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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Chris_ on March 04, 2011, 10:46:54 PM
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Wisconsin Gov. Walker Issues Layoff Notices to Unions Amid Budget Standoff
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker issued notices to state unions Friday of possible layoffs beginning early next month after none of the 14 fugitive state Senate Democrats returned from Illinois to give the Republican majority the quorum it needed to vote on a spending bill.
Walker says the bill is needed to ease a deficit that is projected to hit $137 million by July and $3.6 billion by mid-2013. His proposal comes up with the money for this year in part by forcing state employees to pay for half the cost of their pensions and twice their current health care premiums -- concessions equivalent to an 8 percent pay cut.
All state workers, except those at prisons, state hospitals and other facilities open around the clock, would be potential layoff targets, he said.
"I can't take any of that off the table," he said. "We cannot tear apart this budget. We cannot put this burden on local governments. But if there are other ways they are willing to work with us to find a pathway back, I think that's what people want."
Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/04/wisconsin-state-workers-brace-layoffs-amid-standoff/#ixzz1FhHPBfPR)
Pass the :popcorn:
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If the GOP wanted to play really dirty all they have to do is have one senator defect to the democrat party and then hold the vote.
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If the GOP wanted to play really dirty all they have to do is have one senator defect to the democrat party and then hold the vote.
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I don't think it's that easy. I think they have to have a total of 20 senators present to declare a quorum. Right now they only have 19.
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Talk about a bunch of wusses. They just run away knowing the union bill will be passed.
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If the GOP wanted to play really dirty all they have to do is have one senator defect to the democrat party and then hold the vote.
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is brilliant! :lmao: why don't Republicans think like that?
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I don't think it's that easy. I think they have to have a total of 20 senators present to declare a quorum. Right now they only have 19.
Oh UGH! I forgot about that, it's still a great idea though if needed in the future LOL.
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I don't think it's that easy. I think they have to have a total of 20 senators present to declare a quorum. Right now they only have 19.
I was messing around.