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Senate advances collective bargaining changes; Democrats to return Thursday

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Edited on Wed Mar-09-11 08:51 PM by cal04

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/117656563.html

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Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D-Monona) said they would be back by Thursday. They had been able to block a vote on the bill for three weeks because 20 senators had to be present to vote for it. Republicans control the house 19-14.

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The law requires most public bodies to give 24 hours notice before they meet. The conference committee met with about two hours notice.

"This is a violation of law! It's not a rule!" Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) bellowed.

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"Everyone who is party to this travesty is writing their political obituary," Larson said.

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