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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.
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."
Walker unveils the budget repair bill, which includes plans to strip collective bargaining rights for most state employees and cuts in state aid to education. [4] On March 4, 2011, Michael Brown registered United Wisconsin as a political action committee in the state of Wisconsin and created a website where people can sign a pledge to recall ...
(The Center Square) – A new report indicates Wisconsin will have a surplus of $4.3 billion at the end of the fiscal year, more than the nearly $4 billion previously estimated. The Wisconsin ...
Protesters in Wisconsin kept the heat on Republican lawmakers in that Midwestern state over the weekend, demanding that the legislature drop a provision in Gov. Scott Walker's "budget repair" bill ...
(The Center Square) – The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate is promising to strip out any policy in the governor's new budget. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu was a guest on UpFront ...
January 3, 2011: Inauguration of Scott Walker as the 45th Governor of 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.
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