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Similar protests also occurred at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City on February 21, 2011, and at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on February 26, 2011. The Wisconsin Legislature stated they would continue passing non-budget items with no Democratic opposition in the Senate starting on February 22.
The claim that a viral photo depicts Democrats storming the U.S. Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation in 2018 is false.
In February 2011, a series of public employee protests began in the United States against proposed legislation which would weaken the power of labor unions.By March, eighteen states had proposed legislation which would remove some collective bargaining powers from unions, along with another five states which proposed legislation which would negatively affect unions. [1]
2011 Wisconsin budget protests. Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate vote to remove collective bargaining rights from state employees separate from the budget to end the impasse over the state budget with no Democrat Senators present. (New York Times) Protesters pour into the Wisconsin State Capitol following the vote. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Wisconsin investigators are now probing the fake elector scheme aimed at keeping the former president in power after losing reelection. Three years after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6 ...
Ryan became notable during his frequent protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. He often used a segway vehicle to get around the capitol, earning him the name, “ Segway Jeremy ”. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ryan is the founding director of Defending Wisconsin Political Action Committee, that took part in the attempt to recall Governor Scott ...
Workers lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips into position outside a Capitol entrance Tuesday, and then encased it in a crate ahead of Saturday's unveiling.
Social media use also contributed to the overnight occupation of the Wisconsin state capitol by protestors. When Republican lawmakers were returning to Wisconsin during the night to vote on and pass Assembly Bill 11, pro-union news reporters and organizers used Twitter to quickly mobilize protestors to the capitol on a short notice. [7]