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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 ...
PolitiFact Wisconsin previously checked Walker’s claim that Act 10 has “saved the taxpayers some $3 billion." We rated that quote, from summer 2014, Mostly True.
Walker, Vos criticize Act 10 court decision Walker responded to the decision on X, calling it "brazen political activism." "This makes the April 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race that much more ...
Act 10 has saved Wisconsin taxpayers more than $16 billion," Vos said in a statement. ... working families will once again have the right to organize — a right stripped away by Scott Walker’s ...
Governor Scott Walker during a press conference during the Act 10 protests. After the contentious collective bargaining dispute, Walker's disapproval ratings varied between 50% and 51% while his approval ratings varied between 47% and 49% in 2011. [73] [74] The effort to recall Walker officially began on November 15, 2011. [75]
Indiana Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Cox was fired after suggesting that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker use live ammunition against pro-union protesters involved in the 2011 Wisconsin protests. Later, a Deputy Prosecutor in Johnson County, Indiana , Carlos Lam , suggested that Governor Walker should mount a " false flag " operation that ...
The Scott Walker-era law severely curbed unions' influence, sparked massive protests and reshaped Wisconsin's political climate for years to come. Dane County judge to issue ruling in case ...
This session was the start of eight years of unified Republican control of the governor's office and both chambers of the legislature. In this session, new governor Scott Walker pushed through the controversial 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, referred to at the time as the "Budget Repair Bill". The most controversial provision of the law was the ...