Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Wisconsin State Supreme Court Upholds Governor Walker's Plan to End Collective Bargaining

Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Gov. Scott Walker's plan to all but end collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.

The court found a committee of lawmakers was not subject to the state's open meetings law, and so did not violate that law when they hastily approved the measure and made it possible for the Senate to take it up. In doing so, the Supreme Court overruled a Dane County judge who had struck down the legislation, ending one challenge to the law even as new challenges are likely to emerge.

Read More At Journal Sentinel Online

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

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