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A few days later, to prevent passage of the bill, all fourteen Democratic members of the Wisconsin State Senate fled Wisconsin and traveled to Illinois to delay a vote on the bill. [20] With only 19 Republican members, the Senate would not have the 20 Senators required for a quorum to vote on the bill, since it was a fiscal bill. [21]
In the 2009 and 2010 elections, school-choice-supporting Republicans gained seven governors’ seats. 12 states expanded school choice in 2011. Newly Republican states enacted half of that year's school-choice legislation. [5] In 2011 Wisconsin opened the Milwaukee program to all city students and introduced a similar plan in Racine.
Kohlhaas from AFT Wisconsin, which represents workers in public schools, state agencies and higher education, said "Act 10 stripped workers of the ability to speak up and be heard."
Act 10 took effect in June 2011. Consequently, Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and 13 state senators faced recalls over Act 10 — 10 Republicans and three Democrats. Most incumbents won, but ...
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, funding for local public schools was cut by $1.6 billion, [21] and during the 2013-2014 session 50% of Wisconsin school districts received less state money than they did under the previous session. [22] Larson supported initiatives to fully restore funding for local public schools. [23] [24]
(The Center Square) – Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol continue to look to spend the state’s $4 billion budget surplus on the state’s schools. Senate Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein ...
A new lawsuit is challenging Wisconsin's Act 10 which has been law for more than 12 years. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
William Albert Bablitch (March 1, 1941 – February 16, 2011) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.He served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 20 years, from 1983 to 2003.