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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.
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.
(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 ...
Recall elections for nine Wisconsin state senators were held during the summer of 2011; one was held on July 19, and six on August 9, with two more held on August 16. Voters attempted to put 16 state senators up for recall, eight Democrats and eight Republicans, because of the budget bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker and circumstances surrounding it. [1]
(The Center Square) – A Kenosha-area school teacher is asking to intervene in an Act 10 lawsuit in order to appeal a Dane County Circuit Court’s decision to overturn the law. Wisconsin ...
Voting 30-19 in favor of override to Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, the state Senate on Wednesday afternoon bookended the House of Representatives’ 72-44 override one day earlier to make House Bill ...
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]
‘School choice’ amendments. ... R-Ryland Heights, is the sponsor of Senate Bill 10, ... The Senate passed the bill 26-9. It is awaiting action in the House.