Anti collective bargaining bill may be inserted back into WI budget next week.

[iwishiwas]

The majority leaders--Walker's poodles-the Fitzgerald's will do anything to get this law passed once and for all.
At one point it seemed they-the Repugs would wait until the courts decide.
Darling, a state Senator (Repug) who is up for recall says she will revote YES on it.
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law



http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_57a01758-71b3-11e0-a4b9-001cc4c002e0.html

GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law

JESSICA VANEGEREN| The Capital Times| [e-mail] madison.com | (157) Comments | Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:45 pm

Get ready, protesters. The collective bargaining bill could soon be back before the Legislature.

Andrew Welhouse, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Thursday that while the "preferred avenue" for implementing the collective bargaining bill is still the state courts, there is a "possibility" the bill will be inserted into the 2011-2013 state budget.

"There is a possibility, and it has been informally discussed among Republican leadership, including the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs, that if the matter can't be fully decided on by the Supreme Court, then it will be inserted into the full budget," Welhouse told The Capital Times.

The legality of the bill, which would strip most collective bargaining rights from state employees, was challenged by Dane County District Attorney Ozanne Ismael on the grounds that a special conference committee violated the state's open meetings law when it approved the collective bargaining bill on March 9.

The lawmakers gave less than two hours notice before commencing the 6 p.m. hearing. State law requires 24.

Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi blocked the law from being implemented while the legal challenge is being hashed out. Putting the collective bargaining provisions in the budget would sidestep the open meetings issue, allowing the bill to become law when the budget passes.
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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. But I thought it wasn't a "budget" issue

at least that's how they finally managed to slip it through (albeit illegally).

[hobbit709]

3. The thing about Republicans-if they don't get their way

they will continue changing the rules until they get away with it.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Yeah I know

I was just venting- rhetorically. :puke:

[eowyn_of_rohan]

2. Good time for them to pull something - when we're distracted by the recount

typical