The Badger Herald: Protests outside Wisconsin capitol over collective bargaining vote

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Protests outside Wisconsin capitol over collective bargaining vote

Jacob Bielanski/The Badger Herald

By Jacob Bielanski
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 9:29 p.m.
Updated Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:45:27 a.m.

Protesters rallied quickly upon hearing that the Wisconsin Senate—still absent all 14 its democratic senators—voted to end collective bargaining rights for public unions. Senate Republican supposedly removed all fiscal aspects of the bill, rendering it passable without a quorum of at least 20 senators.

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