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2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill or the Wisconsin Budget Adjustment Act, [1] [2] is a controversial law enacted by the 100th Wisconsin Legislature which significantly limited the rights and compensation of state and local government employees in Wisconsin.
February 14, 2011: Major protests began at the Wisconsin State Capitol over the proposed "Budget Repair" Bill. February 17, 2011: 14 Democratic senators fled the state to deny the senate a quorum and prevent passage of the Budget Repair Bill. March 9, 2011: Senate Republicans amended the Budget Repair Bill to remove budgetary items, allowing it ...
The 2011 Wisconsin protests were a series of demonstrations in the state of Wisconsin in the United States beginning in February and involving as many as 100,000 protesters [3] opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also called the "Wisconsin Budget Repair bill."
A federal appeals court in 2013 rejected claims that the law violated the equal protection guarantee in the U.S. Constitution, saying the state was free to draw a line between public safety and ...
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Walker signed a 2013–2015 state budget and subsequent law that established the Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health. [165] In 2016, Walker signed legislation creating a pair of pilot programs to test alternative-care delivery and payment models for Medicaid recipients who have significant or chronic mental illness. [166]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a plan that would end collective bargaining for a number of state and municipal workers on retirement pay and on health-care benefits.
The One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 2013, through January 5, 2015, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 21, 2014. The legislature also held three special sessions during this legislative term.