Headline: New York Times, 2/2/2024
Heading: Wisconsin Legislative Council
The first big shift came around 2011, when Scott Walker, the Republican governor at the time, signed Act 10, a sweeping law that gutted public employees’ ability to bargain collectively with the state, a step Mr. Walker said was needed to close a $3.6 billion budget gap.
The law broke most of Wisconsin’s powerful public-sector unions. Guards lost the ability to negotiate for better working conditions. Take-home pay shrunk, because workers had to contribute more to pay for their benefits. A record number of state employees retired the year the law took effect. The employees who remained were forced to cover for them, often through mandatory overtime. [emphasis added]
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January 2019
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Not telling the whole story. (1/7)
Gliding over the disparities. (1/7)
Voter suppression. (1/7)
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Blaming his predecessor. (1/19)
Fast-tracking bills, stifling public participation. (1/23)
February 2019
UW Regents as campaign donors' club. (2/8)
Act 10, not working. (2/15)
April 2019
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Chapter 5: Scott Walker's shameful legacy: The black-white high-school graduation gap edition. (12/12)
Chapter 6. Scott Walker's shameful legacy (the higher education edition). (12/13)
January 2019
Taking credit where no credit is due. (1/7)
Not telling the whole story. (1/7)
Gliding over the disparities. (1/7)
Voter suppression. (1/7)
Just fine and dandy with treading water over high school graduation rates. (1/8)
And then, to make matters worse, he apparently hacks his son's Twitter account. (1/9)
Dear Scott Walker, You forgot to mention this part of "OUR LEGACY". Best, Retiring Guy. (1/12)
Scott Walker's toxic legacy: "Power to the people" hypocrisy" (Taking away local control). (1/12)
Pay to play the groundwater contamination way. (1/12)
Addicted to political slogans. (1/12)
Blaming his predecessor. (1/19)
Fast-tracking bills, stifling public participation. (1/23)
February 2019
UW Regents as campaign donors' club. (2/8)
Act 10, not working. (2/15)
April 2019
Scott Walker environmental legacy UPDATE: Little to no review, lax enforcement, more contaminated groundwater. (4/22)
Frac sand nightmare. (4/25)
Chapter 6 UPDATE. State Higher Education Executives Officers Association confirms Scott Walker's shameful higher education legacy. (4/26)
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May 2019
The piggy bank otherwise known as WEDC. (5/14)
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June 2019
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September 2019
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October 2019
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September 2019
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October 2019
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December 2019
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2020
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