Wisconsin Union Bill Suit Gets March 18 Hearing Date
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A Wisconsin county executive’s challenge to a bill curbing collective bargaining for most state government workers will be considered at a hearing March 18, a judge said.
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a modified version of Governor Scott Walker’s budget bill March 10, a day after the State Senate voted 18-1 for the measure. Senate Republicans ended a stalemate by stripping the bill of some fiscal measures to circumvent a requirement that three-fifths of members be present. The chamber’s 14 Democrats left the state Feb. 17 to prevent a quorum.