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2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill or the Wisconsin Budget Adjustment Act, [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a controversial law enacted by the 100th Wisconsin Legislature which significantly limited the rights and compensation of state and local government employees in Wisconsin. It was the signature act of Republican governor ...
Official website. Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Milwaukee County executive from 2002 to 2010. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Walker was raised in Plainfield, Iowa and in Delavan ...
The 2011 Wisconsin protests were a series of demonstrations in the state of Wisconsin in the United States beginning in February involving as many as 100,000 protesters [3] opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also called the "Wisconsin Budget Repair bill."
In a May 30, 2023 Politico article about Wisconsin’s political landscape, former Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, claimed his own 2010 win was an “exception” and that the state isn’t red ...
Scott Walker is the former 45th governor of Wisconsin, a position he held from 2011 to 2019. During his tenure, he evoked massive protests over his Act 10 legislation, survived a recall election ...
March 9, 2011 - Wisconsin’s Republican-led Senate passes an amended version of Walker’s bill to get around a Democratic walkout, by stripping financial provisions from the original proposal ...
The Republican Party of Wisconsin is a conservative political party in Wisconsin and is the Wisconsin affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The state party chair is Brian Schimming. [ 1 ] The state party is divided into 72 county parties for each of the state's counties, [ 2 ] as well as organizations for the state's eight ...
This is a recall election to determine whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker will lose his seat to Democratic challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Walker defeated Barrett in the 2010 governor's race. This election was scheduled when Walker opponents collected enough signatures for a recall vote. Read more »