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News Alerts: 05/02/2011
Sen. Carpenter Proposes Amending Constitution to Protect Workers (legislature)
Links to News Items Found Today – 05/06/2011
Biz Beat: Union move against M&I Bank token at best (Cap Times)
Campus Connection: Do faculty unions provide real benefits? (Cap Times)
Democratic Party challenges recall petitions against 3 senators (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 05/05/2011
Sen. Carpenter Proposes Amending Constitution to Protect Workers (legislature)
Senator Carpenter’s press releases are available for review (legislature)
GOP leaders: If there's no ruling by June, union vote could come in committee (WSJ)
Dems flip Assembly seat in special election (WSJ)
State assistant district attorneys reject proposal to cut work hours (WSJ)
Biz Beat: Republicans slash Wisconsin bicycle funding (Cap Times)
On Topic: State employee 'depreciation' day declared (Cap Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 05/04/2011
Plain Talk: Even loyal workers reach a tipping point (Cap Times)
A Day in Your Life Without Public Employees (AFL-CIO)
On 100th Anniversary of Worker Compensation Law, Wis.’s Progressive History Is Remembered (AFL-CIO)
Links to News Items Found Today – 05/03/2011
Recall effort against GOP's Glenn Grothman falls short (WSJ)
Campus Connection: UW-Madison faculty weighs in on public authority model (Cap Times)
UW's faculty senate votes in favor of UW System split (WSJ)
Campus Connection: UW-Madison faculty senate backs split from system (Cap Times)
Panel to debate public authority status for University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 05/02/2011
Around Town: May Day rally grows on heels of pro-labor protests (WSJ)
Outspoken professor gives Biddy Martin's plan a failing grade (Cap Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 05/01/2011
Walker's proposed tax change: More money for corporations, less for state (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/30/2011
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: A better way to balance state budget (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/29/2011
Wisconsin Dems should tell Deval Patrick to rethink labor stand (Cap Times)
Sen. Mark Miller and Rep. Peter Barca: How Walker budget raises taxes on working families (Cap Times)
Merged signatures plan dropped, so recall effort against Sen. Miller ends (WSJ)
Judge allows extension on review of recall petitions (WSJ)
Two-thirds of Madison teachers joined protests, district says
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/28/2011
Democrats to file sixth recall of GOP senator (WSJ)
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law (Cap Times)
Recount begins in state Supreme Court race (WSJ)
Bill would give the governor greater power over the Veterans Affairs Department (Cap Times)
Capitol damage report won't include cost estimate (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/27/2011
Related: Full coverage of Gov. Walker's budget law and protests
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/26/2011
Bob Lehrman: How unions make professors better (Cap Times)
Spurred on by ‘Fitzwalkerstan,’ candidates jump into race for open Assembly seat (Cap Times)
Some Republican leaders break with Walker over budget cuts (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/25/2011
Madison360: UW-Madison's sad and confusing family feud (Cap Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/24/2011
John Nichols: Numbers show Walker recall a real prospect (Cap Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/23/2011
Catching up: With protests over, business back to normal at Ian's Pizza (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/22/2011
Labor's last stand? Living in a state divided (WSJ)
Recall frenzy hits state agency as more petitions are filed (WSJ)
State poll: Walker's law really about hurting unions (WSJ)
What's News: Beyond the Walker recall numbers in the WPR/St. Norbert poll (Cap Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/21/2011
Group submits third recall for state Democrat (WSJ)
Three Dems, one Republican added to recall list (WSJ)
Poll shows Wisconsinites split on Walker recall (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/20/2011
Labor's last stand? The middle class squeeze (WSJ)
UW System split not likely to move forward, lawmakers say (WSJ)
John Nichols: Walker ‘progressive’ to bust unions? No way (Cap Times)
Ralph Nader: Waiting for the spark of revolution (Cap Times)
Harsdorf is 4th GOP senator facing recall (WSJ)
21 nonfiscal policy items removed from Walker's budget (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/19/2011
UW System split battle wearing on Biddy (WSJ)
John Nichols: Winter soldiers outshine sunshine patriots at Palin rally (Cap Times)
On Campus: Separate bill is needed for UW System autonomy, Rep. Nass says (WSJ)
On Campus: Legislator says UW-Madison split may be 'too big' for budget (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/18/2011
Labor's last stand? Creating new governance structure a tall order (WSJ)
Unions may shift focus of tasks to politics (WSJ)
Ed Garvey: Walker plots to OK financial martial law (Cap Times)
Olsen's vote against collective bargaining was 'tipping point' in recall effort, organizer says (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/17/2011
John Nichols: Walker admits it’s all about union busting (Cap Times)
Palin, protesters heat up rhetoric at state Capitol (WSJ)
Palin draws a crowd at the Capitol, and not all are friendly (Cap Times)
Labor's last stand? Unions appear to be on life support as memberships dwindle (WSJ)
Unions: Hurting business or helping wage gap? (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/16/2011
Palin set to speak at tea party rally at Capitol (WSJ)
Walker should follow Palin’s lead (Cap Times)
Quick Question: What is your assessment of Gov. Scott Walker’s first 100 days in office? (Cap Times)
Walker budget would increase property taxes slightly, projection says (WSJ)
After judge's ruling, Falk likely to drop bargaining lawsuit (WSJ)
Walker admits during testimony that collective bargaining law doesn't save money (Cap Times)
Plain Talk: Fitzgerald fundraising letter makes his motives clear (Cap Times)
Judge Sumi dismisses Dane County's collective bargaining lawsuit (WSJ)
Walker to Washington: 'Sometimes bipartisanship is not so good' (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/15/2011
State won't appeal restraining order on collective bargaining limits (JSOnline)
Walker hears praise, criticism during testimony before Congress (JSOnline)
Walker to Washington: 'Sometimes bipartisanship is not so good' (WSJ)
Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% (Vanity Fair)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/14/2011
State-Debt Hearing Focuses on Wisconsin Union Fight (Wall Street Journal)
Governor Walker’s Congressional Testimony (Wheeler)
Walker proves a lightning rod for House committee (JSOnline)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/13/2011
Still in protesting mood? Alternative brat fest is in the works (WSJ)
Tainting Justice With Politics (NY Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/12/2011
State needs more Tim Cullens (WSJ)
Walker marks 100 days in office (Wispolitics)
Report: Walker launches national fundraising tour (JSOnline)
Taxes Matter Top 10 Stats (Our Fiscal Security)
The True Meaning of Tax Cuts (Our Fiscal Security)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/11/2011
Is Wisconsin 'broke'? Answer is in the eye of the beholder, experts say (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/10/2011
Furloughs on horizon for ADAs (FDL Reporter)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/09/2011
State Republicans say they won't pass union bill again (Journal Times)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/08/2011
State asks Supreme Court to step in, halt restraining order (WSJ)
Gov. Scott Walker says benefit changes could go beyond proposal (HTR News)
Shilling to run against Kapanke (LaCrosse Tribune)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/07/2011
AG’s office says La Follette was consulted before filing of appeal (WSJ)
La Follette asks court to withdraw appeal of injunction against collective bargaining bill (WSJ)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/06/2011
Democratic Party leaders say Harsdorf recall drive on track (River Falls Journal)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/05/2011
Union bargaining measure could be rolled into budget bill (JSOnline)
Budget repair bill passes, but with more legal questions (Wisconsin Reporter)
State budgets explained: Why deficit figures don't always add up (Stateline)
Links to News Items Found Today – 04/04/2011
Grothman urges DNR to hire older workers (JSOnline)