Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, whose proposal to curb collective bargaining for government workers spurred protests across the U.S., plans to present a two-year budget that cuts local aid by more than $1 billion.
Walker’s presentation, planned for a joint session of the Legislature today, follows two weeks of demonstrations at the Capitol in Madison to protest the Republican governor’s so-called budget repair bill. Union leaders have decried the measure as an attack on workers’ rights and their organizations.
