Senate advances collective bargaining changes; Democrats to return Thursday

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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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1. From St. Sen. Jon Erpenbach's facebook

""Ok folks -- very quick update. First of all, we are NOT coming home. All of us. The bill that they passed in the Senate, taking away workers rights among other things, still has to go to the Assembly.

We are not caving and coming back because the Senate Republicans can still play games. If we come back before this passes the Assemb...ly, they could call us into session and pass the budget repair bill.""

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2. They are NOT returning, The trap will not be sprung. n/t

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3. Weren't a couple of the interviews held with senators in their cars on the way back?

The transcript certainly seemed to imply that.