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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Walker asks Wisconsinites for another vote
It may not be Minnesota politics, but a line in Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers recent fund-raising letter is too good to pass up as he faces a recall election: With your help, I will be the first gover...
Posted on 4/1/12 at 3:38 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Striving for high quality and excellence in education: The Frauentag Demonstrations in eastern Germany
It was a perfect day out in the small market square called Fischmarkt (Fish Market) in Erfurt, the state capital of Thuringia in central Germany. All was quiet for the entire day- that was until 3:0...
Posted on 3/9/11 at 6:51 AM
OUR OPINION: From big government to lean government 
If Wisconsin and Minnesota need new direction, North Dakota might just show the way.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , June 02, 2012
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Recall elections begin amid Wis. union law fallout
A Wisconsin state senator was defending his seat Tuesday in a recall election that gave voters the most direct opportunity yet to react to Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan that stripped most public workers of their collective bargaining rights.
By Dinesh Ramde , July 19, 2011
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Peter Schiefelbein, Grafton, N.D., letter: Wisconsin ‘reforms’ hurt many besides unions
The real issue in Wisconsin was the budget itself, which those in power hoped they could ramrod through before anyone had a chance to study it. The delay allowed people to get a look at it, and the view wasn’t pretty.
By Peter Schiefelbein , May 14, 2011
Dennis McDaniel, Crookston, letter: Down is up, right is wrong in Wisconsin
I don’t get to vote on the union. They don’t represent me. They have a right to help and protect their members; but do they have the right to run the government and the schools? Someone is mixed up and is saying that what’s bad is good and what’s good is bad.
By Dennis McDaniel , May 08, 2011
Recall petitions filed against 3 Wis. Democrats
Wisconsin conservatives on Thursday added three Democratic state senators to the list of lawmakers in line for recall elections over their opposition to or support of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's law curtailing collective bargaining rights for public employees.
By Jason Smathers , April 21, 2011
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Some Republican voters having second thoughts after voting for Wisconsin governor
Almost five months after the election some Republican voters in Wisconsin are having doubts about voting for Republican Scott Walker for governor. They consider themselves fiscal conservatives, but many voters who put Walker and other GOP leaders into office are now regretting their votes, largely because the cuts they are seeking could put the quality of local schools at risk.
By Dan Sewell , March 24, 2011
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Wisconsin governor says support will grow for union cuts
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday signed into law the proposal that eliminates most union rights for public employees, saying he had "no doubt" that support for the measure would grow over time.
By Scott Bauer , March 12, 2011
Wisconsin governor proposes compromise, Democrats say concessions not enough to end standoff
E-mails from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker indicate that he proposed a compromise Sunday night that would allow public workers to bargain over their salaries with no limit — a change from his original plan that banned negotiated salary increases beyond inflation. He further softened his stance by agreeing to let collective bargaining to stay in place on mandatory overtime, performance bonuses, hazardous duty pay and classroom size for teachers.
By Scott Bauer , March 09, 2011
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Wisconsin governor refuses to meet with Democratic lawmakers
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says a request from the leader of Senate Democrats to meet along the Illinois-Wisconsin border is ridiculous. Wisconsin Democrats who fled the state nearly three weeks ago asked today for a meeting with Walker to talk about possibly coming home, but later in the day Walker scoffed at the notion that the Democrats were attempting to end the stalemate.
By Scott Bauer , March 07, 2011
Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader asks to meet with governor
The leader of the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats who fled to Illinois 18 days ago to delay passage of a bill taking away public employees' collective bargaining rights has asked Gov. Scott Walker for a meeting.
By Associated Press , March 07, 2011
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Judge orders protesters out of Wisconsin Capitol
A Wisconsin judge ordered the removal Thursday night of pro-union protesters who have camped out in the state Capitol for more than two weeks, but he also ruled that the state had violated the public's free speech and assembly rights by restricting its access to the building.
By David A. Lieb , March 03, 2011
Wisconsin governor proposes deep cuts for schools
After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday presented his full budget proposal — a plan that cuts $1.5 billion in aid to public schools and government but avoids any tax or fee increases, furloughs or widespread layoffs.
By Scott Bauer , March 01, 2011
Wisconsin governor again urges runaway lawmakers to return
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called for runaway Democratic lawmakers to return to the state by Tuesday and vote on his bill that would end most collective bargaining rights for public employees or else the state stood to lose out on a refinancing plan that would save 1,500 employees their jobs.
By David Lieb and Dinesh Ramde , February 28, 2011
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Wisconsin governor duped by prank caller
On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to cripple public employee unions, promising never to give in and joking that he would use a baseball bat in his office to go after political opponents.
By Ryan Foley , February 23, 2011
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