb~thsides of the
.collective bargaining debate, just one group has filed paperwork to recall a state
lawmaker so far..
'... AGABspokesmansaid:today·that Sen. JirrrHolperin, DeGonover, isthe~nly law;"akerwho's

currently the subject of a recall effort. A group targeting the 12th District senator announced it
would file with the GAB on Friday as Holperin and his Oem colleagues boycott the budget
repair bill vote outside the state. .
The group now has 60 days to gather enough signatures to support recalling Halperin; which
. amounts to 25'percentof last-fall's gubernatorial vote-total in·the 12th '50. ..
Interestingly, it would be the second recall testing Holperin. As a Oem state rep, he beat back
. a 1990 recall organized by opponents of Chippewa Indian treaty rights.
A group has also threatened to file papers to recall Sen. Bob Wirch, D-Pleasant Prairie.
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-- The State Senate Democratic Committee is the No.1 hot candidate or committee at
Act Blue.
. . The outfit, an on-line clearinghouse for Dern donations, listed more than 11,470.donations
totaling more than $294,000 as of 4:45 p.m. this afternoon. It does not.specify the time frame
in which the donations were made, but an Act Blue spokesman estimated all but about
$30,000 of the donations has come in the last seven days.
See the page:

http://www.actblue.com/entitylfundraisers/16403
-~ State Rep..Gordon Hintz.issued a statement this afternoon saying he's willing to take
responsibility for hls actions after he was cited last month for violating an Appleton
sexual misconduct ordinance.
On-line records defined Hintz's citation as "touching/offering to touch sexual parts."
According to the Oshkosh Northwestern, Hint was one of six people issued a citation Feb. 10 .
in conjunction with an ongoing investigation of HeavenlyTouch Massage Parlor in Appleton.
Hintz, D-Oshkosh, didn't discuss details of the incident in his statement.
."My concern rigMnow is that my-personal-situation is distracting from·the much more

important issue facing our state," Hintz said. "We have tens of thousands of working people at
the Capitol every-day and.that mustremain our focus. I. will continue to do my job and stand up
for Wisconsin's working·families."
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. ·-Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett called on business leaders, politicians and citizens to
join hi a number of new measures to spark city development..
In his annual State of the City address, Barrett announced several initiatives aimed at .
.stimulating the economy. Among.them, plans to stimulate Milwaukee's "newly-recognized
creative assets" by providing "creative capital to the creative industries of our region."
Barrett also announced a new initiative to bolster neighborhoods, the BlockStabllization

Program, aimed at improving the appearance of city blocks Where two or more homes have.
been foreclosed on. .
Barrett then asked members of Milwaukee's business communltytrrhelp'rejuvenate the

. downtrodden business district of downtown's West Wisconsin Ave.
Barrett also continued push for high-speed rail, calling on Gov; Scott Walker to help support an
upgrade .of the Milwaukee-Chicago Hiawatha Amtrak line, which Barrett considers "a valuable
and necessary economic lifeline, connecting two large regional economies, arts and culture
and residents to work."
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Though Barrett didn't directly comment on the week-long protests in Madison, he did express a
deep 'concern over Walker's budget and its implications for Milwaukee.
· "With a high degree of certainty, I can unfortunately tell you that the cuts coming from Madison
· are going to disproportionally impact the city of Milwaukee," Barrett said.."The fact that we are
home to 73 percent of the region's poor won't matter."
Referencing the ongoing debate in Madison over Walker~s budget repair bill, Barrett
acknowledged the need for shared sacrifice, saying that public employees need to pay mare
· for their benefits. In this case, however, Barrett said he believes, "sacrifices are notalways
·.equally shared;"
"All employees;' including police and fire, are going to have to be part ofthe solution. No one
· should be given a pass based on who they supported during a political campaign," Barrett
· said. .
Walker's plan exempts police, fire, the State Patrol and state inspectorsfrom the austerity
measures.
Read Barrett's prepared remarks:

http://www.wispolitics:com/1006/MilwSOC FINAL022111.pdf
From WisOpinion.com .,.
. •- In new posts atWisOpinion, independent Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer says the guv's budget
repair bill will save jobs. . .
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From WisBusiness.com ...
•- Organizers of the annual Business Day in Madison on Wednesday are making some
adjustments due to the protests.
"In light of these developments, we have scheduled ,a legislative leader panel in lieu of Capitol
. visits. After consideration, we felt this would be a more productive, fruitful use of your time.
Legislators most likely will not be available and entry into the Capitol building may be difficult.
. "Also; you are encouraged to park at the Alliant Energy Center. Parking Is'free and the
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association and Badger Coaches are providing shuttle service to
and from the Monona Terrace."
See more on Business Day:

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. Appleton Post-Crescent: Fitzgerald: Vote on budget repair bill won't happen until Democrats
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. budget-repair-bill-won-t-ba~n:iencuntil:Democrats-return . . . . .
Appleton Post-Crescent: Oem who fled state worries vote could be taken away
'" http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110221/APC01 01/11 0221091/Dem-who-fled-state-
worries-vote-couldcbe-taken .
Appleton Post-Crescent: Lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct

.: http://'www;postcrescent.com/article/201102211APC01 01/302220018/Lawmaker-accused-of- .
sexual-misconduct " . . .
Channel 3000: Key part of Walker's budget plan faces deadline

.: http://www.channeI3000.com/politics/26939450Idetail.html
WISN: Thousands rally in cold, snow outside Capitol

http://www.wisn.com/news/269413Y9/detail.html
Wisconsin State Journal: Jesse Jackson to return to Madison Tuesday

•. http://host.madison,com/wsj/news/local/education/local .schools/article bYc68f42-3dfe c11 eO- .
aca5-001cc4c03286.htrnl .
Wisconsin State Journal: UW Health investigates doctors who wrote sick notes for protesters
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Wisconsin State Journal: Fledgling faculty unions would dissolve under Walker's bill
hftp:llhost.madison.com/wsj/news/localleducationlon campuS/article 13e057fO-3dea-11eO-
b15c-001cc4c002eO.html '.,
Capital Times: Regent calls on Martin to oppose split from UW System

. httpJ/host.madison.comfctlnews/localleducation/campus connection/article a30e06ba-3ddc-
11eO-be04-001cc4c002eO.html .
CNN: Wisconsin gov blasts unions' waste.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/21/wisconsin.budgetlindex.html
CNN: White House watches Libya for meaningfui reform

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICSf02/21/1ibya.us.reaction/index.html
CNN: DNC, RNC both millions in the red ..

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.comf2011/02/21 fdnc-rnc-see-red/
TUESDAY'S CALENDAR'
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State Government
-- 10 a.m. _.' Senate Committee on Labor, Publlc Safety, and Urban Affairs executive session
(paper ballot) . . '
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. -- 11 a.m. -- Assembly Session, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol

http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=227623
-- 11 a.m. -- Senate Session, Senate Chamber, State Capitol

Iittp://wispolitics.com/1006/110221 Feb 22 Senate Cal.pdf
-- 1 p.rn, -- Senate Committee on Transportation and Electiohsexecutive session, 330

Southwest, State Capitol . .
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15176.html
Business Events
-- 11:30 a.m. -~ WIN-Madison, Sheraton Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison
http://wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/events/winI?ID=1068 .
~- 12 p.m. c- Former Wiscon$in School of Business Dean Mike Knetter addresses Milwaukee
Rotary Club, Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N..Lincoln Memorial Drive,
Milwaukee
http://wispolitics.comfindex.iml?Artlcle=227491.
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Daily Caller
Scott Walker walks away after talking to the media at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday,
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Rasmussen: Almost Half U,S Backs Scott Walker

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Asizable number of voters are follOWing new Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's showdown with
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County approves worker contracts: unions OK one-year wage freeze

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, MSNBC's Chris Matthews tried Monday to push the liberal media merne that Wisconsin Governor
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endorsed him in last November's election. ... . ,
Labor protests planned for Mass.

NECN
Governor Scott Walker addressed the state Monday night, saying he will not negotiate'. The
majority of demonstrators oppose the Governor's plan to take away collective bargaining rights for '
most state employees. Union leaders say they would agree to ... " ",',
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Civility lacking in Wisconsin fracas

Chicago Sun-Times
Scott Walker in the Milwaukee suburbs. What happened to the left's hand-wringing over a lack of
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Walker's Bill Could Mean Big Changes For Medicaid

WiSGMadison . . '
Scott·Walker's' union bill will have on state unions is dominating the headlines, there
are other controversial aspects to the governor's proposed legislation. If Walker's bill
is passed, as most suggest it will be, big changes could be coming for those '" .
As Wisconsin protests continue, teachers 'union ends walkouts

World Socialist Web Site . .
It Was the eighth day of large protests against a bill backed by Governor Scott Walker that would
force' major wage cuts on public sector workers and strip them of basic workplace rights. But the
largest single public employee union in the state, . . . . .
Jon Stewart Tries To Make Sense Of WI Union Protests As 'Bizarro Tea Party'
Mediaite.com
.by Frances Martel I 12:20 am, February 22nd, 2011 The nation is closely eyeing the loud
Wisconsin union protests that have pitted workers against the state's Republican govElrnor, Scott
Walker- or, as Jon Stewart described him tonight, the "pleasant, .... .
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School board candidate Meegan gathers Walker supporters'

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'Changes to Medicare criticized: up to 70000 could lose coilerage

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Senator Calls for Investigation Into Protest Doctor Excuses'

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absences from work. The bill eliminates collective b'lrgaining rights for public workers, but exempts
police, firefighters and state troopers.....
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voting ori a deficit-cutting anti-teachers-union bill, to return and do their jobs. Senate Town Hall
Republicans hold a 19-14 majority there but can't vote on the bill unless at ...
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Teachers ready, but reluctant. to return to classrooms

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Scott Walker's budqet repair bill before and after school. The teachers' return to work will likely
end the district's court fight to get them back in the classroom. The district, which has canceled
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won't back down

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Scott Walker speaks at a newsconferenoeinside the Wisconsin State 'Capitol February 21,2011
in Madison, Wisconsin. With state Democrats still in hiding over the legislation proposed by the
Governor to restrict collective bargaining for public workers •..
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Capitol Chaos: Stalemate Could Mean Layoffs

Newsradio 620 .
By Lauren Leamanczyk MADISON - Governor Scott Walker set a time table for passing his
budget repair bill without laying off workers. Walker said Monday he will not negoliate on his plan'
to cut state worker benefits and eliminate most of their unions' •.. .
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EDITORIAL: Be honest about protest absences

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. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. It was intended as a form of protest, and it registered that way .
.Many local school districts, including Walisau and Merrill, were closed for the day. Mary Bell, head
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200 turn out for budget protest

Sheboygan Press
. Scott Walker's budget repair bill that would remove collective bargaining rights for most public
workers in the state. "As public employees, this isn't about the money, it's about collective
bargaining rights, and Scott Walker is trying to strip ...
Unions to rally in Lansing over GOP proposals

Detroit Free Press
Scott Walker has threatened to do. Mark Gaffney, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO, said that as
many as 400 union workers would come to the Capitol today to lobby against bills that he said
would undermine unions, such as by allOWing emergency ...
HARTWELL: No compromise in Wisconsin

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Scott Walker and the people of Wisconsin whose electoral mandate he seeks to
" ',. '. "·'impletmlntitis-.-very simply-that Mr. Walker should not compromise. Principled
leadership 'will prevail over the orchestrated thuggery of the public unions, ...
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Walker'has been true to history, campaign

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Scott) Walker was going to do this I wouldn't have voted for him." My question is, how could he
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Panelists debate proposed budget bill afUWMC
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Scott Walker's plan to balance the budget, and invited a panel of six people with 'a varJety of views
on the effort to speak. The idea was not to protest, but to educate. Along the way, panelists
debated the value and compensation rates of public '"
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Police Groups Quarrel Over Walker Endorsement

WISC,Madison' '
Scott Walker's union bill. The majority of professional police unions around the state
endorsed Democratic candidate Tom Barrett instead of Walker in last year's
governor's race, including the Wi,sconsin law Enforcement Association. '"
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Refinancing bonds accounts is huge part of budget repair bill

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ' "
Scott Walker's proposal to curtail bargaining 'rights for public-sector unions has triggered mass
.protests and national headlines but hardly constitutes the biggest part of his budget repair bill.
Measured in raw dollars, the biggest component of ... ,
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Scott Walker is locked in a fense struggle with public employee unions and Democratic
lawmakers over his attempts to end collective bargaining rights for many public-sector workers and
to require workers to pay more of their pension and health care ... '
Letters: Bargaining changes could add to brain drain

Appleton Post Crescent
Scott Walker's recent proposals, it's with some reluctance that I write to sound this alarm, bur I '
feel coiTlpeliedto do so. Our state has long hap trouble retaining the most talented products of its
educational institutions. A certain contingent of our ...
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Letters: Teachers will lose sayan classroom issues

Appleton Pos\Crescent
Scott Walker is extreme. It's a politically motivated attack on worker rights, and it will harm the
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Examiner.com
Thousands of Wisconsin workers have been demonstrating outside the capitol building since
........- .-..ocvernorscott Walker made a move to end the collective bargaining rights of union workers in
the state. Protestors waved signs with messages like "Scott-If You ,..
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RNC Chairman Priebus; Wis. Governor Being a Leader for His State and the ...
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REINCE PRIEBUS,"RNC CHA1RMAN: Scott Walker lsbeinq a leader, not just for Wisconsin, but
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Ravitch: Why should teachers have unions?

Washington Post (blog)
Scott Walker that would destroy their collective bargaining rights. Others stand with them,
including members of the Green Bay Packers and other public sector workers: even those not
affected by the legislation, namely, firefighters and police. Gov. . . . . .
More Protesters Come to Madison as Attention Grows

WBAY
By Chris Hrapsky Governor Scott Walker's deadline for passing the budget repair bill is now less
five days away, The bill requires state and publlc employees to' contribute more to their pensions
and health care.While also giving up most of their ..; .
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Hopper: Rolling back bargaining rights at root of fiscal sustainability

Oshkosh Northwestern
Scott Walker's proposed budget repair bill, during a meeting with The Northwestern's editorial
board on.Monday. The measure is under attack by uruons and their.supporters who say collective
bargaining is'about more than money and should be preserved..., .
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La Crosse Oems holding off on recall effort

La Crosse Tribune
Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill takes and how Sen. Dan Kapanke votes before
pursuing a recall of the second-term La Crosse Republican. Andrew Londre; the county's
Democratic party chairman, says despite calls from party members to .,. .
Democrat State Senator Lena Taylor talks to FOX 6

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Governor ScottWalker said three times during an afternoon news conference that it was time for
the so-called "Wisconsin 14".to come back to Wisconsin. FOX6 Anchor Ted Perry spoke with one
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BURLINGTON - CherylHerrick, 51, ofBurlington,has a message for her "missing" state senator, Sen.
Robert Wirch,D-Pleasant Prairie. "Comeback and vote," said Herrick,who works in retail. "Elections
have consequences."
Wirch, who represents Burlingtonand most of Kenosha County, is one of the 14 senate Democrats who
'fled Madison last week when the state Senatewas scheduled to take a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's
proposal to essentially eliminatecollective bargainingfor public workers.
Wirch has not returned calls for commentfor several days.
In downtown Burlington on Monday, the consensus among area residents selected at randomwas that
. Wirch should go back and vote. Many, includingHerrick, said they would like to see Wirchrecalled for
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Down the street, Carl Schultz,61, ofTwin Lakes, said Wirch shouldbe fired for avoiding "his
responsibility."
He recalled firing a.workerfrom his car part manufacturing business, Five Star Fabricating, for
repeatedly missingwork after receiving multiplewarnings, he said. .
"If they are hired to do ajob, they should be there," said Schultz, who feels that way about his
employees and his state legislators. .
'And the possibility of a recall may become a reality.
. . Dan Hunt, 51, ofPleasant Prairie, where Wirch lives, is looking into forming a committee to recall the
senator. So far he has 175 volunteerswho have signedup to help circulatepetitionsto recall Wirch, he
scid as ofMonday afternoon, but he said he would need about 300 volunteers to successfully launch a
, campaign. According to the.Government Accountability Boardhe would need about 15,000 signatures
for a recall election.
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For now, Hunt said, he is waiting to see ifWirch goes back to vote.
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"The longer he stays away, the greater the likelihood," Hunt said of a recall effort.
While it appears in downtown Burlington there is supportfor a recall, Tony Watson, 30, of Burlington,
said he for one.would not sign a recall petition for Wirch. Watson said most people in the Burlington
area support Walker's proposal. But he works at Nestle and among his co-workers there is a lot of
concern about the governor's proposal, he said. People wonder what might eventually happen for unions
like theirs, he said. . .
Instead of recalling Wirch, Watson said he would support recalling Walker: But he would have to wait
until January for that to happen. .
Chris Schrimpf
Communications Director
Office ofthe Governor
Press Office: 608-267-7303
Email: chris.schrimpf@wisconsin.gov
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. BURLINGTON. - Cheryl Herri~k, 51, of Burlington, has message for her "missing" state senator, Sen.
Robert.Wirch, D-Pleasant Prairie. "Come back and vote," said Herrick, who works in retail. "Elections
have consequences."
Wirch, who represents' Burlington and most of Kenosha County, is one of the 14 senate Democrats who
fled Madison last week when the state Senate was scheduled to take a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's
. proposal to essentially eliminate collective bargaining for public workers.
Wirch has not returned calls for 'comment for several days.
In·downtown Burlington on Monday, the consensus among area residents selected at random was that
'. Wirch should go back and vote. Many, including Herrick, said they would like to see Wirch recalled for
t .~':",,".,.a,voidingJris.v~B.Y.J:.unni):lg~way, he. is.not doing,hisAo]),:sai4~)1ie.·~~rkman,;)9"ofBurling\on"",, L " , • _.
"All I see is this teaching our younger generation to run

away from problems. It's time to grow up," said.
Kerkman, who owns Kerkman's SplitEnds, a hair salon at 316 N Pine St.
. Down the street, Carl Schultz, 61, of Twin Lakes, said Wirch should be fired for avoiding "his
responsibility." .
He recalled firing a worker from his car part manufacturing business, Five Star Fabricating, for
repeatedly missing work after receiving multiple warnings, he said.
"If they are hired to do a job, they should be there," said Schultz, who feels that way about his
employees and his state legislators. .
And the possibility of a recall may become a reality.
Dan Hunt, 51; of Pleasant Prairie, where Wirch lives, .is looking into forming a committee to recall the
senator-So far he has.175 volunteers who have signed up to help circulate petitions to recall Wirch, he
said as of Monday afternoon, but he said he would need about 300 volunteers to successfully launch a
campaign. According to the Government Accountability Board he would need about 15,000 signatures
for a recall election.
Page 2 of2
For now, Hunt said, he is waiting to see ifWirch goes back; to vote.
",
"The longer he stays away, the greater the likelihood," Hunt said of a recall effort.
While 'it appears in downtown Burlington there is support for a recall, Tony Watson, 30; of Burlington,
, ' said he for one would not sign a recall petition for Wirch. Watson said most people in the Burlington
area support Walker'sproposal, But he works at Nestle and among his co-workers there is a lot of ,
concern about the governor's proposal, he said. People wonder what might eventually happen for unions
like theirs, he said. ,
Instead of recalling Wirch, Watson said he would support recalling Walker. But he would have to wait
until January for that to happen.
Chris Schrimpf
Office ofthe Governor
Press Office: 608-267-7303
Email: chris.schrimpf@wisconsin.gov
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Wisconsbn Gov. Scott Walker on Balancing Budget, Teacher Protests ...

Reason Online ( b l o g ) . . . ..
Scott Walker abouthls plans to balance Cheese land's bUdg~t, the protests taking place in
Madison, and ihe role of collective bargaining in jacking up public-sector benefits to bust-the-bank
. levels. National public opinion seems to be firmly In thec., .
Walker Losing Support Among Rep. State Senators

Progressive.org .
Scott Walker may not have unanimous support among Republicans in the state senate for his
. assault on unions. "There are six to seven Republican senators that hate this bin, really hate this
bill:' said Jauch on WOJB radio this morning. ..• .
Jon Stewart tries to figure out Scott Walker's reasoning . .•

Salon.··.·.·...·. .. . .
By Adam Clark Estes In last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart cycled through the .
angles and intricacies of the budget showdown in Madison, Wisconsin. From pundits Balon
drawing connections between the Wisconsin protests and 9/11 to comparing .
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· Scott Walker. If passed, the bill would take away union workers' collective-bargaining rights and
wouid requirethat they contribute more to their pensions and benefits packages: Republican State
Senators are returning to work today and the Gov. ... .
Wisconsin's protests: 'Class war?'

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· Scott Walker's (R-Wis.) appearance Monday; the Rep.ublican governor has said he's willing to
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The Death of Capitalism: Is Scott Walker helping build a "better world?"

Twin Cities Planet (blog)
In the.confrontation taking place right now in Madison, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker seems
to be channeling the ghost of Andrew Mellon in his attempt to liquidate that state's public employee
unions. His budgetary arguments are, of course, a sham, '" .
Jon Stewart: 'Wisconsin Union Protest Is The Bizarro Tea Party' (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (satire) .
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"The Daily Show" returned Monday night to pick up on the Wisconsin union protests against
Governor Scott Walker's controversial cost-cutting plan, leading Jon Stewart to believe that a
"bizarre Tea Party" had been born. Walker said Monday he will not ... .
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Democrats inexile dig in on Wisconsin battle" . . •

CBS News ." .' . . . ' . :.
· ScottW<ilker's budget proposal that will eliminate coliective bargaining rights for the
state's public employees..Democratic Wisconsin Assembly-members cheer during .,
protests at the State Capitol Madison Feb. 18. (AP) As the labor battie in CBS News
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Wisconsin: Is President Obama out of step with history?

Miiwaukee Small Business Times (blcq) . ,
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker faces a $3.6 billion dollar shortfall over the biennium beginning
July 1..He is asking state workers, who currently contribute little or nothing to pensions, to kick in
5.8 percent ofwages, and to pay 12,6 percent of ...
Wisconsin Med Schoollrivestigating Fake Sick Notes

Slate Magazine (blog) .
·Scott Walker's proposed cutbacks to union: benefits. As demonstrations escalated over the
weekend, doctorsin white lab coats set up a station outside the state capitol and handed out notes
to anybody who wanted one. Lou Sanner, a doctor at the ...
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Wisconsin's union battle: Michael Hiltzik on stimulus spending: Israel, the .n
Los Angeles Times

Scott Walker, the Republican governor of Wisconsin, created a deficit by redUcing taxes, He then
used it as a reason to try to take away collective bargaining rights. This has nothing to do with
reduclnq the state deficit and everything to do with ...
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Reality Check: More on the Wisconsin Union Dispute

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Trenton Rally Planned To Show Support For Wisconsin Workers

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Scott Walker is attempting to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees.
'Scme Wisconsin workers will join New Jersey labor leaders Charles Wowkanech, New Jersey
State AFL-CI.O president, and Laurei Brennan, New Jersey State ...
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... a lobbyist and spokesman for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1, was
caught on tape bragging about how his union workswithlocal news outlets to push stories that
make'Republlcarr Gubernatorial candidate'Scott Walker look bad: ....: ' ,
Rachel Maddow reveals Governor Walker's (R-WI) past with unions (Video)
Examiner.corn ,
Last night Rachel Maddow revealed that Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) has a reputation for using
a budget crisis to bust up unions. while in power. Over the last week Walker has tried to push
through a bill that would not only require public employees in '.'
Lawmakers in lively debate atPhila. center

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Scott Walker for attacking the "bureaucracy" in that state, Congressman Mike,Fitzpatrick said
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is doing the "right thing for his state" and called government
bureaucracy "the next bubble." "I've got to tip my hat to any."
Letter: Many factors come into play

, Herald Times Reporter '
I really don't 'knowwhat to think about Scott Walker's 'plan not to deal with the union or
government employees. You have to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges and take
, everything into consideration: benefits, retirement, health lnsurance.r.., ' " '
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The Republfcans Are Coming, the Republicans Are Coming

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Scott Walker celebrates his wlnln the Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary, '
September 1'4, '2010. Once Walker took office he orchestrated a nearly $140 million
tax break fo~ out-of-state corporations. He then proposed to balance the state's
budget bY.;., ' ' . trtithout
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The Hill (blog) ,
Scott Walker (R) and other,GOP governors who've sought to limit labor rights in their states. "I'm
disappointed that, some governors are choosing to use this crisis to sharpen their ideological axe,
and go after collective bargaining rights," O'Malley,.. ,"
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, Mass. teachers, others rally in support of Wis. workers

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.•• and other labor organizationsare planning simultaneous rallies today,in support of Wisconsin
, educators and other public employees who face the loss of collective bargaining rights under a
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Protesters at odds with participants at GOP dinner

Scott Walker, an invited guest who did not attend. Dottie LeClair, who chairs the Outagamie
County Democratic Party, said she was there "because of what the governor isdolnq not only to
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Green Bay-area officials brace for local budget cuts

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Scott Walker rolls out his 2011-13 budget, cuts to local governments and school districts are
expected to be much deeper than in previous years. It's all part of an effort to fix a deficit that the
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If Wisconsin unions are bad, what about police?

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. Scott Walker. He wants to bust employee unions by destroying collective bargaining. He doesn't
want to accept any wage or benefit concessions from teachers or janitors or secretaries. He won't
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Racine Oems urge opposition to bill

Journal Times
. Scott Walker's budget bill that essentially eliminates collective bargaining for public unions. The
Senate could vote on non-fiscal bills, but will not be able to vote on the governor's budget bill·
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News Summary:
.• Gov.Walker to address the people ofWisconsin tonight at 6 p.m.:WISC-TV and Wisconsin Eye will air the'
address. '. . . ' ...
• Union calls for a general strike it the budget repair bill becomes law.
• Senate Dems have raised over $279,000 ou the lam. .
• Senate & Assemblyin session today.
• Governor Walker signed bill requiring 2/3S majority vote to increase income, sales taxes.
.• Video: Governor Walker on Hannity
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The Showdown Over Public Union Power

. Wall Street Journal
Government workers have taken to the streets in Madison, Wis., to battle a series of reforms proposed by.Gov.
"Scoft Wa11cer that include allowingworkers to opt out of paying dues to unions. Everywhere that this "opt out" .
idea has been proposed, unions have battled it vigorously because the money they collectfrom dues is at the heart
of their power. . . "
So Much for a 'More Civil' Public Discours';

by Stephen Hayes - Wall Street Journal
When President Obama spoke last month at the memorial service for victims of the shootingin' Tucson, his speech
ca11ed on Americans to live up to their ideals, . . " .
Political Fight Over Unions Escalates

Wall Street Journal
The clash between Republicans and unions that caught fire in Wisconsin last week escalated Monday: Labor
leaders planned to tale their protests to dozens ofother capitals and Democrats iii a second state considered a
walkout to sta11 bi11s that would limit union power.
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Live Life on the Lam

. Wall StreetJoumal: . . .'., - .
At 8 a.m, Thursday, 14 state senators from Wisconsin met upstairs from a coffee shop a block from the capitol and
decided thesafest route to blocking Republican Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill was to leave town. Elder
statesman, 83'year-old Sen. Fred Risser, who was first elected in 1956, gave his blessing.
Wisconsin protests: Governor not baCking down over bill

BBCNews - London .
"We're willing to take this as long as ittakes," Gov Walker told US media.
GOP presidential hopefuls rally behind Wis. Gov. Scott Walker

USA Today
As the protests over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's labor proposals continue, the newly elected Republican is
finding some support from the politicians who want to replace President Obama.
Wisconsin's fiscal condition

Washington Post
- The myths about public employees are flying fast and furious, so here's two thiugs to remember ... First,
Wisconsin is among the vast majority of states that have made budget cuts hitting public employees since the
recession began -e- both furloughs and layoffs. And, as EPI's study ou Wisconsin state worker compensation
shows, public workers in Wisconsin are compensated less well than their private sector counterparts,
Union Bonds in Wisconsin Begin to Fray .

'New York Times .
JANESVILLE, Wis. - RichHahan worked at'the:Gen:eraIMotors planthere until it closed about two years ago.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: No compromise on union rights ",

Politico .
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continued to stand his ground'Monday night, challenging the 14
Democratic senators who have fled to Illinois to return to "where they belong" so Republicans can move forward
with his budget-cutting plan.
. . New York's Teamsters Local 237 to bus in support to union protestors in Wisconsin
NewYor,kDailyNews . ., ; , ' ' ,. ''''' ,' . "" _ .~;;.
The Wisconsin workers whohave staged. a week-long' protestagainst'their'union-bustlng governor are getting
some Big Apple reinforcements. .
Political left raises money for Wis. Senate Democrats

~Th~ . . ' .....
Nearly $279,000 has been raised for the Wisconsin Democratic Committee via ActBlue, a political action
committee that supports Democrats and acts as a clearinghouse for donations. The contributions from more than
10,000 donors go to Democratic groups and ActBlue acts as a conduit.
With Wisconsin's' Protesters: A Cold Nillht in Madison

TIME Magazine . '. .. . '., .' .
..It's 9 p.m..on Sunday night but the sound of beating drums, saxophones and maracas continue to reverberate
against the Wisconsin State Capitol's stone walls. . . .
Wisconsin protest shows state's evolving political history

Christian Science Monitor
With nearly 70,000 people storming the capitol steps of Madison last week and more expected to fill the city's
"streets in the' days ahead, the growing clash between union rights protesters 'and state legislators 'bent on' fixing
enormous budget holes looks likely to get messier before it is resolved. .
.High Noon for Democratic Party in Wisconsin

by Bill O'Reilly - FoxNews
The stakes are huge for the Democratic Party in Wisconsin right now.Thousands of state workers are furious that
Gov. Scott Walker is asking for givebacks in their benefits. The governor also wants to cripple labor unions from
negotiating in that state. Workers have walked off the job and many schools are shut down;
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Daniels sticks.up for Walker

Politico
Mitch Daniels stood in solidarity with Wisconsin's Scott Walker today, telling a Chicago radio program that his
fellow governor is "only doing what he said he'd do" and denouncing people who compared the.protests there to
the ones in Egypt.
Public Employee Unions Failing BadlyAtPublic Relations

Forbes .
Despite the tens of thousands who have turned up to battle Walker's attemptat taking away collectivebargaining'
rights, the governor continues to hold most of the cards. With a solid majority behind him in the state legislature,
there is a very strong-likelihood that Walker will win this battle and set off a chain of events around the nation that
could deal the union movement acrushing - even fatal- blow. .
Jonah Goldberg: Public unions must go

Los Angeles Times
Public unions have been a 50-year mistake.
. As ground zero in bargaining debate, Wisconsin union-battle has nationwide repercussions

New York Daily News .
Everyone in New York - especially civil servants, union leaders and lawmakers - should be paying close attention
to the-battle being waged in Wisconsin.
Neither side budging in Wisconsin union fight

by Scott Bauer - Associated Press -,Newsday
. (AP) -'Republican'backers of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to eliminate collectivebargaining rights for most public
employees are trying to move.the explosive proposal closer to reality, even as Democrats remained on the run and
protesters filled the halls of the Capitol for a secondweek.
Wisconsin Democratic aide says governor must compromise

Reuters News Service .
Miller's aide Mike Browne said the.unions representing those workers-have signaled their willingness to meet the
governor, and are prepared to increase the amount of money they pay toward their health and benefit plans .
._.: .....WisconsinGovernor Asks DemOCrats to-Come Home•..-_,-. ~. -~:""'-'~~'~_'-f' _,~_",_,_,", .

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MADISON,Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Monday urged 14 Democratic state
·senators who left the state rather than vote on a bill that takes away bargaining rights for state workers to return .
to work, but warned a big budget deficit left no room to negotiate. .
Audio: Wis. Senate Demo"crats Stay Away To" Avoid Vote

NPR
Protests could spread across U.S., unions say

The Province ."". . " . '
. Protests by government workers in Wisconsin and other states will multiplyas'Reptiblican governors try to
changerules for collective bargaining, a union spokesman said.
StarvingWisc~~sin's unions
Washington Post
Let's be clear: The high-stakes standoff in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the state's budget.
Wisconsin governor deserves union backlash

San Francisco Chronicle "
The masses are rising up against imperious leadership in Manama, Sanaa, Tehran, Tripoli and Madison, Wis.
Madison, Wis.?
Fight over Wisconsin unions heats up
Los Angeles Times"
Wisconsin Republicans on Monday turned up the heat on Democratic state senators who fled to illinois last week
to block passage of a controversial bill that would eliminate collectivebargaining for most public employee unions.
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Thousands take Wisconsin labot; protest into its eighth day

.Detroit FreePress" ' . .. '.' ..'" .. - - '. . . .. ".... """"
The union supporters' withstood an ice-glazing storm that made.walldng treacherous and temperatures in the
mid-aos that had them gladly jumping up and down during the musical portion of the demonstration.
Make Everybody Hurt

by David Brooks - New York Times
No place ishotterthan'Wisconsiu.The leaders there have done everything possible to maximize conflict. Gov.
Scott Walker,. a Republican, demanded cuts only from people in the other party. The public sector unions and
their allies immediately flew into a rage, comparing Walker to Hitler, Mussolini and Mubarak.
Civility lacking in Wisconsin fracas

Chicago Sun-Times
Tea Party protesters must-be kicking themselves for being faint-hearted.. After all; they showed up only at town
halls and theoffices of pcliticians.Angry unionists in Wisconsln:took their complaintsto theprivate home of Gov.
Scott Walker in the Milwaukee suburbs.
Benefits bubble has burst for Wisconsin unions

Chicago Tribune .
. The crowds mobbing the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison are right: Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill is indeed
an attack on organized government workers,
And it's about time.
Wisconsin Protests Draw Thousands OfWorkers Fighting For key Union Rights
· Huffington Post
'. . MADISON, Wis. -- On Friday, February 11, at the same hour that the world watched the former Egyptian
·. president HosniMubarak resign his post, the newly appointed Republican Governor ofWiscoiJ,siirquietly
launched a ferocious' attack on public sector unions :- and the very notion oforganized laborin America.
What's the matter with Wisconsin?

Baltimore Sun'
I Wisconsin's public employee unions are doing a lousyjob of being villains. They're willing to have their salaries
and benefits cut 8 percent as Gov. Scott Walker has sought, and they're not asking for much in return - just to
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For Wisconsin unions, a telling concession
Washington Post . .
· Looks to me as.ifWisconsin's union leaders have revealed their preference for political power. They want to
preserve collective bargaiuing at all costs, because without it they Willlose the flow of dues money. And without
dues money, the unions have no political war Chests, and without political war chests, they are no longer power
brokers.in state and local elections.
Wisconsin risks losing its best public employees

CNN
IfWalker'shill passes, and salaries and benefits continue' to be slashed'by local governments With no negotiations
necessary, it will be the most effective teachers, the best managers and the ITlOSt successful university professors
who will be the first to leave their jobs for the private sector.
·DNC Chafrman: Wisconsin Governor Waging-War on Public Workers'

FoxNews
"Governors and others iu state houses across this country au the Republican side have decided what they want to
· do is wage' a war against their own employees," Kaine said Saturday night. "Against public employees who are
teaching our·kids, who are caring for our pareuts in nursing homes, who are patrolling our neighborhoods;"
Milwaukee
Burlington residents to Sen. Wirch: Go back to Madison and vote

BURLINGTON· Cheryl Herrick, 51, of Burlington, has a message for her "missing" state senator, Sen. Robert
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Wirch, D-Pleasant Prairie. "Comeback and vote," said Herrick, who works in retail. "Elections
have consequences."
Barrett warns of cuts to come (AUDIO)

Wiscoltsin Radio Network .
.Milwaukee .MayorTom Barrett delivered his stateof the city address Monday, and said he understands that
government employees need to make increased contributions to their-health care.and pension benefits.
Senate Dems have raised $280,000 since they went missing

More than 11,000 donors from around the country have given $280,000 to the State Senate Democratic
. Committee via ActBlue.com, a national website that funnels money from various sources for Democratic causes.
.The committee supports the campaigns of Democratic candidates for the state Senate.
Game time is over

Editorial- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The game of charades in Wisconsin politics should end.
Passionate but peaceful

Editorial- Milwaukee journal Sentinel
The protesters in Madison were loud and insistent - and sometimes colorful. They chanted. They sang. They beat·
drums.
Walker has created 'an ideological war,' Barrett says

"I think he's'loving the fact he's created this ideological war," Barrett said. Barrett was Walker's Democratic
opponent in.last fall's governor's race. "The whole purpose is to pit people against one another," the mayor said in
an interview after his annual "state of the city" speech.
Refinancing of bonds is huge part of budget repair bill

, Miiuiaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker's proposalto curtail bargaining rights for public-sector unions has triggered mass protests and
national headlines but hardly constitutes the biggest part of his budget repair bill.
Doctors' .excuses,for prQtesting teachers.inM!tdisQn draw scrutiny:.' ~ ..~..' .'.~ _.'. ,'".."..' _~~. ~ >-c .0': ~'-"'''.7.
Milwaukee Journal Sentiiwr' .'.'.' . . ' ..' . .
Protesters in Madison who obtained medical excuse slips to cover their absences from work, and the doctors who
issued them, are likely to be subjected to more intensive examinations.
Teachers ready, but reluctant, to return to classrooms

"But I kept thinking about all the protesters in Tahrir Square, and how they were protesting for what they believed
in even though their lives were in danger, and I thought, if they can face that, then I can be here facing this,"
Ladopoulos, 40, said Monday on the floor of the rotunda. "Because I haven't been in school, I feel like it's been my
job to be here."
Teacher retirements up after budget fix proposal

Milw aukee Journal Sentinel
All was quiet on Feb. 1, the deadline for employees at the Hartford, Union High School District in Washington
County to submit their requests for retirement, with not a single expected retiree.
GOP raises the stakes

.' Madison - In a move meant to lure boycotting opposition senators back to Wisconsin, the Republican leader of
'. the state Senate threatened Monday to force a vote soon on a bill that is abhorred by Democrats: requiring people
to showanID at the polls.
Home sales rise 16.2%, but prices lag

Miluiaukee Journal Sentinel
Sales of existing homes in Wisconsin rose 16.2 % in January compared with a year earlier, but the pickup in
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activity didn't result in a higher median sale price.
Madison
Walker warns state workers that layoff notices may be forthcoming

. Associated Press - Wisconsin State Journal . .
MADISON, Wis. CAP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warns that state employees could start receiving layoff
notices as early as next week if a bill eliminating collectivebargainin~ rights isn't passed soon.
Budget Blog: Assembly, Senate head to the floor

WisPo lines
. The Assemblyand Senat,: planned to head to the floor today with very different calendars.
Other states' officials split on Walker's move to repeal collectivebargaining

.Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON .c, Wisconsill's-fightovercollective bargaining rights is drawing comment from elected officials and
opinion-page writers across the country.
WEAC President Mary Bell responds to Governor Walker's Monday Press Conference (PDF>
~C . .
Labor group calls for general strike if budget repair bill is approved.
The Capital Times .
The South Central Federation of Labor is calling for a general strike of close to 100 unions, representing about
45,000 workers, if Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill is passed by the state legislature and signed into law by
the governor.
· Stalemate in the' statehouse: Government in limbo as union'debate rages" .
,
Wisconsin State Journal
· Senate Democrats are still in hiding and protesters are still packing the state Capitol, but Gov. Scott Walker and
Republican lawmakers said Monday they plan to push ahead with .effortsto pass a controversial bill to curb
· collectivebargaining rights for public workers and make sweeping changes to Medicaid.
Ruiniing away is irresponsible

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Forcibly returning Senate Demo;'rats may be unconstitutional

· Wisconsin State Journal .
The state constitution prohibits lawmakers from being arrested while the Legislature is in session, unless they're
accused of serious c r i m e s . . '. .. . . .
Union supporters from other states pour in to help Capitol protesters

Wisconsin StateJournal
·Scores of union members from other states joined the pro-labor rallies Monday at the state Capitol, saying they
fear for their own collective bargaining rights because of what's happening here. .
.'
Wisconsin's local govermnents never asked to end'collective bargaining, as Scott Walker contends
by Joe Tarr - Isthmus
"Our 'position is we've sought significant modifications In bargaining laws, put we've never sought to eliminate
· collectivebargaining rights," says Miles Turner, executive director of the Wisconsin. Association of SchoolDistrict
Administrators.
Green Bay/Appleton
Green Bay area officials bracing'for local cuts with Wis~o.risinbudget situation
Green Bay Press-Gazette. .
Local officials know their piece of the pie is shrinking again. For the better part of a decade, they've dealt with,
reductions in shared revenue and school aid.
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Editorial: It's time to start talking about a solution

Appleton Post-Crescent. .
..... ···.go 'how is thisgoing to end? What's it going to take? If you're Gov. Scott Walker and his Republican colleagues irr
· the Legislature, you'd say that it'll take the 14 Senate Democrats to come back from hiding in Illinois and do the
job they were elected to do. .
·Appleton lawmaker Penny Bernard Schaber seeks key' exemption in budget plan for transit
workers
Appleton Post-Crescent .
MADISON - A Fox Citieslawmaker is helping lead a push to preserve federal funding for transportation services.
Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan may tilt political playing field
Associated Press - Appleton Post-Crescent
·MADISON - The high-stakes fight in Wisconsin over union rights is about more than pay and benefits in the
public sector. It could have far-reaching effects on electoral politics in this and other states by helping solidify
Republican power for-years, experts said Monday. .
Budget bill impasse continues in Madison

by Scott Bauer - Associated Press - Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
MADISON- No resolution appeared imminent Monday to the stalemate over union rights in Wisconsin, leaving
Senate Republicans resigned to forge ahead with less-controversial business such as tax breaks for dairy farmers
and commending the Green BayPackers on winning the Super Bowl.
Editorial: Snatching'defeat from the hands of budget victory

Oshkosh Northwestern ' .
If balancing thestate'budget is trulyGov.'ScottWalker's aim;the political brinksmanship can come to an end in
the state.capitol. Union leaders agreed to the financial terms in Walker's budget repair bill that sparked massive
. protests in Madison-and virtually ground the legislature to a halt with 14 Democrat senators fleeing the state to
prevent a vote on the bill.
gopper: Rolling back bargaining rights at root of fiscal sustainability

Revoking most collective bargaining rights fur public employees is at the root of stabilizing state, municipal and
school district budgets long term, Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, said Monday.
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As the standoff entered its second week, none of the major players offered any signs ofbacking down in a high-
stakes game of political chicken that has riveted the nation and led to ongoing public protests that drew a high of
. 68,000 people on Saturday; Thousands more braved cold winds and temperatures in the 20S to march again on
Monday, waving signs that said "Stop the attack on Wisconsin families" and "solidarity."
La Crosse/Eau Claire
Changes to Medicaid criticized; up to 70,000 could lose coverage

La Crosse Tribune
Overshadowed in Gov. Scott Walker's controversial budget repair bill is a provision that could lead to some.
70,000 people losing health insurance.
County approves worker contracts: unions OK one-year wage freeze

La Crosse Tribune
. Supervisor Bill Feehan, who is the chairman of the La Crosse County GOP, abstained from voting. "To my wayof
thinking this is being rushed," he said. "My concern is we don't rush iuto a decision that ties our hands once the
budget repair bill passes."
UW Health investigates doctors who wrote sick notes for protesters

Chippewa Herald . .
MADISON'- UW Health is investigating reports of doctors writing sick uotes last weekend to excuse Capitol
protesters from work, and the Wisconsin Medical Societyhas criticized the doctors' actions.
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Wausau/Rhinelimder
EDITORIAL: Be honest about protest absences

Wausau Daily Herald . .
Hundreds of teachers locally called in sick on Friday to participate in protests against Gov. Scott Walker's budget
. repair bill. It was intended as aform of protest, and it registered that way. Many local school districts, including
Wausau and Merrill, were closed for the day.
Local Walker suworters say-it's time to make cuts
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

About a week has passed, and some local conservatives still can't believe 14 state senators left Wisconsiu to stall a
budget repair bill. .
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From: GOV Press

Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 11 :41 AM
To: GOV Press .
Subject:· Response'!oDPW Lie
february 22, 2011

For lmmsdlate Release
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-2.67-7303
Response toDPW Lie'
' .. Madison-Today the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held a press conference to spread a lie about
Governor Walker stifling debate. DPW claimed Governor Walker blocked the website
www.defendwisconsin.com from internet access at the Capitol.
The Department of Administration blocks all new websites shortly after they are created, until they go
through a software approval program that unblocks them. Within 30 mlnutesof being notified this'
website '
was
. blocked, DOA.
circumvented
. .the . software
. and. immediately
.' , acces~iljle
made the website . ...
.
In response to DPW's lie, Governor Walker's spokesman, Cullen WeriNie, released the following
statement: .
Over the lastweek anda half Governor Walker has repeatedly talked about protestors having every
',.,- ~'~"r.fghf!'t{)~have th,eir·voice.heard,-"'Hqursfor tbeState-Copitoihovebeen changedtoallowPTotes,to,s :': ,:,c"c,,'
extensive access to the statehouse to.voice their opinion.' ' '
Debate and participation in the democraticprocess are good for our state. Senate Democrats should ,
try it out.
The Democratic Party should spend less time lying about Governor Walker, and more time trylnqto get
their AWOL State Senators back to Wisconsin. Of course DPW won't do that because they are using the
Senate Democrat's taxpayer funded vacation to Illinois to fill their campaign coffers. '
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Is Aiming at Unions. Not the Budget

U.S. News & World Report (blog)
ScottWalkfilr is making·have·anything·to·do·with·c.losing the state's budget deficit. Surely, the
serious financial concession Walker and legislative Republicans are insisting on will help ease
budget woes, and.the unions have said they are willing to '" .
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Wisconsin state Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, says like Hitler, Gov. Scott ...
Politi Fact .
Scott Walker is abolishing unions Some explosive rhetoric followed the political gr~nade that
.Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker lobbed Feb. 11, 2011, when he proposed rolling back collective-
bargaining rights for public employees as part of a budget-repair .•. .
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget
repair ...
PolitiFact
Scott Walker's budget repair bill asks "everyone to.tighten their belts" Under Wisconsin Gov.
I '. Scott Walker's proposed budqet repair bill, there is no question that teachers and many other
public employees would pay more for their pensions and health '"
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'Obama talks small business in Cleveland -- but avoids talking about Libya '"
Los Angeles Times
. ScottWalker's efforts to strip public employees of collective barqainlnq rights. By James Oliphant
Washington Bureau President Obama brought bls- vision for America's economic recovery to
Cleveland on Tuesday, bringing along several members of his ...
Labor unions lining up strike votes if Walker's bill is approved

Milwaukee Small Business Times
SC.ott Walker's budget repair bill is signed into law. The South Central Federation of Labor-is
calling for a general strike if the bill becomes law, according to a report by The Cap Times in
Madison. The SCFL represents workers in 97 unions in Dane, ... . .
Scott Walker, Meet Robert LaFollette

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For Scott Wa.lker, the answer is simple: cut taxes to give awaymillions to
corporations, cut state services like Badgercare, carve out loopholes for cronies and . .
supporters, cut taxes, demonize the University of Wisconsin, cut taxes, and attack 1\1'
all... . Firedoglake
Race to the Bottom

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Center For American Progress' ,

Scott Walker refuses to support clean energy policies. And now he's going atter
, ",- -. "unlons';,which'Will'ultimately undermine criticalservices in the state and hurt 0 , ,
investment and jobs, By Kate Gordon I February 22, 2011 Newly elected Wil>conl>in ,
Gov. •.. ' '
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Progress
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Why do unions care about Medicaid?

Scott Walker'l> "budget-repair bill"; Under Walker's proposal for Medicaid, his Secretary of Health
could use "emergency" powers to redefine some of the program's most basic parameters: Whom it
enrolls, what premiums and co-payments [it] charges, etc...'
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Wisconsin governorsigns bill to make tax hike votes tougher

Reuters
, MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law on Tuesday a
bill that will make it tougher to approve state tax increases. The measure, which 'was proposed by
the Republican governor, requires a two-thirds majority vote ...
'Twitter users call for assassination of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker',

Examlner.com
, , 'lauren_2121' wrote "i hope scott walker dies. someone please shoot him?I" User 'jritsynme' wrote
"He' is the devil and deserves 2 be shotl!!" Many more similar messages are shown in the 1.5
minute video. One of the most dlsturbinq is a tweetby user .,. '
Local governments preparing for state aid cuts

Foxt tonjne.com '
While Governor Scott Walker has yet to release the details, he hal> said hts budget proposal will
include deep cuts in state aid to local governments. "But unlike those other states that are cutting
funds for schools, for university systems, '"
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Daily Kos: Scott Walker Like a S~Litherh Slave Holder

Newl>Busters (bloq) ,c '
Scott Walker to Egyptian dictator Hosni.Mubarak; the bloqqers at Daily KOl> can always stretch the
slander further. The blogger "Dengre" finds Walker and his conservative ilk are quite slmilar to
Confederate slave holders: What thing becomes c1ear--as ... '
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Metro Ride program could lose $1.3 million under Walker's bill
Wausau Daily H e r a l d ' ,
Scott Walker's budget repair bill makes' itthrouqh the Legislature unchanged. And withoutthat
money, Metro Ride will be forced to sharply cut service and increase rates - or shut down
completely, Wausau Transit Director Greg Seubert said today ...'
Both Parties Raise Money Off Wis. Protests,

Wall Street Journal (blog) ,
By Patrick O'Connor Type "Wisconsin protests" or "Scott Walker Wisconsin"into Gooqle and the
first link isa paid ad that takes you to 'a fund-raising pag,e for the Republican National Committee.
Republicans and Democrats are using the budget battle in '..
Unions schedule protests in Lincoln, Marathon counties

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Wausau Daily Herald ,

Scott Walker's budget bill on Wednesday and Thursday in Marathon and Lincoln Counties,
" ,--- -, :'Wednesday'sprolests will run from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Lincoln Gounty Courthouse 'In' "
Merrill. Thursday's protest is during the same time, but at the Marathon .•• .
See all stories on this tODic » ' , . , ,
Walker signs a bill -- no, not that one, ,

Washington Examiner (blog)
Scott Walker, R, signed a bill today that requires a supermafority to raise taxes, This bill passed
the legislature before the current union imbroglio, but it is not unrelated, Walker is trying to create a
climate, in which business is treated as more '"
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Off the fence on Wisconsin

Washington Post
Both sides have legitimate points in this tussle, But oov. Scott Walker's appearance on "Morning
Joe" pulled' me off the fence and into the corner of the Wisconsin workers protesting his.move.
Leave aside-the collective-bargaining piece for a second. '"
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Good, bad, ugly media on Wisconsin budget fight

Baltimore Sun (blog)
Scott Walker;s budget legislation come to a vote. Van Susteren's interview was in directcontrast
to a Chris Maithews conversation with a Republican' stale senator from Wisconsin, Glenn '
Grothman, Monday night. Check ltout at the end of this post. •.• ' . .
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Walker didn't blockprcitest website, spokesman says

Milwaukee 'Journal Sentinel (blog)
Scott Walker's spokesman Cullen Werwie said Tuesday, The site, defendwisconsin.com, was
'" briefly blocked .as a newly created slte.from internet access at the Capitol until: it could be run
through a software approval program, Werwie said in a statement. ...
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Appleton lawmaker Penny Bernard Schaber seeks key exemption in budget plan
for •.• .
Scott Walker's plan taking away nearly all collectlve bargaining powers for Wisconsin's public
workers. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said Monday that Democrats plan to
debate the bill starting this morning, but he didn't know when ... .
Md., Va. gove'rnors discuss collective bargaining

Bloomberg' , :
. Scott Walker's push to end most barqalninq rights for nearly alipubllc employees while O'Malley
strongly criticized the idea. McDonnell, a Republican, and O'Malley, a Democrattalked about
Wisconsin's stalemate over union rights along with DC Mayor •..
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News bites from the Capitol protests

Madison.com
'ScotfWalkei"iibLidgel'fepaTr bill. "The tablehas been 'Selfora co1i1ji<romlse tfialfiastne' ",.:....._•._ .
Legislature implementing benefit and retiremerit concessions to help fix the budget, while
Wisconsin preserves long-standing bargaining rights," Evers said in a",
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Wise. on minds. labor, tea party rally in Annapolis

Baltimore Sun (blog) .
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Lesson From'Wisconsin: B"eed Everyone

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On the one hand, Scott Walker was right: There's a very good argument for cu rtailing publtc
unions, which push against taxpayer interests, can help elect their own posses, and needn't worry
that their "company" wili go out of business, ..,
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Wisconsin protests: 5 odd stories

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.Scott Walker's budget have entered an eighth day, with tens of thousands of pro-labor union
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From: Vought, Mary (Ron Johnson) [Mary_Vought@ronjohnson.senate.gov]

Sent: Monday, February 21,201110:16 AM
To: . .Schrimpf, Chris - GOV; Werwie, Cullen J - GOV
Subject: RE: Thanks
Wonderful. If you could keep these coming as your message changes that would be great!!!
From: Schrimpf, Chris - GOV [mailto:Chris.Schrirnpf@wisconsin.gov]

Sent: Monday, February 21, 201111:08 AM
To: Vought; Mary (Ron Johnson); Werwle,'Culien J " GOV
Subject: Re: Thanks
Monday BudgetTalking Points
• Collective bargaining has a fiscal irnpact l. Currently many school districts participate in WEA trust because
WEAC collectively bargains to get as many school districts across the state to: participate in this union run health
insurance plan as possible. Union leadership benefits from members participating in this plan. If school districts
.enrolled in the state employee health plan, it would save school districts up to $68 million per year. Beyond that
. if school districts had the flexibility to lookfor health insurance coverage outside of WEA trust or the state plan,
additional savings would likely be realized.2. The Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) tried to use
a policy establlshedbv collective bargaining to obtain health insurance.coverage that speCifically paid forViagra.
Cost to taxpayers.$786,000 a year.3. Unrealistic Overtime Provisions. 'On a state level, the Departrnent of
Corrections allows correctional workers who call in sick to collect overtime if they work a shift on the exact same
~ ,.~ dill{. ~Tl1e sp.e.cifj.G.jl.[9vi$ioo.ib~t allows this tQ IJSPR\l.n.was.,cojlec.ti\Leh,r.b<lrgaiN:d.J'9[I1ltb..\l,i(cQntra,£\...COSt to,
o taxpayer;$4.8rnillio~ .• The unions should not be able to distract and change the s~bject from thefact that
Senate Democrats.have left the job. The arena is Madison Wisconsin. The solution is for the Senate Democrats
to come to work, It is Senate Democrats shirking their responsibilities who must be held accountable.' As a
county executive the Governor has seen over and over that unions prefer layoffs to reforms tothelr power
structure.' We can no longer accept short term fixes and kick the tough decisions down the road. Union leaders
who say they are willing to accept the 5 and tz are using it as a red herring. These are the same people who
tried to ram through a contract in December without negotiation, and who a week ago said they couldn't afford
tile 5 and '12. The average negotiation with a union is 15 months. We· don't have 15 months to balance the
budget.> 'This isand always has been about balancing the budget and avoldlng.lavoffs.
From: Vought, Mary (Ron Johnson) [mailto:Mary_Vought@ronjohnson.senate.gov]

Sent: Monday, February 21, 201110:04 AM
To: Werwie, Cullen J - GOV; Schrimpf, Chris - GOV
Subject: Thanks
Thanks for the info and please tell your boss we're grateful for the opportunity to talk to him last week. My boss
was asked on Laura Ingraham's show is they've spoken so it was helpful that they had.
Senator Johnson is going to be on a few shows next week so if you have any new developments or points you
want him
. to make feel free to. shoot me an email.
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From: GOV Press

Sent: Tuesday, February 22,2011 6:14PM
To: GOV Press
Subject: Text Gf. the Governor'·s-Address
February 22, 2011

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:10pm
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Text of the Governor's Address

Madison-Below is the text of Governor Walker's conversation about our current fiscal year challenges,
the divisions which have arisen over the past week and his positive vision for moving Wisconsin forward.
Good evening,
. .
'oWisconsinis showing tnerest cftttecountrv how to havea passionate, yet civil debate about our
'. finances. That's a very Midwestern traitdndsomething we should be proud ofl pray, bowever, that this
. civility will continue as people pourinto ourstate from allacross America.
First; let me be clear: thave greatrespect for those who have chosen a career in government Ireally do.
-ln 1985, when Iwas a high school junior in the small town of Delavan, i wasinspired to pursue publfc
" _~.~.er~icecafrer)JJttendMth.eAlJleriCan Lf!gjon's Badger /?oySc Stqteprogram,Jhe militawveterans and
., ;ducatorswho put qnthat week-long event ;how~({the h~nor in'serving others. .
. Tonight, I thank the 30b,oOO-plus state and local government emoloyees whoshowed upfor work today
and did theirjobs well. We oppreciate it Ifyou take onlyonemessage away tonight, it's that we all
. respectthe workthat youdo. .
Ialso understand how concerned mony government workers are about theirfutures. I've listened to
theircomments and reodtheiremails.
Ilistened to the educator from Milwaukee who wrote to me about her concerns aboutthe legislotion
and what it might meanfor her classroom. .
That's whylast week we agreed to make changes to the bill to address manyaf those issues.
And Ilistened to others llketne correctional officer in Chippewo Foils who emailed me arguing that
bargaining rights for public employee unions are the onlyway to ensure that workers get a fair sayin.
theirworking conditions.
Iunderstand and respectthose concerns. It's important to remember that many of the rights we're
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talking about don't comefrom collective bargaining. They comefrom the civil service system in
.Wlsconsin. That lawwas passed In,1905 (long before collective bargaining) andit will contlnuelonq .
after ourplan is approved.
You see, despite a lot ofthe rhetoric we've heardoverthe past 11 days the bill I putforward isn't aimed
at state workers, andit certatnly isn't a battle with unions. If it was, we would have eltminoted collective
baroatnino-etnirety orwewoatd have qoneafterme private-sector unions.
But, we did not because they are our partners in economic development. We need them to help us put
250,000people to work In the private sectoroverthe next four years.
Thelegislation I've put forwardis about one thing. It's about balancing ourbudget now -- andin the
, future. Wisconsin!dces a 137 million dollar deficitfor the remainder of this fiscal yearand a3. 6billion '
dollar deficit for the upcoming budget. " ,
Our bill is about protecting the hardworking taxpayer. It's about Wisconsin families trying to make ends
meet and help their children.
People like the woman from Wausau who wrote me saying "I'm a single parentof two children, .one of
whom is autistic. Ihave been intimately involved in my school district, but Ican no longeraffordthe
taxes Ipay. I am infavor of everyone paying for benefits, as I have to."
It's also about the small business owner who toldme about the: challenges he facesjustmaking payroll
each week. His employees pay much larger premiums than we are asking because that's how they keep
the companygoing imdthat's how they protecttheirjobs.
Or. the substitute tea'cherhere in Madison, who wrote to me last weekabout having to sit at home'
" . ,". unable to wdrknec.drisii hfifi/fifiJri ,hiidc]oseirthiI schcf,ol (JoWiVtb protesY,'~' -,'; ~:::-~'-;; ~':: ;:c'c: -:":~
She sent mean email that went on to say, "I was given no choice injoining the union and 1am forced to
pay dues... I am missing out on pay today... 1feel like Ihave no voice.".
1assure you that she does have a voice.
,And so does thefactory worker inJanesvllle who was laidoffnearly two years ago. He's a union guy in a
union town who asks simply why everyone else has tosacrftce exceptthose in government:
Lastweek, I traveled the state visiting manufacturing plants and talking to workers - just likethe guy
, from Janesville. Manyof them arepaying twenty-five to fifty percentof theirhealth care premiums.
Most, h'ad401kplans with /lmited or no matchfrom the ccmpany.
My brother'sin the same situation. He works as a banquet manaqet and occasional bartender at a hotel
and my sister-in-law works for a departmentstore. They have two beautiful kids. .
In every way, they are a typicalmiddle-class familyhere in Wisconsin. David mentioned to me that he
paysnearly$800a month for his health insurance and the littlehe can set aside for his401k.
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He <like-so many otherworkers across Wisconsin - would love a deallike the benefits we are pushing in
this budget repair bill.
That's because what we are asking for Is modest - at least to those outside of government.
Our, measure asks for a 5.8% contribution to the pension and a 12.6% contribution for the health
Insurance premtum-Bothore-weil betowtne nationot average. "" "
And thisisjust one part of our comprehensive plan to balance the state's 3.6 bil1lon dol/ar budget
deficit.
Now, some hove questioned why we have to reform col/ective bargaining to balance the budget. Th.e
answer is simple the system is broken: It costs taxpayers settousmoney - particularly at the local level.
As a former countyofficial, I know thatfirst hand.
For years, Itried to use modest changes in pension and health insurance contrtbutions as a meansof
balancing ourbudgetwithout massive layoffs orfurioughs. On nearly everyoccasion, the local unions
(empowered by collective bargaining agreements) told me to go ahead andlayoff workers. TheWs not
acceptable to me.
': Here's another example: in Wisconsin~ many local school districts are required to buy theirhealth
insurance,through the WEA Trust (which is'the state teachers union's company). When ourbilf'pqsses,
these school districts can opt to swltch.tntothestate plan and save $68 inillion per year. Those savings,
couldbe used to payfor more teachers and put more moneyinto the classroom to help ourkids.
Some have also suggestedthat Wisconsin raise taxes on corporations and people with high-Incomes.
WeI/ ~-, Governor Doyle and the Legislature'did that: two'years ago. In fact they passeda budget-repair
~ '" " "'bl1l (iiij()5t one (Jay, mirra1I(j\J)thaf1iicliJifl.ia~irbiJlion-ddl/drtax Tncieli~e.'~"" '-:-~,'~ . :-: -:. -.-.~ ..:~ .. -~,-.
Instead of raising taxes, we need to control government spending to balance our budget.
Twa years ago, many of the same Senate Democrats who are hiding out iri anotherstate approved a'
.blennlalbudgetthat not onlyincluded higher taxes- it included more than two billion dol/ars inone-
time federal stimulus aid.
That money was supposed to be for one-time costs for things like roads and bridges. Instead, they used
it as a short-term fix to balance the last state budget. Notsurprisingly, the state now faces a defititfor
the remainder of this fiscal year and a 3.6 billion dol/ar hole forthe budget starting July 1st.
What weneed now more than ever, is a commitment to the future.
,As more and more protesters come infrom Nevada, Chicpgo and elsewhere, I am not going to aI/ow
their voices to overwhelm the voices of the millions of taxpayers from across the state who think we're
doing the right thing. This is a decision that Wisconsin will make. ,
Fundamental/y, that's what we were elected to do. Make tough decisions. Whether we like the outcome
or not, our democratic institutions cal/ for us to participate. Thatis why Iam asking the missing Senators
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to come back to work.

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Do the job you were elected to do. You don't have to likethe'outcome, or even vote yes, but as part of
the world's greatest democracy, you shouldbe here, in Madison, 'at the Capitol.
The missing Senate Democrats must know that theirfailure to cometo work wtl! lead to dire
consequences verysoon. . Pallureto 'Oct onthis budget repair bill means (at least) 15 hundredstate
employees w!ll be laidoff before the end of June. if there is no agreement by July 1st, another 5-6 .
.thousand state workers -- as wellas 5-6 thousandlocal governmentemployees wouldbe alsolaidoff.
But, there is a way to avoid these layoffs and other cuts. The 14 State Senators who are staying outside
of Wisconsin as we speak can come home and do theirjob.
We are brok~ beca'use time and time again PoiitiCi~ns of both partiesranfrom.the tough decisions and
. punted them·down the roadfor another day. We can no longerdo that, because, you see, what we're
really talking about today is ourfuture.
.Thefuture of my children; of yourchildren, of the children of the singlemother from Wausau that I
mentioned earlier. .
Like you, I want my two sons to grow up in a state at least as great as the Wisconsin Igrew up in.
More than 162.year:s aqo, our-ancestors approvedWisconsin's constitution. .Theybelievedin the power
of hard work and determination and they envisioneda new state with limitless potential.
Ourfounders were pretty smart. They understood that It is through frugality and moderationin
government that we will see freedom and prosperity for our people. .'
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historyby restoring fiscal responsibility that fosters prosperityfor today - andfor. future generations.
Thank youfor joining me tonight. May Godrichly bless you and yourfamily and may Godcontinue to
bless the great State of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: 'We Are Not Going to Back Down'
Fox News
SEAN HANNITY, HOST:-Union protesters-lnwlsconsin are refusing to back down after days of
protesting against GOP Governor Scott Walker, It is Walker's proposed 'budget cuts that have the
unions now up in arms, Now those cuts would limit the collective... '
Opoien: Scott Walker's attack on rights is an injury to all

Iowa State Daily
Scott Walker's "budget repair bill" covered the entire rotunda and spread into additional wall
space. Some were clever, some were angry, some smacked of desperation, People were arranged
in clusters: families, friends and people who had just met. ...
Koch Funneled $1.2 Million to Elect Governors Battling Unions

Bloomberg , ,
Republicans Scott Walker of Wisconsin and John Kasich of Ohio, who won election last
November, with Koch support, are pushing to limit the ability of public-employee unions to negotiate
for salaries and benefits. Senate Democrats in Wisconsin walked out ...
" Time to Recall AWOL Lawmakers -c - ,,-,,'
Fox News
Scott Walker has moved expeditiously to propose legislation to close the state's $3.6 billion
budget deficit. But that legislation languishes in the state legislature because the Democrat
minority in the state Senate has fled Wisconsin, depriving the ..,
Wisconsin mayor talks about Madison at heart of union debate

Detroit Free Press '
Scott,Walker's controversial plans continue, Already into the second straight week there are no
sign of it lettlnqup as 14 Democratic Senators still remain out of the state. ERIC SEALS/DFP BY
KATHLEEN GRAY Mayor Dave Cieslewicz of Madison, Wis" ...
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,Superior Days delegation signs letter opposing Wisconsin Gov. Walker's budget ..:
Duluth News Tribune
Scott Walker asking him to reconslder his position on collective bargaining and to negotiate with
public employees, (Maria Lockwood I superlortelsqram.com) MADISON - Northwestern
Wisconsin offlcials at the state Capitol for Superior Days on Tuesday .••
Strangers offer pizza, solidarity to protesters

Scott Walker's plan to gut public employee unions, Kristin Hanna is a teacher in River Falls who
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took a personal day last week to join the protest at the Capitol. She wished she could have stayed
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longer. Paige Mission is a graduate student at UW with ...
Fewer'credlt card rate hikes after regulations .' . '

~~o~iwa;ker~arns that state employees could.start receiving .layoff notices as early .
as next week. Credit card holders are facing fewer interest rate hikes and forking
over sharply less in late fees. John Demjanjuk, accused of helping to kill 27900 ... . KGMI
. See all stories on this topic )}
Former legislators: Budget-repair bill about taking peoples' rights

Superior Telegram .
Scott Walker's proposal to strip Wisconsin public-sector employees of their collective bargaining
rights. EAU' CLAiRE, Wis.•- Former Democratic state representatives and local union officials
showed their continued commitment Monday to opposing Gov....
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Ralph Knudson: Walker's policies promote class warfare

La Crosse Tribune .
Scott Walker describes Wisconsin as teetering on tbe edge of financial disaster, and the only way
to save the state is to extract money from the public employees who teach our children, plow our
streets and maintain our pubjc institutions. .,: .
Corey Schmitz: Walker unfairly targets public workers

La Crosse Tribune .. . .
Scott Walker has shown that this fight with public workers has nothlnqtodo with the state's
budget woes; anti everythirrq'to dO-with settling Tmlitical scores. At. first Walker said these workers
don't contribute enough to their benefit packages and ....
State Sen. Minority Leader Responds'to Walker' ....

,WJSN Milwa1,lk\3~. " . . _ .. ' __.", . ".' . _.• =~ ". ,." __ • .' _ .~ _ ,. '.. . ....
.'. '": Mark Mfirer.D~MoJiona, thes!l3le' senate 'rliinofilY-leader;-'SaId TUesday ifighftllattre:mocratici;lale'. e . '.: • 'C'".'·
senators will remain out ofstate until Governor Scott Walker agrees to a compromise. "The
governor' has the tools at his disposal to put this issue to ali ...
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What leadership looks like

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News Observer
BY RICK MARTINEZ - Correspondent If Scott Walker and Barack Obama were football players,
the Wisconsin governor would be an old-school quarterback who'd insist on calling his own plays.
The president would bea punter. Based on how the two men have •.: .
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Kind: Walker's plan divides people

Leader-Telegram
Scott Walker's proposed state budget repair bill, some Dunn County residents on Tuesday turned
to US Rep. Ron Kind for advice about how to have their concerns addressed. Never mind that Kind
is a federal representative and not a Wisconsin politician....
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. Kapanke defends Walker plan; supports taking bargaining rights from police.
and ...
La Crosse Tribune
Scott Walker's budget proposal cram the Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 17,2011, in Madison, Wis. (AP
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Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mark Hoffman) MANDATORY CREDITSen. Dan Kapanke

says it was a difficult decision to support Gov. Walker's anti-union budget '"
. Eugene Robinson: The real goal iIi Wisconsin is to starve its public ~mployee ...
Pasadena Star-News . .
. Scott Walker's true aim is to .bust the public employee unions, thus permanently reshaping the
political landscape in the Republican Party's favor. Democratic state senators who fled the state to
forestall Walker's coup have no choice but to remain on ... .
Both sides turn out for latest protests

Appleton Post Crescent . .
Scott Walker is pushing a plan to balance a $3.6 billion budget detlclt in part by forcing labor
concessions and rernovlnq public worker. collective bargaining powers. Lundstrom said he wanted
to make the point Saturday that he values kids and education....
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Wisconsin Senators Spotted in Rockford

WIFR
The fight between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and thousands of union workers in the state
capital has reached a boiling point. Walker addressed Wisconsinites Tuesday In a televised
speech. He spoke about what he call's serious financial issues and .., .
Oshkosh Common Council calls forunions to retain collective bargaining rights

OShkosh Northwestern . . . . .
. scott Walker.'s budget repair bill could impact so many families statewide it's become a hot topic
pretty much everywhere, 'inCiudingiheOshkosh Common Council chamoerswnere a resolution
opposing scaling back collective bargaining rights was approved .••
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Chris Hardie: High-speed upgrade a risk worth taking

La Crosse Tribune . . . . .
.' Scott Walk'er's' slogan-"WiscQnSitffinj~enforBUfIriess7'"iJLrf ilSli6uld'also"'say "·WIsconsin:·We;re:'· "'·'_:"~7'·.c~~,"'~ :'. ~-~
the Donor State." First was Walker's rejection of $810 mil!ion in high-speed rail funding. Then it
was turning down a $23 million federal grant designed to '"
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Passions flare at rally

Denver Daily News
Scott Walker that would cut benefits and change collective bargaining rules for most Wisconsin
public employees. The proposal has sparked days of protests, and inspired 14 Democrats to leave
the state in an attempt to stall a vote on Walker's plan. ... .
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Democracyis better in person

Socialist Worker Online . . ' .
Scott Walker's assault 0[1 organized labor--written last Saturday after the biggest demonstration to
date in and around the capitol building in the center of Madison. WHILE I almost always enjoy and
learn from CounterPunch's coverage and analysis, ...
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Wisconsin Must Approve BUdget Bill By March 1 For Refunding

Wall Street Journai
Scott Walker's "budget repair bili" by March 1, the state will likely lose the option of refinancing
about $215 million of general obligation bonds. The budget bill is receiving national attention for its
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provisions that would force public workers to ...

Gary W. Padesky: Walker turning pUblic employees into second-class citizens

La Crosse Tribune .
Scott Walker's latest proposals are more like slaying the entire orchestra. Walker's latest
.. Machiavellian command is to re-write the compensation of state employees and to terminate
collective bargaining rights of state workers....
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Senate committee advances voter 10 bill; phoned-in vote by Oem not

counted . .
.http://host.madison.com/wsJ/newsllocallgovt-and-politics/arUeIe cfb18062-3ec6-11 eO-8f?5- .
001 cc4c03286.html
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/articlecebaOOdO-3f07-11eO-aed6-001cc4c002eO.html
http://www.gazettextra.comlweblogs/latest-news/2011/feb/22/wis-senate-committee-passes-voter-id-
requirement! ' . .
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DEBORAH ZIFF
February 22, 2011
A Senate committee voted to advance a controversial voter 10 bill Tuesday after the chairwoman angrily refused
to allow a Democratic member ~ one of 14 taking refuge out of state _·to vote over the phone. The bill could go
to the Senate floor by Thursday. .
Th·e meeting gottesty as Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, attempted to participate in the meeting by phone
from an undisclosed location. He and 13 other senators are refusing to return to the Capitol until.Gov. Scott .
Walker gives concessions on a plan to limit collective bargaining rights for public employees. Their absence has
prevented the Senate from reaching the 20-member quorum needed to act on fiscal bills.
. "I'm not going to take your vote, Sen. Erpenbach," said Sen. Mary l.azlch, R-New Berlin, chairwoman of the
Senate Transportation and Election Committee. "This is unethical." .
Lazlch said it's a courtesy to allow senators to particfpate from afar, but she wouldn't extend it to Erpenbach
because he "refuses to be here."
, She proceeded to.call roll and a vote, ignoring Erpenbach's voice piping in over the phone.
"I, voted .no.. Did you get my vote?" Erpenbach yelled over the phone while Lazich ,ignored hlm. The bill passed 3-
0, without Erpenbach's vote.. Committee member Spencer Cog'gs,D-Milwaukee, also was' absent. ,
,",-"''''''' -~se .tl:!e,·bjJI,js.!i'.stimaled,iq,c9st$Z.1 million ci"'~f the.f1J;&,LlwQ..¥J3,<}fs.to;-JIJIPleme!jl!,;j;lt,least one .Democrat.tuust. ",.,_ ,,-~.
-. . be presentfor the full Seriate to take it up. Lazich said RepUblicans rnaylritroduce amendments-to remove the '.,
cost of the bill by delaying the implementation of the iaw to 2012. ,
The costs involve modifying a statewide voter registration system; training local election officials, revising forms
and conducting public outreach, according to the Government Accountabiiity Soard. "
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. Sill could wreck mass transit; millions in federal aid at stake

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By Chris Hubbuch
February 23, 2011 ,
Public transit could come to a halt in La Crosse if the deadlocked LegiSlature passes Gov. Scott Walker's budget
repair bill as written.
Federal funding accounts for about 35 percent of the Metropolitan Transit Utility'S operating budget, and that $1.9 '
million in aid requires a collective bargaining aqreemsntwith employees.
Walker's proposal, which prohibits collective bargaining for most state and local government workers, could
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jeopardize that funding, according to analysis by the state's Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
"You take tliat kind of hit .,. and what do you have left?" said Keith carlson, La Crosse's transltrnanaqer, "That's'
.just on the operating side." '
The city could also lose as much as $1.2 million for three buses scheduled for replacement, Carlson said. The
federal government provides 80 percentmatching grants for capital projectslike the recently completed Grand
River Station,.which was built with the help of $11 million in federal money, .
"I can't replace any of that," Carlson said.
Cuts to the MTU would affect bus service to Onalaska as well, tliougli funding to thatcity's shared-ride service'
would likely be untouched.
, "We have three-routes that run exlensively"thr6L1gh the City or'toucrrthe city," said Mayor Mike Giese. "We depend
on that a great deal."
The MTU has signed a contractfor 2011 with the union that represents 31 full-timeand six part-time drivers,but
the budget bill, if passed, could affect funding for 2012.
An amendment proposedby two Assembly Democrats seeks to add transilworkers to the unions -., currently
. police, fire and statepatrol-e- exempted from the proposed restrictions on collective bargaining,' a movethey say
would save nearly $47 million in federal aid. '
Walker's office did not respond Tuesday to a request for comment on the concerns' or the amendment.
One alternative solutlon could be privatizing the bus system.
MilwaukeeCounty contracts with a private corporation, which in turn bargains with the bus drivers' union.That
arrangement means about $27 million in federal' funds to the Milwaukee area would be unaffected by the changes
in the budget repair bill, according to the fiscal bureau report.
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Rock County road closes due to flooding

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by Stan Stricker
Feb.22,2011
The Rock County Highway Department has closed a section of Beloit Newark Road, in the Town of Avon, due to
flooding.
Highway Commissioner Ben Coopman says water is about six inchesdeep,and safety concerns prompted the
closing. Coopman says it's not unusual for the Sugar River to flood the road later in the spring, but recent rains
and a rapid snow melt, accelerated the problem. The stretch of road closed is from Avon Stores Road to County
HighwayT.
Coopman predicts it will reopen in the next few days.

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Lane closures planned on US 41
htlp·llwww.postcrescent.com/article/20 1102231APC01 0 1/1 02230670/Lane-closures-planned-US-41?
odyssey=mod!newswellitextIAPC-Newsls
Feb. 22, 20111
GRAND CHUTE - The state Department of Transportation says lane restrictions will be in place Thursday on
U.S. 41 southbound where it crosses College Avenue (State 125). .
The center and right southbound lanes will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. These lanes will reopen and the
southbound left lane will then be closed from 9:30 to 11 p.m. All lanes are expected to be open after 11 p.m.
These lanes are being closed for deck repairs and there is the potential for traffic backups .
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Editorial: Transit
.. funding needs to be sustained
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Feb. 22,2011
Delay'ing passage of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill has allowed legislators to uncover more of its
ramific'ations.
We have our concerns about the bill, including the elimination of collective bargaining righ'ts and giving a state
agency more power to change rules of medical
assistance programs.
But it aiso threatens mass transit systems throughout the state. The provision that takes away collective
bargaining on anything except salary would cost the state
$46.6 million in federal transportation funding.
That means the budget for Valley Transit, which runs the Fox Cities' public bus system, drops from $8.5 million to
$6 million. . .
Lawmakers cannot let that happen. Walker cannot let this happen.
Bus systems connect workers to employers. They connect students to schools. They connect shoppers to
retailers. They're a vital part of the economy that Walker wants so desperately to stimulate.
We've said before the bill has problems; and this bolsters our argument. The state's budget is a mess and
benefits should be cut, but the elimination of collective .
bargaining must be debated in a bill separate from the financial issues.
Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber of Appleton and fellow Democrat Rep. Tamara Grigsby of Milwaukee have
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introduced an amendment that would exempttransit

workers from the bill's bargaining restrictions.
-The Federal Transit Act "requires the continuation of any collective bargaining rights~iliat were in placewhen the
employer started receiving federal funds." .
Since the budget repair bill lsstill alive, all legislators must understandthe amendment's importance and approve
it. Riders, amployers, agencies and families . . .
are counting on it.
Deborah Wetter, Valley Transit's general manager, speaksfor those who are begging for a transit funding
solution."Whatever lawmakers comeup (with) to fix
this, we are happy," she said. "Please just don'Uet us die."
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Metro. transit manager fears possible 1055 of federal fU(lding

http://www.htrnews.com/article/20110223/MANO101/1 02230850/Metro-tra nsit~manager-fears-possible~loss-of- .
. federal-funding
Nearly half of annual revenue comes from Washington, D.C.
by charlie mathews
Herald Times Reporter
February 23, 2011
.. MANITOWOC'- MaritimeMetro Transit buseswill be running their regular six routes in Manitowoc and Two
Rivers through the end of 2011, manager Derek
0.. .-.,:••,,:: •-: ~.~- .1'tilUench::said ·"Ftr~day:~~. ,:\;:,~ 7':: ~~t.,,-·-~-·.:~--, -;::•...;,.':..-~:::....~ :~ ..~~. ~:' ¥~-~. ~~~:,; ~# :':if:::: ~.~::~.~:-~..,;., : ~~.t, ... ~:-; .0:...,:,,: ~ 'i<"-....• ~~~~..<~~-.~.;,"'.
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But provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's budgetrepair bill may threaten operations in the future, Muenchsaid.
. "We fear federal dollars might be lost, but the true impact is not defined, yet," Muench said of the nearly 50
percent of the annual $2.3 million in revenue needed to operate MMT.
"The local and state dollars Which remain in place would be enough to keep us operating until year's end,"
fIiIuenchsaid. .
Walker's proposed budget fix calls for eliminating all collective bargaining powers of municipal workers -
including the local transit system's 19 bus drivers, 1:5 clerical staff members, and two mechanics - exceptwage
negotiations.
A federal Department of Labor mandate requires approved labor agreements protecting transit workers be in
place before federal funds cari be released to public transit systems. .
Any changes in the agreements, such as altering collective bargaining rights, mightjeopardize federal funds,
according to federal officials.
."We contract with the state Department 01 Transportation as a 'Tier C' system operating in an urbanized area of
less than 50,000 people," Muench said of the relationship that flows federal money through Madison to
Manitowoc.
Riders contributed $205,000 of the Maritime Metro Transit's annual budget, about 10 percent. In 2010, Muench
said the "operating deficit"was approximately $2.1 million.
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Fifty percent of the deficit was covered by U.S. taxpayers in the form of the federal government, 21 percent from
'" .-.. - 'Wisconsin endzs percent from Manitowoc County; primarily the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers: .
Riders
Last year, Muench saidthe system provided 3'10;000 rides of passengers taking one-way trips and transfers on
the buses that run from 5 a.rn, to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and sa.m, to 4 p.m, Saturdays.
Along with its fixed routes, part of Maritime Metro Transit's operating expenses is llriked to its mandated
paratransit service under the Americans with Disabilities Act, some 9:000 rides annually. ' ,
. .
,This Is curb-to-curb van-transportatlon-for- people-with dlsabllltles-who have' been certified as unable to use
Maritime Metro's accessible ramp-equipped bus service for some or all trips.
"Affordable, dependable'
An adult cash fare is $1.50, students pay $1, and senior and disabled citizens pay 75 cents to get on the bus, with
a monthly bus pass priced at $20 offering unlimited trips. '
. "The long-termphilosophyef"public-lransit-is·notlo'break·even.. but be affordable-and-dependable arid atMarltlrne

Metro Transit ... and we are."The communities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers have ahlqh elderly anddisabled
, population, often dependent on fixed route or ADA services, and those are the ones that-would be greatiy
impacted" by any loss of federal funding, Muench said.
He fears a "domino effect" if possible lost federal funding hinders Maritime Metro's operations.
:'We provide transportation to Holiday House for many of its clients," Muench said. "If those individuals can't get
thereit-would put a burden on that treasured organization to getthem,there or function wlthoutthern"
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Transit's services "jeopardizes the welfare of those individuals."
Muench said he and other transit system managers would like any future state legislation to exempt municipal
, transit systems from the proposed collective bargaining changes. ' "
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Highway 51 ramp in Brokaw closed

http://www.wausalJdailyherald.com/article/2011 0223/WDH01 0 1/102230810/H ighway-'51-ramp-in-Brokaw-closed
February'23,2011
BROKAW -- The Highway 51 northbound ramp at Highway WVV in Brokaw is closed indefinitely after the roadway
buckled late Monday.
A 12-foot-wide bubble a foot high in the middle formed in the ramp when water between the old concrete roadway
and the asphalt surface froze and pushed the asphalt upward, said Mike Wendt, a Department of Transportation
maintenance engineer. The DOT and Marathon County Highway Department officials met Tuesday and will meet
again today to determine how to fix the damage, Wendt said.
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Motorists planning to use the northbound ramp now must exit at Highway K in Wausau and follow. Highway K
north to Highway WW..
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Madison Wisconsin: Not Gov. Scott Walker's first attempt at union-busting

Examiner.com . -
- In 2009"then Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker promised he would save the county
money by firing unionized courthouse security guards and replacing them with private security
guards. Walker claimed that using a private security firm at the •... .
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Feingold GalisOn Walker To End His 'Assault On Wisconsin~s •

Traditions' '. .
TPMDC _ . -
In an lnterviewTuesday night; former Wisconsin Democratic Senator. Russ Feingold. TPMDC
characterized Governor Scott Walker's crusade against public sector unions as an
· "assault on Wisconsin's traditions," and called on him to drop his bid to ban state
and ..•
Walker has declared an ideological war

Milwaukee Small Business Times (blog)
After our campaign ended in November, I was hopeful that Scott Walker would rise above divisive
. poJiticsto unite Wisconsinites from across our state to create jobs and fix the bl\dget mess in
Madison. Unfortunately, that is not what has .happened. ... . '-
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Leaders await impact on health programs

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Protesting means all-night stays at the Capitol for some people

Madison.com .
Scott Walker's bUdget repair bill. John HartfState Journal It was just after 9:30 pm Monday, and
the state Capitol thundered with noise. But as drums and cymbals and protest chants pounded out
a-deafening beat, Jessica Horn and seven others knelt on ...
Wise: Gov.: 'Dire Consequences' If Union Bill Not Passed

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· Scot~ Walker sayi failing to pass a bill stripping union rights for Wisconsin public
workers-would have "dire consequences." Walker said in a speech broadcast live
statewide Tuesday that if lawmakers don't pass the bill up to 1500 state workers
could ...
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State budget crisis Q&A

Appleton Post Crescent .
Scott Walker is holding firm on his budget repair bill that would ..among other provisions, elimjnate
collective bargaining powers for public employees except local police, firefighters and the State
Patrol, and make' about 175000 public workers pay half ... . . . .
Walker warns delay could force layoffs

Bizjournals.com
Scott Walker on Tuesday night reiterated his call for Wisconsin Democrats to return to Madison to
vote on a budget repair bill, warning that more than 7000 public employees could be laid off if no
action is taken soon. Use of, or registration on, '"
State's crisis political, not financial

Capital Times (blog)
Scott Walker speaks with the media in his conference room at the state Capitol Friday. MP King - .
State Journal Wisconsin's Legislative Fiscal Bureau was created in·1968by a Republican
governor, Warren Knowies, and a Republican-controlled Legislature. '"
Scott Walker's Big Speech That Didn't Change Anything

Slate Magazine (blog) ' . ' .
No one expected Scott Walker to soften his stance on unions, and he didn't. He warned that
failure to.reforrn.collective.barqaininq would mean fired workers, 'one way or another. One way:
The unions would respond to negotiators by letting members go ...
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Wisconsin state budget turmoil worries some Lawrence University students

Appleton Post Crescent . .
Scott Walker's proposed budget repair bill in Madison was oniy natural for Cecily McMillan. A 22-
year-old government major from Atlanta, Ga., McMillan is the granddaughter of Harion Joye, an
early member of Student;; for a Democratic Society (SDS), .,.
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· Scott Walker's effort to end collective bargaining for state employees looked almost certain to
spread to other GOP-led states. And there has been some interest, notably from Ohio's John .
Kasich and New Jersey's Chris Christie. ... . . . .
Area union reps bash Walker for refusing to negotiate

Scott Walker for refusing to negotiate his budget repair bill despite the ongoing protests in
· Madison. About 10 speakers said in succession that all public empioyees are willing to meet the
governor's demands to contribute more to health care and ... '..
UW-Madison proposal could affect otherfour year campuses

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Scott Walker that included many top officials from the 13 UW System·four-year.universities. UW-
Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin wants fiexibility since state aid has declined recently. In a memo
to the governor, Martin describes autonomy for the Madison '"
Follow the Money: What the Wisconsin Education Association Isn't Talking About
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For over a week now, the nation has watched tens of thousands march in protest to Wisconsin
-. Governor-ScottWalker's budget'plan.Demccrat lawmakerstaka Fleebagqers) have fled'the'sfate""-" - ..--- -
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· State Agricultural Exports Reached All Time High in 2010

Wisconsin Ag Connection .
This week, Governor Scott Walker announced that the state now ranks 18th
nationally for its shipments of exports to other countries. That's up from its 21st
rankin'g just five years ago. The state's apricultural exports increased by 36 'percent
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Public employees are taxpayers, too

Scott Walker's news conference: "Certainly we appreciate the fact that the people here (in
Madison) today are going to have their voices heard ... We also want to make sure the taxpayers
of the state of Wisconsin have a chance to have their voice heard. ... . .
HUCTW Rallies Against Walker. Ban

Harvard Crimson '. .
Scott :1!Valker's proposed ban on collective bargaining in the state. Massachusetts union workers
were called upon by their unions to show support for government union members In Wisconsin.
Unions in attendance at yesterday'S rally included the Boston ...
Letters: Will Walker's tax cuts really help create better business climate?
Sheboygan Press
·Scott Walker is right that anew approach.to balancing the state budqetls needed, but a new
approach to the supply-side conventional wisdom that any tax cut Is good for business is also .
necessary, Some bloggers and left-Wing commentators like Rachel ...
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Scott Walker and GOP-majority Legislature's plan to limit publlc employee unions' bargaining
· power: "I'm here to fight the propaganda against the working class," said Holly Ruff, a Richmond
first-grade teacher who fears something similar could happen ."
Democrats Respond to WI Governor Walker's Speech

Northland's NewsCenter' .
'By KBJR News-t DULUTH, MN - (Northland's NewsCenter) Wisconsin politicians are responding
to Governor Scott Walker's fire-side chat where he talked about why taking away collective
bargaining rights will help balance the state budget. ...
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Editorial: Madison does not compare to global unrest

'Scott Walker's'proposal remain in a stalemate, steadfast in their convictions. At the same time,
protestors around the world are fighting for regimes to collapse, dictators to exit office and for
rights Americans consider basic to be instated .....
Pro- And Anti-Union Protesters Rally On Beacon Hill

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Scott Walker tried to out-shout each other while holding signs across the street from the
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Private unions join in protests

Wausau Daily Herald
· Scott Walker's budget bill. The rallies to be held today and Thursday are part of nearly two weeks.
of ongoing protests throughout Wisconsin as public union employees continue to fight efforts to
strip them of most of their collective bargaining rights..•.
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· Thompson praises Walker, remains silent on labor law

Politico (blog) . . .
'Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson was, in his way, the Scott Walker of the late 1980s and
· early 1990s, one of a cadre of young Republican governors who overturned a longstanding status
quo and whose policy innovations -r welfare reform first of all ...
Jim Gardner: Walker should stick to his guns

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-. The Asseinb'IY pulled an all-nighter on the budget repair bill, as members sl~wlY waded DC Wrap
through a slew of Dern amendments that could reach 200. BUdget Blog
Quorum Call
All the Dem arnencmentswere tabled, At our deadline, the body had dispensed of 14 . WisOpinion.com
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o'ems say they have as many as 200 amendments, and the session lsexpscted to stretch well
into the day and maybe into tomorrow.' .
See more in the BUdget Blog:

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employees were needed forthe state to finally put its fiscal house In order and avoid the
mistakes of his predecessor In punting the problem into the future. .
As a standoff with Senate Derns finished its sixth day, Walker also warned of dire.consequences
if action isn't taken soon on his budget repair bill, Including layoffs. .. ..
"What we need now more than ever, is a commitment to the future," Waiker said in what he billed
as a fireside .chatwith Wisconsin citizens broadcast live on statewide TV. '
Walker is .to speak later this afternoon at WMC'sannual Business Day lnMadlson at the Monon~
Terrace convention center. .
.See Walker's prepared remarks:

http://www.wlspolitics.comlindex.iml?Article=227823
-- Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller called on the governor to accept the concessions
ottersd by public employees, saying It's.a compr.omise that "any good leader.should.be
able to recognize and seize." . .
In the official Dern response to the guv's fireside Chat, Miller, D~Monona, said 'the bUdiist repair
bill was a "railroad" and Senate Oems left the state to use a "constitutional 'procedure" to allow the
public's voice to be heard on the proposal.
"They have spoken loud and clear. They want to keep the rights that they have had for so long,"
Miller said from Illinois.
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Assembly Democrats, meanwhile, called Gov. Walker's address tonight "misleading," and said the
govemor>still refuses tcacknowledqe that unlcnleaders-have-aqreed to- the 'benefit concessions .
proposed in the budget repair bill. . ~ . .. .
"We haven't seen that the governor has been willing to listen to the tens of thousands of people
that have come to this building," said Rep. Donna Seidel, D-Wausau, in a press conference
responding to Walker's address. ' .
See Miller's prepared text:

http://wispolitics.com/1006/110222Miller speech text.pdf
_. The Senate has another short calendar on tap today as Oems continue to boycott the
~p~~. .
'WithDem senators s'till1iilling'ln'l1Iinois,'RepOblican senators are due 'to convene a111 a.m,
The chamber is scheduled to vote on a resolution to commend the Wisconsin Badgers football
team for their Rose Bowl appearance and legislation that would repeal a racial profiling law Dems
approved last session.
Republicans yesterday made several moves to increase pressure on Derns to return.
See the calendar: "

htlp:/Iwww.wispolitics.com/Hi06/110222 Feb 23 Senate calendar. pdf "
,. Former Green Bay Packer Gilbert Brown is scheduled today to speak at a rally of
opponents to Walker's budget repair' bill. ' . .
Brown and SMWIA National President Mike Sullivan will march to the Capitol Rotunda at 11:30
a.m. accompanied by IAFF bagpipers and SMWIA and UFCW members. Brown and Sullivan are
scheduled to speak to the crowd at.t t :50. '
International Brotherhood.of Teamsters presi~ent James P: Hoffa'wili also address the crowd
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•- Just more than a month into 'his fitst term, GOP U.S. Rep. Reid, Ribble is holding a kickoff
eventfor his 2012 re-election campaign.
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is listed as the special guest for this evenin!j's event.
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- Waiker makes case to state: address reiterated his collective
bargaining limits are about balancing budgets, avoiding thousands of
layoffs, not "a battle with unions ... our partners in economic
development," called Dem senators to return and vote. Senate Minority
Leader Miller said "unions are Willing to make concessions on pension
and health care costs in order to help close the deficit,".should keep.
bargaining rights.
http://www.wrn.comI2011/02/walker-makes-case-to-state-audio/#more-37632 .
- Wis. governor refuses to give in to protests: Dem Rep. Mason to

protesters, "They're trying to portray you as rioters.... They're
afraid of what you have to say," says Walker may yield. Waiker: "You
can't negotiate in good faith if you don't have anything to give,"
expects layoff notices will pressure Oems to return. Sen. Miller gave
Oem response. "Once you have rights, they should be protected." WI,
OH protesters comment. [by Keen]
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-02-22-wisconsin-unions-standoffN.htm
- Committee advances voter ID bill, without Dems: Chair Sen. Lazich

insisted Oem Sen. Erpenbach be present to vote, "If you are in
Illinois you can be here in two hours: I can wait." Erpenbach asked
Lazlch to extend a courtesy phone-vote, as he had done for her.
Lazlch held vote and adjourned meeting, over Erpenbach's voice, "I
vote no. Erpenbach votes no." Oem Sen. Coggs also absent. Bill could
. '--;- ... )lit senate floor ?s. ~oon. a~ .Ibu.r~9ay.. <.......... .. ....... ; ...... ..... .."'-"..... . - . '. -.. .
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http://www.wrn.comI2011/02/voter-id-bill-advancesccommiilee-witho'tit-dems/ ..
- Legislative stalemate continues into pre-dawn hours as talk goes on

... Assembly attempted to work through. dozens of amendments proposed by
Democrats -- most of them meant to stall the progress of Gov. Scott
Waiker's controversial bUdget repair bill. ... As of about 6:30·a.rn.
Wednesday, the Assembly had made it through 13 of 78 amendments.
Walker, Speaker Fitzgerald, Dem Reps. Barca and Clark comment. .
http://host.madison.com/wsj/newsllocailgovt-and-politics/arlicie faa74178-3IOa-11eO-a919-
001cc4c002eO.html .
.. Senate standoff continues: Senate Org Chair Fitzgerald permitted

Dam Sens. Miller, Hansen to attend by phone, but no speeches, "It's
not a place for a statement about why you're out of state, why you're
in Chlcaqo." Miller asked for 30 minute notice on Committee
meetings. Fitzgerald: "I don't think you're going to get 30 minutes
notice, I'm just wondering if I'm going to let you participate any
more."
http://www.wrn.com/2011102/senate-standoff-continues-audio/
cRecall launched for eight Democratic Senators: Utah-based American

Patriot Recali Coalition began recali of Risser, Miller, Holperin,
Taylor, Coggs, Wirch, t.assa, Hansen, alieging "gross dereliction of
duty." Has 60 days to coliect roughly 16,000 signatures for each
recall, . .
http://wwW.wrn.com/2011/02/recali-launched-for-eight-democratic-senators/
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- Patriot groups [led by Kim Simac] vow Holperin's recall, Senator.

" not-surprised;-says-Dems·likely·to'rBtum·soon·" Hoiperin:-"Wewill-· .-
show up, we.will vote and the bill will pass. We have to make sure the
rights of all are' protected.... this is our alternative to the
filibuster," Oems to meet Monday to decide on when to return. Simac
comments.
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- Tea Party Finds Senate Democrats: police summoned to northern IL

hotel when Tea Partier refused to leave lobby. Dem Sen. Larson: "I
think It's interesting they wouldn't tell me who they were," worried .
over safety, threats, no yield on Walker bill, "other things in this
bill, no bid contracts, things where 'medicare would be at risk:" Dems
left for new secret location, taiking with reporters, staff. .
http://www.wisn.com/r/26958711/detail.html
- Wisconsin fight surfaces on Beacon Hill where members of Tea Party

. and unions clash ... estimated 1,000 union members and ailies rallled ...
had pre-printed signs with the words, "Stand Up for Wisconsin
Workers." ." 100 Tea Party protesters. Gov. Patrick late Tuesday
addressed 'the crowd, "we don't need to attack public sector workers to
make change for the people ... Unions are good ... Keep your chin up."
http://www.boston.com/newsliocailbreaking news/2011102/wisconsin fight.html·
- Wisconsin and Indiana Democrats go on lam: Party in Illinois? 37

of 40 iN House Derns goes AWOL, block quorum on "right to work" bill
banning mandatory "kick-in.,fees." In WI, Assembly Oems plan 100 :
amendments, doc slips pose ethics problems for protesters, protests in
MI where Gov. Snyder vows "mutual outcome where we can all benefit,"
. \MI workers withoutbarqainlnqrlqhts picketing for higher wages. .
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentld=552634
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.-- 9:30 a.m. -- Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Rurai Issues publlc hearing, 400
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http:L/commilteeschedule.legis.state.wi.uslfiles/HearingNoticesl11-02-23-0930-2011 SFi 1-
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-- 9:30 a.m. -- Supreme Court open administrative conference, Supreme Court Hearing Room,
State Capitol
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: -- 9:35 a.m. -- Senate Committee on Financial institutions and Rurallssue.s executive session,
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Office of Governor Scott Walker - Morning News Update for February 23. 2011
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News Summary:
• Video: Gov. Walker speaks to taxpayers about the budget repair bill in his first fireside chat last evening.
". ASsembly Democrats hold filibuster overnight, call Governor'sfireside chatTheKing's Speech." ..
• Senate Democrats say they've "given up on the governqr" - now targeting moderate Republican senators to
switch their votes.
.• Senate Republicans are attempting to lure Dems back by holding paychecks in Madison, bringing Voter ID
to the floor.
.• Fmr. Gov. Tommy Thompson praises the Governor in an interview-with Politico:
Governor Walker - Television Clips for Feb 22
Wisconsin's Front Pages:.

Appleton Post-Crescent
Rau Claire Leader-Telegram
La Crosse Tribune
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel .
·Osbkosh Northwestern
Racine·Journal Times '.
. Sheboygan Press
Stevens Point Journal
Wisconsin State Journal
Nation/World
Back my union rights bill by Friday or 1,500 public workers wiIllose their jobs, warns Wisconsin's
governor
Daily Mail- United Kingdom
Gov. Scott Walker said up to 1,500 workers could lose their jobs by July, but failed to.say which workers would be
. targeted. The warning came as protests over union rights bills blew up in Indiana and Ohio;
Class war in .Wisconsin

The Guardian - United Kingdom
The unions have taken a heroic stand against Governor Scott Walker. But if internal rifts are not solved, it could
be labour's last.
Battle of Madison tests US stomach for long struggle

. Financial-Times - United Kingdom .
Wisconsin's elegant State Capitol building in Madison resembles a college dormitory.
Thompson praises Walker, remains silent on h'-bor law

Thlioco .
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson was, in his way, 'the Scott Walker of the late 1980s and early 1990s, one of
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a cadre of young Republican governors who overturned a longstanding status quo and whose policyinnovations --
welfare reform first of all -- transformed the nation.
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Wisconsin Democratic Senators' Have 'PretlyMuch Given Up On The Governor'

Huffington Post
"We had a Senate Democratic caucus last night, and we've pretty much given up ou the governor," said state Sen...
Jim Holperin (D). "I think this is a governor who is a very stubborn individual and maybe does not understand
· fully the collateral consequences Ofhis stubbornness. Sowe've decided to refocus on the people we believe may be
flexible to some degree, and that's SenateRepublicans, Alot of those Senate Republicans have been around a long
time.rand I think understand the gravity of eliminating rights from people."
The Means of Coercion

Wqll Street Journal·
The privileged are revolting in Wisconsin.
<Video) Wis~ governor·refuses·to give in to' protests

USA Today .
· MADISON, Wis. - Huge crowds gathered at the Capitol for an eighth day Tuesday to protest Republican Gov.
Scott Walker's plan to cut union benefits and end most public workers' collectivebargaining rights as the state
Assembly debated the bill and Senate Democrats stayed in exile.
Our view: In Wisconsin budget battle, bad behavior all around

Editorial- USAT o d a y ' .
In Wisconsin, today's Ground Zero for state budget battles, it is not hard to Seebad behavior all around. Teachers
are playing hooky to protest Gov. Scott Walker's.plan to trim their benefits and clip back the power of their union.
Democratic lawmakers an; hiding out in 'Illinoisto prevent a GOP majority from working its will. And Walker, a
newly elected Republican, has chosen this moment of fiscal crisis to pursue questionable tax cuts and a risky
attack on collectivebargaining.' .
Wisconsin Republicans Try to Lure Back Dems by Moving ControversiaiVoter ID Bill

FoxNews
Wisconsin Republicans are trying tolure Senate Democrats back to the state capital by moving ahead with a
controversial bill that would require voters to show photo ID before casting a ballot.
mti~~fsingovernor ~ignsb!l~t'?~~If~ tal> 91,ke v~t~s tougb;er ." .. . - " . r t:«

The measure, which was proposed by the Republican governor, requires a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate
and Assembly to raise income, sales or franchise tax rates instead of a simple majority vote.
Bob McDonnell: I stand with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

CBSNews .
· "We made tough choices, what I think the president failed to do this time," McDomiell said. "That's what Scott
Walker and many other governors, Republican and Democrat, are doing is tosay we can't afford to dothings the
same way, II . . . . .
Union Leader Minces No Words When Labor Issues Are at Stake

New York Times .
MADISON, Wis. - As executive director of the main union of Wisconsin state employees, Marty Beil is at the
vortex of the hurricane here - and that makes some union members gulp.
Wisconsin Power Play·

by Paul Krugman - New York Times
So it's not about the budget; it's about the power,
It's Crunch Time' for Organized Labor

Wall Street Journal' . .
Labor.unions are facing the most direct challenge to their political and financial clout since Ronald Reagan broke
the air-traffic controllers union 30 years ago. ' .
Inside Capitol, Wisconsin protesters create a city

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Associated Press - Reuters

For more than a week now, several hundred protesters have spent the night sleeping inside the Capitol building, a
vigil that has turned the rotunda into an indo'or campground.
What Wisconsin Has Wronght: Labor Unrest Spreads

TIMEMagazine .
. As demonstrations in Wisconsiu over Governor Scott Walker's efforts to limit collective bargaining for many state
employees entered a second week and national media swarmed Madison, siniilar protests swelled in state capitals
across the ua tion.
Wis. Democratic senators still hiding out despite threat of recalls, having paychecks withheld
Associated Press - Minneapolis Star Tribune
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsiu state Sen. Chris Larson packed just his toothbrush and one extra shirt as he and 13
fellow Democrats fled the state to avoid near certain passage of the Republican governor's contentious plan to
strip government workers of their collective bargaining rights.
(Video) Wisconsin Democrats stage overnight filibuster

Associated Press - MSNBC
.MADISON, Wis. - Democrats kept the Wisconsin Assembly up overnight with a droning filibuster in another
desperate attempt to block the Republicau governor's bold plan to strip public sector workers of nearly all of their
bargaining rights.
Making senSe ofWisconsin's union showdown

Steven Pearlstein ~ Was.hington Post
A dirty little secret about column writers is that we each have a handful of road-tested templates that we use all
. too frequently to make'sense of something that hashapponcd and demands our wise opinionation.
Union battles in 3 states escalate

LA Times
Democrats in Indiana's House flee to block anti-union legislation, and protesters rally in Ohio against a bill that
would curb public employees' collective bargaining rights. In Wisconsin, Gov. Walker threatens to lay offworkers
if his proposal doesn't pass.
Busting the unions

Op-E.dc I4 .Times. .. ,'. . .... ,.. _, ... c:.- • ,,-~, " "c .',
The manufactured budget 'crisis"in Wisconsin is being used as coverfor an assault on the rights of American
working people. .
Scott Walker's Big Speech That Didu.'t Change Anything

Slate Magazine
"Giventhe.size of his power grab," said Democratic Rep. Jon Richards, "maybe we should call it The King's
Speech."
How the GOP Can Win the Budget Battle

Fred Barnes - Wall Street Journal
Republicans won a blockbuster victory in November's election after a campaign focused on cutting government
. 'Spending and reducing debt. Then they got the bad news: Americans are leery of cutting specific programs.
Milwaukee
One small step,.. is all it takes

Editorial - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker sat down Tuesday night for a heart-to-heart talk with the people ofWisconsin, and he gave itto
them straight: We're in a real fix. We have a big budget hole to fill.
Walker in middle of perfect storm

Calm and unflappable in the wake of daily demonstrations at the state Capitol, Walker has emerged as a new face
on the national scene and a new political hope for the national Republican Party.
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Senate Republicans to withhold Democrats' pay

'Madisctr-c Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to make. Democrats hiding out inIllinois come back to" Wisconsin"
to pick up their paychecks.
Walker praises civil debate, stresses budget realities

Milwaukee Journal"Sentinel
Madison - In a televised speech Tnesday, Gov. Scott Walker calledfor civilityand declined to back down from his
tough stance With public employee u n i o n s . ' , , ,
Indiana House at standstill after Democrats wallt out

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel '
All but two of-the Indiana Legislature's 40 House Democrats walked out of the statehouse Tnesday in a bid to
. delay action on three bills that would curtail collective bargaining rights.
Senate - without Democrats -'breezes through'limited a~, :

Madison - Name by name, their absence was noted, the clerk efficientlyreading the roll call, the words met by
silence. "
Assembly member accwts responsibility for ticket in massage parlor case

State Rep. Gordon Hintz, ticketed this month as part of an investigation into prostitution at an Appleton massage
parlor, said Monday he would take responsibility for his actions. ,
UW Hospital surprised to find its workers in budget-rwair bill

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel '
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics- which doesn't receive state money directly - would be barred from
collectivelybargaining with its roughly 5,000 union employees under Gov.Scott Walker's proposed budget-repair
bill. '
Time to come home

Editorial- Racine Journal Times
" Senate Democrats have made the point. Now it's time for them to go back to Madison.
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County resolution"opposingWalker's bill sentto committee ' ,
RACINE COUNTY _Aresolution asking the governor to handle collectivebargaining aspects of a budget repair bill
that would essentially eliminate unions'rights separately is going to a committee.
Wisconsin lawmakers take up bill to weaken unions

Associated Press - Racine Journal Times
MADISON, Wis. CAP) - With their Senate colleaguesstill in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assemblybegan
introducing a barrage of 100 amendments Tnesday to try to stymie the Republican governor's plan to strip
unionized public employeesof most of their bargaining rights.
,Capitol capacity: Lawmaker voices concern about building's structural integrity

Daily Reporter - Milwaukee
State lawmakers Tuesday took measures to reclaim portions of the Capitol building from protesters who have
crowded inside for more than a week.
Harley-Davidson. union reach contract settlement

Harley-Davidson Inc. has reached a tentative contract settlement with the labor unions at its Kansas City,Mo.,
manufacturing plant.
Public school districts advised to decide on layoffs

Public school officialsare being advised to approve preliminary layoff notices for staff by the end of the month,
before many of them usually contemplate workforce reductions and before they know how much money they can
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raise for the next school year.

State'reviewing complaints'over doctors"excuse notes~--'-- ... ' .---.~- ." ... m • •, . -- -- •• - -. -- ..
Milwaukee Journal S e n t i n e l · . '. ' .

Staff at the state Department of Regulation and Licensing have begun to review roughly 300 e-mail complaints
about doctors issuing excusenotes fur protesters at the state Capitolover the weekend, officialssaid Tuesday.
Madison
Civil debate shines on Square

Editorial - Wisconsin State Journal . . '. '.
It's no small thing that only a handful of people have been arrested for minor offenses during the huge and
ongoing rallies at and around the state.Capitol in Madison this past week.
Labor grOUP calls for general strike ifbudget bill is approved

Wisconsin State Journal . ,
The 97-union -South Central Federation of Labor of Wisconsin is laying groundwork for a 'general strike if Gov.
Scott Walker succeeds in enacting legislation that would strip most bargaining rights from most public employee
unions. . .
Local leaders from throughout the state ask GOP to not end collective bargaining
Wisconsin State Journal . .
Gov. Scott Walker says sweepingchanges to collective bargaining in the state budget repair bill can help local
officials absorb looming cuts in state aid, but many local officialsare saying "No thanks."
Legislative stalemate continues into'pre-dawn'hours as talk goes on

Wisconsin State Journal . .
The stalemate continued late into the night Tuesday as the state Assembly attempted to workthrough dozensof
amendments proposed by Democrats - most of them meant to stall the progress of Gov. Scott Walker's
controversial budget repair bill.
Let it breathe. Separate issues.

Editorial - Beloit Daily News . '
WHETHER EITHER SIDEwants to admit it or not, there are two separate issues in-play regarding the showdown
ill Madison. ..- .,. . . .""",, _ .. "'1 .... : ~ ",,,-,.
GOP staying on message

The Capital Times
Assembly Republicans didn't stray from the party message Tnesday, telling dozeus of reporters packed inside a
Capitol hearing room that the state is broke and, despite the tens of thousands ofprotesters, say amajorityof
.Wisconsin is behind them. ..
Walker's plans not what local governments asked for

Editorial - The Capital Times
A non-compromising Gov. Scott Walker insists that he must strip away the bargaining rights of publicemployee
unions so that local governments and school districts have the flexibilityto deal with their own budgets, which he
has promised will be hit by huge cuts in funds they.now receive fromthe state..
Governor's budget repair bill ushers in health care changes',

Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON - More than 60,000 individuals could find themselves without state government-backed health
care next year iflawmakers approve of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.
.Green Bay/Appleton
Municipal leaders await impact of Gov. Scott Walker's bUd~et'reriairbill o~'self-insuredhealth

programs
Appleton Post-Crescent
APPLETON - Will Gov. Scott Walker's push for higher employee contributions for health care cause teachers to
drop their coverage and seek benefits through family members working in local government?
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Wisconsin Democrats' runaway gambit in response to budget vote likely futile

Appleton Post-Crescent: . .'.
In an eleventh-hour scheme designed to block passage of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill, 14 state Senate
Democrats fled to Illinois and deprived the 19 Republicans of the zo-vote threshold needed to take up the fiscal
'measure. .
Capitol dispute proves that votes count

Editorial- Sheboygan Press
Ifyou're a public employee or the spouse.of a public employee and you didn't vote, you know now that elections
lead to consequences.
Walker states his case

Sheboygan Press
MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker says failing to pass a bill stripping union rights for Wisconsin public workers
would have "dire consequences.".
Transit funding needs to be sustained

Editorial- Appleton Post-Crescent
Delaying passage of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill has allowed legislators to uncover more of its
ramifications. .
Wausau/Rhinelander
Metro Ride faces $1M loss in federal aid

Wausau Daily Herald
Wausau's Metro Ride program could lose more than $1 million in federal transportation grants if Gov. Scott
Walker's controversial budget repair bill makes it through the Legislature unchanged.
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Scott Walker Appears To Have Been Phone Pranked

Huffington Post
. 'Scott Walker'and"currenteditor-ian Murphy. Now,why on earth would Scott Walker want to talk
on the phone with the editor of an online site in Buffalo? Well, he wouldn't. But what if said editor
pretended to be David Koch of the famed Koch Brothers? ..•
Public Dislikes Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Union Busting

U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Scott Walker-not to mention other conservative chief executives, like Ohio's John Kaslch and
New Jersey's Chris Christie, who seem determined to use state budget crises to smash public
sector labor unions. Gallup.and usx Today issued a new poll '" .
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Scott Walker Campaigned on Reforming Wisconsin's Collective
Bargaining Rules . .
The Weekly Standard (blog)
Williams criticized Wisconsin. governor Scott Walker for his unwillingness to
The Weekly
negotiate with Unions on collective bargaining. I responded: "You shouldn't have Standard (blag)
compromise. Why would you compromise? Scott Walker ran on this. The "
Republicans ran on this. ..• '" .
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's 20 Minute Prank Call

MyFox Philadelphia .
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Scott Walker spent 20 minutes on the phone with prank caller posing as a Republican donor,
discussing his strategy to push his budget bill through. Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie
confirmed it's the governor on a Skype recording of the call posted ...
Wisconsin gov: pranked by caller posing as donor.

Atlanta Journal Constitution
Scott W,!lkerhasbeen lured into a conversation about his strategy to cripple public
employee unions by a prank caller pretending to be a billionaire Republican donor.
Opponents of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's budget bill sleep in the rotunda
cl...
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Constitution
Submit this story

Huffington Post
If Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and legislature succeed in limiting or even eliminating
collective bargaining, then a lot of other politicians will be emboldened. There are a couple of
points that are being overlooked or minimized in the press ...
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Do You Support Gov. Scott Walker? . "

NewsMax.com .
.. Scotf Wallfer'S1i'(jhtwith hIs state's 'public employees'unions. Tlie outcome6nliis' . , ~ - - ..- -".
battle has implications for many other states, the federal goverriment, President ,
"Obama and even the 2012 elections. Newsmaxwill provide the results of this poll NewsMax,com
to ...
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Governor has declared special election for Rep. Gunderson's vacant seat
Journal Tirnes
Scott Walker has declared a special election May 3 for Assembly District 83, which includes
, Waterford. That means starting today candidates for the seat can start Circulating nomination
papers-to be on the ballot for the special eiection, said Michael ..•
Caller posing as major GOP contributor dupes Walker

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . ,,'
Scott Walker, believing he was talking to prominent financial backer David Koch, told a Buffalo;
NY blogger that his tough stance against public-sector unions was similar to former President
Ronald Reagan successfully taking on the air-traffic ..• '
City would see significant savings under repair bill

Brookfield Elm Grove Now . ,
Scott Walker's.buc;!g.eH.epair,bill would"reducejhe"amount.B.rookfield.pays for.employee pensions
but wouldn't.chanqe health insurance costs. The measurewould strip employees oftheir right to
collectively bargain for benefits and require public ... .
Koch-backed group, Tea Party mobilize in Wisconsin '" .

CBS News :" ,,' , ". ", '
Scott Walker'l? ?nti-union legislation -- but conservative organizations: are moblllzlng
their own robust efforts to back the governor. More than 50 Tea party leaders have CBS News
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signed a letter_ addressed to WalJser encouraqlnqhlmto pre~salle13,(Lw,iID.hjs.plan.... : ' ...! _......~ - -"
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Alaska unions gather in support of Wis. laborers
Juneau Empire
Ed Terry, National Organizer for the American Federation of Government Employees, sings "On
Wisconsin" during a union rally in support of WIsconsin union members who have been rallying
against proposed changes by new Governor Scott Walker, a Republican ...
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Municipal workers also impacted

Sauk.Prairie Eagle
Scott Walker's budget-repair bill has been its impact on unions, most local non-union public
employees will see a pay cut if the bill passes. "I think it is all state and municipal employees," said
Sauk City Village Administrator Vicki Breunig. '"
Two governors, only one ready for primetime

, Washington Post (blog) ,,' ,
ScottWalker (R) had their opportunity in the national limelight to advance their position In their
fights against public-employee unionsand to advance their own careers. To the surprise of many,
, Walker shined and Daniels did not. ... ' '
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Wis. Democratic senators still staying away

Albany Times Union
ScottWalker's proposal sfripping pUbliC Workers: ofcollectlve barqalninqrlqhts have no plans to'
return. Sen. Jon Erpenbach said Wednesday that he remains in Chicago. He says the senators
planned to meet later in the day, but they had no plans to ...
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Progressive Caucus head: Walker 'basically taking up the posture of a dictator'

The Hill (blog) . .
Scott Walker (R) has adopted the posture of a dictator by refusing to negotiate on a labor reform,
a leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said Wednesday. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.),
the co-chairman of the CPC, said Walker was "is basically ...
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Tranel unsure of vote on Walker's budget bill

Dubuque Teiegraph Heraid .
· Scott Walker's budget repair bill. State Rep. Travis Tranel, R-Cuba .city, said he has to consider
the irnpactlt would have on the thousands of state employees who live inthe 49th Assembly
District, which is home to the University of ... .
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he campaigned on his budget repair plan...'
PolitiFact
Scott Walker has faced criticism that he gave no warning of such a dramatic plan during the long
· 2010.gov'ernor~s race. Walker has forcefully. challenged that contention, 'most bluntly.at a Feb. 21,
2011 news conference. A reporter asked if the move to .:. . .
Walker's budget drops more than 60000 from state-backed health care
Leader-Telegram .
Scott Walker's'budget repair bill. The potential move from the Wisconsin Department of Heaith
· Services, which could save the state $80 million, comes about in part as a result of federal health
Care legislation enacted last March ....
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Walker says.plan would save local governments. school districts $1.44 billion '"
NewsoftheNorth.Net . .
MADISON -- Governor Scott Walker said Wednesday,. Feb. 23, his budget repair bill would save
local governments and school districts at least $724 million annually and $1.44 billion over the
biennium. "Our budget repair bill will save local governments ~.. .
Wisc'onsin Lt. Gov. Urges Missing Democrats to Come Back to Avoid Layoffs
Fox News .' .
Now earlier today in a statement to the AP, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker warned that state
workers could begin receiving layoff notices as early as next week if the bill does not passed. And
while the governor said he hopes it will not come to that, '"
See all stories on this topic}}' .
Local government leaders to meet the press, oppose governor's budget plan
Madison.com
Scott Walker's budget repair bill. The.press conference is at 10 arninnorth hearing room.224 of
the State Capitol. Over 200 municipal, county and school officials have.aiready signed an open:
letter to Walker and the state Legislature, ... .
Capitol Chaos: Irish Band

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By The WTMJ News Team MILWAUKEE - The events surrounding Governor Scott Walker's
, ""~iJudgetbill'have sparked a rock song in' supportotprotesters.q'he-propkiok Murphys' have' written' ,"'" ~" ..", -, "., ..-_...' ...'
and recorded a song called "Take 'Em Down" in response to the protests...•
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Are public employees overpaid?

The Week Magazine
post, Outside the Beltway At the core of Wisconsin's budget showdown is Republican Governor
Scott Walker's argument that public employees are handsomely overcompensated, and that
reining in their benefits is key to erasing budget shortfalls. '"
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Notebook: Capitol roundup, 'Feb. 23

Sheboygan Press
Scott Walker's proposed budget repair bill that would cut most public employees' benefits and
.curtall their unions' collective bargaining powers has since eclipsed any other issue in the state.
And it's drawn a line in the sand, regardless of passion '"
FYI: Governor Walker is not Hitler

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. Scott Walker is not Hitler. He's also not Hosnl Mubarak. ihe governor is not a 'terrorist, he is not a
fascist and he's certainly no Mussolini. I could continue, but I feel the same way about such
comparisons as I do about herpes; they are unsjghtly, ...
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WisPolitics PM Update
23 February 2011
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From WisPo/it;cs.com •., ,
-- The Assembly could be in for another long night.
So far, the Assembly has worked through only a couple dozen amendments In the 30-plus
hours since the floor session began yesterday. Oems say they have a hundred more, and an
attempt between the GOP leaders and Oems to reach a compromise on an end time for the
session fizzled. . .' ;
Republicans have successfully shelved each proposed Dem change, including one this
'afternoon towipe out a provision to sell state-run power plants in a no-bid process.
Oems tried to tie the provision to the Gov. Scott Walker's alleged links to the Koch brothers.
" "Something doesn't smell right," Rep. Mark Paean, D-M,adison, said.
.:
" . ~But Rep. RobinVossald iHl1'e Oems are goiJig to make allegatio'ns, they shoiJid'offer:priiiif. rit,·
~.
pointed to a statement from Koch Industries earlier this week sayinq the corporation has no
interest in acquiring state-owned power' plants.
"There is no conspiracy," Vos, R-Rochester, said..
, Follow developments in the Budget Blog:
http://budget.wispolitics.com/
-- Walker said today there is "absolutely nothing" to

the suggestion he's proposing the
sale of state-owned power plants as payback to campaign contributors.
Questions aboutWalke(s alleged ties to brothers David and Charles Koch intensified today
after the gUV was recorded in a prank call speaklnq withsomeone he thought was David Koch.
Koch Industries, which has holdings in Wisconsin that include Georgia-Pacific paper mills in
Green Bay, donated $43,000 to Walker's campaign through its PAC, andsome are now raising
a
questions if the energy company could benefit from provlslon in the budget repair bill
allowing the sale of state-owned power plants without soliciting competitive bids.
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\/Valker JpldrElP9Lters tlJ13 id!?§ w.a§.9~igilla!IY2r()posed I:>Y. hil?form~r.f\s~ElmI:JIY.(30P_ colleaque.... ,..

Mark Duff and promised an open process on any sale.
"We're only going to move forward on this if it's gqod for the taxpayer and good for the
ratepayers in the state," Waiker said.
Koch Industries also issued a statement yesterday saying it had no interest in purchasing any
state-owned plans in Wisconsin.
See the Koch statement:

http://www.wispolitics.com/index.imI7Article=227813
-- The guv also addressed questions over .the prank call,
On the recording, the guv can be heard saying he has considered bringing in agitators to rile
up protesters. But Walker said the tape clearly shows he rejected that option and said it was
one of many ideas that have been suggested to him by staff, lawmakers and residents around
the state. . '
"The thing I saidare-thinqsl've-said-publicfy all along," he said.
'*Listen'to the news conference:

http://www.wispoHtics.com/1006/11023Walker.mp3 n
*Listen to Bratt-Hulsey's comments after he took over the guv's podium following Walker's
.news conference: ..
http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/110223Hulsey.mr3
See more on the prank call, including audio:' .
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.... ~,
" . -- Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said today: he's never discussed with the guv
the possibility of trying to dupe Oems to return to the Capitol under the guise of
negotiati.ons. . ,
During a prank call with someone posing to be conservative businessman David Koch, Walker
says he thought abouttrying to trick senate Oems to return to the Capitol. He also said he
considered planting agitators among protesters in the Capitol to stirup trouble.
"I've never spoken with the governor about that," FitzgeraJd told reporters today when asked
about reports on the call. .
-- Fitzgerald;R-Juneau, also dismissed a proposal from Sen. Dale Schultz toamendthe ,

guv's budget repair bill.to sunset some provisions as nothing more than political cover
for back home. ' .
Fitzgerald said Schultz, R-Richland Center, wasn't necessarily being disingenuous. But he
suggested some times conversations people have in the caucus are different from those they
have with people in the district.
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"He's in a touqh spot," Fitzgerald said.
Fitzgerald acknowledged some members would like another option than what's before them..
...But he insisted they were "rock solid" in their support for the bill and said he expected Schultz
would join his Republican colleagues in voting for passage when the bill comes to a final vote.
The GOP controls the chamber, 19-14, so Schultz and two either Republicans would have to
join Oems in a compromise vote.
. Listep to Fitzgerald's Q&A:

http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/110223SFitzgerald.mp3
-- The Senate quickly finished its calendar today, voting 19-0 to repeal requirements that
law enforcement collect racial data from traffic stops and unanimously supporting a
resolution praising the Wisconsin Badgers football team.
"- Fitzgerald announced this afternoon that Senate Republicans will no longer recognize.
absent Oems who call in to participate in committeehearings.
Fitzgerald made the announcement after Senate Org approved schedulinq voter 10 fora vote
tomorrow and dipped the bill in Finance. .. .
See a memo Sen. Jon Erpenbach requested on the fiscal impact of the amended voter 10 bill:
http://www.wispolitics.com/1 006/2011~02 22 Erpenbach.pdf· .
.... :,-~,. ~.#flepublicans continue to push ahead wi~h other-items on their agenda. ....
The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules has scheduled an exec session
Tuesday on the wind farm siting rules.
see the hearing notice: .

http://conimitteeschedule.legis.state.wi.us/files/HearingNoticesI11-03-0t-1 030-2011 JAOM-
15196.html
-- The Joint Committee on Legislative. Organization chairs have sent a ballot to

members asking them to sign off on a policy that would prohibit anyone other than
... legislators or their staff from being in a legislative office or hearing room between the
hours 0(6 p.m, and 8 a.m, . .
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, a member ofthe committee, brought the ballot up on
the floor of the Assembly and asked the GOP leadership why it's being proposed. There hadn't
yet been an answer to his question. It would take effect Feb. 26.
-- A D.C.-based watchdog group has requested that the Government Accountability

Board investigate whether Walker broke state laws by sending state troopers to look for
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absent Democratic senators.
Citizens for ResPOr1sibjlity and Ethics'{n Washington says lawprotiibits'''troopers . IiVlsconsili

. from taking partin any dispute between an employer arid employee over wages, hours, labor,
or working conditions -- the subject of the governor's bill." .
The group also referenced the recent appointment of Stephen Fitzgerald, the father of GOP
legislative leaders Scott Fitzgerald and Jeff Fitzgerald, to head the Wisconsin State Patrol.
"Superintendent Fitzgerald should be devoting his time to the WSP's stated mission enforcing
·traffic laws, helping motorists in need, inspecting trucks, school buses and ambulances and
asslstinq local law enforcement agencies with natural disasters and civil disturbances, not
illegally intervening indlsputes at his son's behest," said CREW Executive Director Melanie
Sloan in a statement. "Would Sen. Fitzgerald have had the nerve to suggest the WSP get
involved ifhis father wasn't running the agency? And wouldn't a more independent
superintendent have refused the request?" . .
See the press release:

http://bit.ly/fcyjxE
-- The DemocraticCongressional"Campaign Committee announced today it's targeting.

. GOP U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy, Reid Ribble and Paul Ryan for backing education cuts to .
support subsidies for oil companies; .
The efforts includes robocalls, Web ads and e-mails, the Dem group said.
See DC Wrap for the text of the call targeting Duffy:

http://dc.wispolitics.com/
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-- Sen. Glenn Grothman is circulating three bills among his colleagues.
.Among the West Bend Republican's proposals: repeal last session's employment:
discrimination legislation, change the membership of technical college system boards and
allow certain retailers to sell beer and liquor beginning at 6 a.m.
See more below.
Prom WisBusiness.com .•..
--Gov. Scott Walker and Congo Paul Ryan received a warm reception at today's Business
Day in Madison event at the Monona Terrace convention center.
In his speech, Walke'rtouted the budget repair bill measure that allows union members to
withhold dues. .
.The guv said "we give them the true freedom of choice .., to decide whether or not they want
those union dues automatically deducted from their payroll, which in many cases is up to a
$1,000 a year, that instead they can keep in their pockets."
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See a report and video of \lVal~er in the Budget Blog, timed at 1:58 p.m.
http://budget.wispolitics.com/·
•• Rep. PaulRyan drew cheers from a crowd of nearly 1;000 attendees of the WMC's
, Business Day in Madison when he asserted that "the path to prosperity is through
entrepreneurship" and warned that government spending must be brought under
control and regulations reduced to "release the entrepreneur to be the entrepreneur."
Ryan also knocked .Dem state senators who fled the state to stall a vote on the guv's budqet
repair bill.
"I didn't like cap and trade; I didn't like Obama care, I didn't like the stimulus, but I didn't walk
out," he said. "We stayed and did our jobs:"
See more in tomorrow's WisBusiness.com.
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WISN: State Senate votes to repeal racial profiling law

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Channel 3000: Local officials orqanize against governor's bill

http://www.channeI3000.Gom/politics/26968247/detail.html
'AP: Indiana deputy AG 'no longer employed' after urging cops to shoot Wisconsin protesters
http://host.madison.com/wsj/n'ews/locallgcivt-and-politics/article bf32ccac-3f8c-11 eO-88b8-
001 cc4c002eO.html
AP: Governor sets special Assembly election for May 3

http://host.madison.com/news/state and regional/article 2094b4fb-cf32-5967-b2cd-
b73bbd208a82. html
AP: Feingold to get honorary degree from Wis. college

http://hosfmadison.com/news/state ancj regional/article 8064b3f2-5f53-5c08-b9ff-
404a1238dc9a.html
CNN: Fiscal discipline or the end of unions? ,

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/23/unions.future/iridex.html
CNN: Obama drops defense of law against gay marriage

http://wwW.cnn.com/20111POLITICS/02/23/obama.gay.marriage/index.html
CNN: Obamawill speak-on Libya

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/23/dbama.libya/index.htmI
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-- 8 a.m. -- MOSES 22nd annual Organic Farming Conference, La Crosse Center, 300 '
Harborview Plaza; La C r o s s e ' , '
http://www.mosesorganic.org/conference.html
-- 9 a.m. -- DBA Expansion Symposium, Lambeau Field, Green Bay

http://WW.Jir.widba.com/2011 Exp Symp Brochure.pdf
-r 11:30 a.rn, -- The Business Council: Strategic Partnership Luncheon, Italian Community
.Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee' '
http://www. mmac.orgllindex.php?src=events&sretype=detail&category=Annual&refno=181
-- 7 p.m. -- UW Energy Institute presents 'Beyond the Climate Wars,' Fluno Center, Howard
Audltorium, 601 University Ave., Madison '
http://www.energy.wisc.edul?p=3521
Other
-- 8:30 a.m. -- Evidence-Based Health Policy Project Breakfast Briefing, Edgewater Hotel,
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http://wispolitics.comlindex.iml?Article.:.226264
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Children's Center, 833 N. 26thSt., Milwaukee
http://wispolitics.com/1006/110222 MA Matters.pdf-
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Whitney Way, Madison
http://wispolitics.com/1006/110224 psc ag.pdf
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http://wispolitics~com/index.iml?Article=227490
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Sen. Grothman, LRB 0294/1, to require technical college district boards to be comprised of six
. business persons; one school district administrator, one elected state or local official and one
additional member
Sen. Grothman,LRB 0322, to repeal 2009 Act 20 regarding employment discrimination
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retailers from 8 a.m. to ·6 a.m. .
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. Sen. Grothman, LRB 0555/1, to make parking on the Capitol Square available to the public
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AS 25, relating to: increasing the credit amount and allowing the transfer of the angel
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to provide 'employees with teavefrom-ernployrnent to deal with family, medical, or health
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·See details of the pro-union rally:

WEAC President May Bell yesterday called on teachers to gobac~ to work'

· . -- Gov. Scott Walker called union offers to accept a greater share of

Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Walker also showed no interest in

Watch the show:

-- Walker's office issued a statement this morning arguing collectiVe

Walker's offi~e s~id districtsc~Jidsa~e up t~$68 inilii~n ~ y~arbyjoining

"Instead of stimulating the hospitality sector of Illinois' economy, Senate

See the release:

-- Democratic senators who fled the state to prevent a vote on austerity

The Waunakee Democrat appeared on Sunday's "Upfront with Mike

Erpenbachsaid the unions have offered to agree to the fiscal concessions if

He said Walker is busting public unions and dividing the state ..

"\lVhat he's done.with.this iegislationis totally. rip the.fabrlc.ofVslsconsin.riqhf

Erpenbach acknowledged the decision-to leave was '.'extreme':' but thatit

As for the senators' return; "That's up to Governor Walker whenwe come

-"Meanwhile, state Rep. Robin Vas, R-Rochester, predicted the. bill

He noted that Republicans made significant changes to the bill, putting in

."When we go home over the weekend, I am confident we're going to come

Watch the show:

-- The Senate and Assembly plan to be iii tomorrow.

Follow all the developments .in the Budget Blog:

-- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is scheduled to deliver his state of the

. -- The National Association of State Treasurers has canceled its,

. State Treasurer Kurt Schulier.saidJhagroup's executive committee was

See the press release:

Ryan (April 18).