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Tag: Scott Walker

Politics

Report: Wis. assault on public unions has mostly worked

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2016, 7:02 AM Feb 11, 2016
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It was five years ago today that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ‘dropped the bomb,’ in his words, introducing legislation to strip public employee unions of their right to collective bargaining. It was a move that split Wisconsin and led to weeks of protests. How has it worked out?
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Education

UW Eau Claire feels wrath of budget cut

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 13, 2015, 8:34 AM Mar 13, 2015
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The university is the first institution to act to comply with Gov. Scott Walker’s cut in higher education funding. It’s not pretty. Read more →

Politics

The death of the ‘Walker Hypothesis’ in Wisconsin

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 28, 2014, 9:45 AM Aug 28, 2014
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Slate and CBS political analyst John Dickerson suggests today that the end of the Scott Walker era may be at hand in Wisconsin. A poll shows Walker’s Democratic challenger, Mary Burke, has her biggest lead — just 2 percentage points — or the campaign so far. While that suggests that it’s anybody’s race, Dickerson says Read more →

Crime and Justice

In Wisconsin’s Capitol, singing vs. First Amendment

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2013, 12:04 PM Aug 8, 2013
2

Wisconsin government declares, “Disperse ye Singers!” Read more →

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