Walker released the budget debate of e-mail messages

MADISON, WISCONSIN (AP)-the day after the Wisconsin .gov Scott Walker announced plans to strip State public employees, almost all of the strength of the rights of the Union, his Office was in the deluge of e-mail.

Some of the constituents, cheered. Others could be more strongly oppose it.

"The current situation with regard to the processing of the Madison is Wisconsin persons an embarrassment. Seem to be unaware of the puppet and I am ashamed to have to call home, the Governor of the State, "wrote to the person who said he lived in Wisconsin and is married to the teacher.

The woman, who identified the countered by itself, the Milwaukee public schools employed: "despite the outcry from most of my colleagues, I am very much in favour of, you can propose changes to it. Date of entry into force of this law is more than fair for us to bring an action in the public sector and financial relief to our people. To keep up the good work, Governor. "

Walker released Associated Press e-mail on Friday, the Governor said the offer the first Glimpse, he was to receive an email and a claim that he is usually downplayed the extent of public support through.

Disagreement about the plan by the pro-labor and the Wisconsin Capitol Klimaflüchtlinge tens is hot dip galvanized supporters of the Union throughout the country. Walker signed a plan carried out in accordance with the legislation in the past week, but the judge stopped from taking effect on Friday after Democrats challenge before the courts.

According to the law, all public employees, most of the police and the fire of a man, pay more for their benefits with the exception of the. It is also the biggest part of the employees ' collective bargaining rights only to wages and an increase in the value of any wage inflation. The law shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them will no longer negotiate issues such as work conditions, vacation time, or grievance processes.

Walker pointed out the emails on Feb 17, 14 democratic State Senator fled to Illinois when you try to keep the passing of legislation on the same day. Thousands banged on drums and Klimaflüchtlinge blew whistles outside the door of his Office, Walker told reporters he had received a variable amount of bulk-email messages, which he said supported his efforts.

"The majority are to remain firm tells us to stay strong to stand for the taxpayers," Walker said. "Even if the Klimaflüchtlinge the right of every person to be heard, I will ensure that State taxpayers are consulted and the voice are not drowned them Spiral Capitol."

On the day than the estimated 40,000 Klimaflüchtlinge flooded Capitol, Walker said he received more than 19,000 email messages and believed they were the "silent majority" of indicative that his proposal will be backed up.

On the basis of a preliminary review of the e-mail for the AP noted that many of the messages also opposes the plan expressed fervent. Some were laced profanity and insults. One author called the Walker to do evil, and the second compared to him "maggot puke."

AP-a review it was found that the Walker sent State workers on Feb 11, he introduced his proposal of the date of service of the Holy Christmas, was met with a negative response to the power of mass e-mail.

"Please, keep your backhanded ' thank you and the empty compliments to yourself," one person, that recognizes itself in the State of the corrections to the employee wrote to Walker. "Actions speak louder than words, and each one of your own activities fairly clearly speaks of irrational hatred the very individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to keep running safely and efficiently in the State."

Another woman, who identified himself as Sergeant wrote in the State prison in capital letters: "why are YOU TRYING to TAKE what we have WORKED so HARD for? WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND HAVE CHILDREN WITH THEIR OWN FEED! TIMES ARE HARD ON THE ECONOMY IS A WAY! "

Other client network adapter check the emails came to Wisconsin residents working in the private sector.

"I urge you to protect collective bargaining rights of public employees. Making collective bargaining would be devastating for the illegal working families and the Wisconsin economy, "wrote to the resident of Oak Creek, Bryggare

A couple of Genesee, Bryggare, promote the Walker "to stay in non-dispersible form" and not the opposition. "We support what you are doing. It is the right choice to make Wisconsin, "they wrote.

AP and the Isthmus, a Madison newspaper, on a weekly basis, as well as the Open record requests to Walker on Feb 18 Office applying for a variable amount of messages ... referenced in his news conference, the Governor. In response to the request of the client network adapter by seeking a week later, Walker had received the same through all the e-mail messages.

Upon receipt of a response from the AP and the Isthmus by the Governor of the Office submitted to the joint trial March 4 retrieves emails. The solution reached March 16 were released, and Walker, the organisations the attorney fees, which came to DEM 45 000.

The agreement specified that the Walker is not accepted, the State is in breach of the law to open records.

The public outcry over the Walker n collective bargaining proposal removed from the State and its Capitol as part of the

legislators of the national flash point than struggled to balance the budgets of the recession that crippled large States.

I think the law is needed to help the State to fill the current 137 million dollars projected in the budget deficit and a two-year deficit of 3,6 billion dollars. He said the plan to give flexibility to absorb more than 1 billion dollars of cuts in State aid, that he has proposed, as part of his budget plan, the local government.

Opponents, including teachers and Union leaders have argued that the real target, Walker n, was a powerful gesture to public sector trade unions, which have traditionally served as a strong source of support for the Democrats. State Senate minority fled to Illinois last month to block the vote in the Chamber, shall be adopted in accordance with the plan that the protests in time to build.

On Friday, the Wisconsin judge granted temporary restraining order to prevent the law from taking effect. Dane County District Attorney Ozanne, Democrat Ismael argued the Legislative Committee of the Senate, which broke the stalemate situation, met in Wisconsin's open meetings law for 24 hours.

In order to keep the Secretary of State Doug La Follette formally published by the law.

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Attached Press author Scott Bauer contributed to this report.

View the original article here

Walker released the budget debate of e-mail messages

MADISON, WISCONSIN (AP)-the day after the Wisconsin .gov Scott Walker announced plans to strip State public employees, almost all of the strength of the rights of the Union, his Office was in the deluge of e-mail.

Some of the constituents, cheered. Others could be more strongly oppose it.

"The current situation with regard to the processing of the Madison is Wisconsin persons an embarrassment. Seem to be unaware of the puppet and I am ashamed to have to call home, the Governor of the State, "wrote to the person who said he lived in Wisconsin and is married to the teacher.

The woman, who identified the countered by itself, the Milwaukee public schools employed: "despite the outcry from most of my colleagues, I am very much in favour of, you can propose changes to it. Date of entry into force of this law is more than fair for us to bring an action in the public sector and financial relief to our people. To keep up the good work, Governor. "

Walker released Associated Press e-mail on Friday, the Governor said the offer the first Glimpse, he was to receive an email and a claim that he is usually downplayed the extent of public support through.

Disagreement about the plan by the pro-labor and the Wisconsin Capitol Klimaflüchtlinge tens is hot dip galvanized supporters of the Union throughout the country. Walker signed a plan carried out in accordance with the legislation in the past week, but the judge stopped from taking effect on Friday after Democrats challenge before the courts.

According to the law, all public employees, most of the police and the fire of a man, pay more for their benefits with the exception of the. It is also the biggest part of the employees ' collective bargaining rights only to wages and an increase in the value of any wage inflation. The law shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them will no longer negotiate issues such as work conditions, vacation time, or grievance processes.

Walker pointed out the emails on Feb 17, 14 democratic State Senator fled to Illinois when you try to keep the passing of legislation on the same day. Thousands banged on drums and Klimaflüchtlinge blew whistles outside the door of his Office, Walker told reporters he had received a variable amount of bulk-email messages, which he said supported his efforts.

"The majority are to remain firm tells us to stay strong to stand for the taxpayers," Walker said. "Even if the Klimaflüchtlinge the right of every person to be heard, I will ensure that State taxpayers are consulted and the voice are not drowned them Spiral Capitol."

On the day than the estimated 40,000 Klimaflüchtlinge flooded Capitol, Walker said he received more than 19,000 email messages and believed they were the "silent majority" of indicative that his proposal will be backed up.

On the basis of a preliminary review of the e-mail for the AP noted that many of the messages also opposes the plan expressed fervent. Some were laced profanity and insults. One author called the Walker to do evil, and the second compared to him "maggot puke."

AP-a review it was found that the Walker sent State workers on Feb 11, he introduced his proposal of the date of service of the Holy Christmas, was met with a negative response to the power of mass e-mail.

"Please, keep your backhanded ' thank you and the empty compliments to yourself," one person, that recognizes itself in the State of the corrections to the employee wrote to Walker. "Actions speak louder than words, and each one of your own activities fairly clearly speaks of irrational hatred the very individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to keep running safely and efficiently in the State."

Another woman, who identified himself as Sergeant wrote in the State prison in capital letters: "why are YOU TRYING to TAKE what we have WORKED so HARD for? WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND HAVE CHILDREN WITH THEIR OWN FEED! TIMES ARE HARD ON THE ECONOMY IS A WAY! "

Other client network adapter check the emails came to Wisconsin residents working in the private sector.

"I urge you to protect collective bargaining rights of public employees. Making collective bargaining would be devastating for the illegal working families and the Wisconsin economy, "wrote to the resident of Oak Creek, Bryggare

A couple of Genesee, Bryggare, promote the Walker "to stay in non-dispersible form" and not the opposition. "We support what you are doing. It is the right choice to make Wisconsin, "they wrote.

AP and the Isthmus, a Madison newspaper, on a weekly basis, as well as the Open record requests to Walker on Feb 18 Office applying for a variable amount of messages ... referenced in his news conference, the Governor. In response to the request of the client network adapter by seeking a week later, Walker had received the same through all the e-mail messages.

Upon receipt of a response from the AP and the Isthmus by the Governor of the Office submitted to the joint trial March 4 retrieves emails. The solution reached March 16 were released, and Walker, the organisations the attorney fees, which came to DEM 45 000.

The agreement specified that the Walker is not accepted, the State is in breach of the law to open records.

The public outcry over the Walker n collective bargaining proposal removed from the State and its Capitol as part of the

legislators of the national flash point than struggled to balance the budgets of the recession that crippled large States.

I think the law is needed to help the State to fill the current 137 million dollars projected in the budget deficit and a two-year deficit of 3,6 billion dollars. He said the plan to give flexibility to absorb more than 1 billion dollars of cuts in State aid, that he has proposed, as part of his budget plan, the local government.

Opponents, including teachers and Union leaders have argued that the real target, Walker n, was a powerful gesture to public sector trade unions, which have traditionally served as a strong source of support for the Democrats. State Senate minority fled to Illinois last month to block the vote in the Chamber, shall be adopted in accordance with the plan that the protests in time to build.

On Friday, the Wisconsin judge granted temporary restraining order to prevent the law from taking effect. Dane County District Attorney Ozanne, Democrat Ismael argued the Legislative Committee of the Senate, which broke the stalemate situation, met in Wisconsin's open meetings law for 24 hours.

In order to keep the Secretary of State Doug La Follette formally published by the law.

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Hate and polarization in the last few weeks of the .gov Scott Walker was represented only a caricature, cartoon Villain or hero. In the first half, but a guarded moment now infamous phone Central Walker and impersonation, David Koch, a member of the Management Board, the prankster, showed the crucial security measure in his simple statement in the view of the world: "money."

The democratic State, Luring at least one back then for vote, Senator unpassed-budget-repair of the product structure for the opportunity to discuss the Walker was held for only one hopes, Tim Cullen, whom he described as "reasonable". How does someone who was not a conservative in the Republican Guard, "not one of us," Walker on it-could earn Walker n praise? Cullen "went to the private sector, made a real money and then came a little more open-minded," Governor explains the phone conversation.

Context is everything: Walker, a man with an annual salary of $ 135,000, believed that he talked about one of the world's richest men and the two shared the "trusted also in the bond of mutual interest and common Outlook; otherwise, he would not have made the call, not to mention the crucial to his strategy was unveiled at this time.

Cullen and his characterization, he made it clear what binds the billionaire supporters and the welfare of professional politicians, together with the Americans: the rules of procedure of the Court that only those who speak of "money"-whether the Cullen's assets, or Koch's billions-should apply.

The rest of us, such as the less wealthy Cullen's colleagues (and really great Cullen, either by himself or by his credit), are not "Complex" enough to Cut taxes on the wealthy, to understand in order to put an end to tax breaks for the activity of the people and gutting their associations, the need for, and tolerance to the rapid degradation of schools, public transport, Medicaid and other public good.

As long as the distribution of wealth in our society is so unequal that 400 people can be owned, as much as 155 million to make, they are required to contribute to the top of the politicians to behave responsibly in this breakdown. Walker, who will see the private sector, "money" is the only reliable and trusted the judgment of the producer, they have found the perfect servant.

Our Governor wants to see him against the common interests of the citizens of the State-of-the-art self interested public employees who have their own heads of State in its role as guardian of the captured Wisconsinites mass. But his "real" party, and his assumption that "David Koch" understands exactly what he meant to tell the real story.

Walker knows that teachers, nurses, police, fireman, and day-care services providers run really Show. They are not "real", that he has a few years, when he is ensconced in the private sector, "conservative" Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute and Fox News.

The interval of the manufacturing and middle class voters who voted for him in Office in 2010, is the widening of inequalities with reckoning ever been degraded and public services. The money can still only be the "real" as much as possible.

This change only when the Walker's onetime supporters to understand that the Governor, who identified with more billionaires than schoolteachers is certainly not "one of us."

Stephen Kantrowitz lives in Madison.

Walker released the budget debate of e-mail messages

(AP)-the MADISON Wisconsin .gov Scott Walker released to the Associated Press he received the day after the introduction of his plan to strip government workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights on Friday, tens of thousands of e-mail messages.

The e-mails provide the first Glimpse of public aid, Walker said he had received a proposal via e-mail to Wisconsin residents and the widespread claim that he generally downplayed the extent of the.

Signed into law a week ago, but stopped Friday after a judge from the challenge, the challenged plan Democrats drew thousands of pro-labor Klimaflüchtlinge is hot dip galvanized the Union's Capitol and supporters throughout the country.

Walker pointed out the emails on Feb 17, 14 democratic State Senator fled to Illinois when you try to keep the passing of legislation on the same day. Thousands banged on drums and Klimaflüchtlinge blew whistles outside the door of his Office, Walker told reporters he had received a variable amount of bulk-email messages, which he said supported his efforts.

"The majority are to remain firm tells us to stay strong to stand for the taxpayers," Walker said. "Even if the Klimaflüchtlinge the right of every person to be heard, I will ensure that State taxpayers are consulted and the voice are not drowned them Spiral Capitol."

On the day than the estimated 40,000 Klimaflüchtlinge flooded Capitol, Walker said he received more than 19,000 email messages and believed they were the "silent majority" of indicative that his proposal will be backed up.

On the basis of a preliminary review of the e-mail for the AP, it was found that the Walker sent State workers on Feb 11, he introduced his proposal of the date of service of the Holy Christmas, was met with the deluge answers, many of them in mass e-mail angry.

"Please, keep your backhanded ' thank you and the empty compliments to yourself," one person, that recognizes itself in the State of the corrections to the employee wrote to Walker. "Actions speak louder than words, and each one of your own activities fairly clearly speaks of irrational hatred the very individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to keep running safely and efficiently in the State."

Another woman, who identified himself as Sergeant wrote in the State prison in capital letters: "why are YOU TRYING to TAKE what we have WORKED so HARD for? WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND HAVE CHILDREN WITH THEIR OWN FEED! TIMES ARE HARD ON THE ECONOMY IS A WAY! "

One woman, who identified himself as an employee, wrote in the Milwaukee public schools in support of the Walker's plan.

"I voted for you in November and today, I am grateful that I did so," he wrote. "This legislation is more than fair for us to bring an action in the public sector and financial relief to our people. To keep up the good work the Governor. I am happy to see us move in the direction of the conservative, hallitsemistaan sound. "

Other e-mail messages from the AP reviewed came to Wisconsin residents working in the private sector.

"I urge you to protect collective bargaining rights of public employees. Making collective bargaining would be devastating for the illegal working families and the Wisconsin economy, "wrote to the resident of Oak Creek, Bryggare

A couple of Genesee, Bryggare, promote the Walker "to stay in non-dispersible form" and not the opposition. "We support what you are doing. It is the right choice to make Wisconsin, "they wrote.

AP and the Isthmus, a Madison newspaper, on a weekly basis, as well as the Open record requests to Walker on Feb 18 Office applying for a variable amount of messages ... referenced in his news conference, the Governor. In response to the request of the client network adapter by seeking a week later, Walker had received the same through all the e-mail messages.

Upon receipt of a response from the AP and the Isthmus by the Governor of the Office submitted to the joint trial March 4 retrieves emails. The solution reached March 16 were released, and Walker, the organisations the attorney fees, which came to DEM 45 000.

The agreement specified that the Walker is not accepted, the State is in breach of the law to open records.

The public outcry over the Walker n collective bargaining proposal he turned to the State and its flash-point as the Capitol of national lawmakers struggled to balance the budgets of the recession that crippled large States.

According to the law, all public employees, most of the police and the fire of a man, pay more for their benefits with the exception of the. It will also restrict the majority of the employees ' collective bargaining rights only to wages and the caps of these potential growth of inflation. The law shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them will no longer negotiate issues such as work conditions, vacation time, or grievance processes.

I think the law is needed, and help the State meet its current 137 million dollar budget deficit in the projected gap of two years and 3.6 billion dollars. He said the plan to give flexibility to absorb more than 1 billion dollars of cuts in State aid, that he has proposed, as part of his budget plan, the local government.

Opponents, such as teachers, Union leaders and the Senate Democrats who fled the State, have argued that the real target, Walker was the motion of n

a powerful public sector unions, which has traditionally served as a strong source of support for the Democrats.

On Friday, the Wisconsin judge granted temporary restraining order to prevent the law from taking effect. The law was challenged by the Dane County District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne Democrat argued the Legislative Committee that broke the stalemate situation, which was to keep the law in limbo for weeks, met in the Wisconsin open meetings law for 24 hours.

In order to keep the Secretary of State Doug La Follette, launched formally in the legislation, which is required in order for the changes to take effect.

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Attached Press author Scott Bauer contributed to this report.

.Gov Walker defends cuts to schools

MADISON, Bryggare (AP)-with Scott Walker is called .gov school superintendents on Wednesday to promote his budget proposal, which cut the 8% of the State aid to districts and reduce their ability to support the difference between the tax through the property.

Almost 900 million dollars, of the proposed cuts were for the most part, Walker n argument passing a separate invoice, that forced the teachers and other public workers ' pay more for their benefits, and took away almost all of the right to collective bargain purchases.

The disagreement of the new legislation for public administration workers of the right to organise collectively can only wage increases is not higher than inflation. Walker argues that the free areas of the school to seek other, less expensive, insurance providers, as they are currently called for under the collective bargaining agreements.

Walker has said that these savings, combined with the teachers, and other areas of the Store, employees pay more for their benefits to help the power to make blank he suggests a two-year State budget aid in the reduction of money.

The Governor called a Wednesday afternoon News Conference, three school superintendents to talk about his plan.

Democratic lawmakers say Walker attempts to defund the schools and the school expects. His plan is repealed with effect from the date of registration of the Charter School and the limit of the virtual school for the selection of the programmes it Milwaukee cut aid to schools at the same time.

"It is a draconian proposal," said Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, a Democrat from Verona. "It is draconian and it is certainly going to affect the quality of education."

Rep. Fred Clark, D-Baraboo, said Walker has overtaken another State aid formula to make money, the more the fair's State Superintendent Tony Evers campaign during the last year, the breakdown of the restructuring plan.

Although Walker proposes a new money for schools, he could do a better job than what is proposed, the sharing of his budget, Clark said.

The role of the teachers was the large protests in Madison, which increased by less than 100 000 people over the past month, Walker n, collective bargaining, changes to the object. Several schools were closed because of so many of the teachers came to the Capitol. Four days to shut down the Madison County.

Mary Bell, statewide teachers ' Union of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the President was one of Walker's changes in collective bargaining, and the most vocal critics, he has said of the proposed aid cuts go too far.

"You simply cannot cut a billion dollars of our education system and to give the three-fourths of the basic regulation, on the promise that the quality of education with young people," Bell said when Walker was unveiled in his budget earlier this month.

Bell predicts, the plan would lead to an unprecedented teacher layoffs. Walker is the uncertainty in the middle of many of the proposals in the areas has been initiated, a standard of teachers in the past, that they may not rehired for the following year.

Schools are trying to determine just how much money will lose the Walker's arrangement, which the legislator to consider in the coming months and are likely to cross the sometimes around July.

Nonpartisan legislative fiscal Bureau, published on Tuesday, the analysis determined that if the plan had been in force this year, most of the areas should be seen a cut of around 10%, although a few saw an increase of the volumes in ml corresponding to their particular circumstances, complicated state of State support to the formula.

Racine County School District is only 10 minutes from the channel tunnel saw the biggest increase 17,5% but more areas such as the Milwaukee public schools has been to reduce the 8%, and the Madison schools has been to reduce the more than 10%.

State aid cuts to Walker also proposes reducing the restrictions of the school district income of 5.5%. Revenue-cap how much of the areas may be increased by the support of the school and property taxes combined.

Under this provision, which receive more support to reduce their property taxes. Those with the ability to cut through the aid be limited to their higher property taxes on the difference.

Walker has repeatedly said the areas could be stored in the 68 million dollars if they dropped by WEA insurance trust.

The teachers and the other 65 percent of Wisconsin's 424, the current school, receive health insurance-WEA trust, a not-for-profit company started 40 years ago, Wisconsin Education Association Council of State, most of the teachers Union. About 35% of all workers in the public schools in the State are covered by the WEA trust, said the spokesman, Steve Lyons.

Lyons said Walker is a 68 million dollar savings estimate, based on the 2005 study by conservative Leaning Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, was overblown.

The passage would take away from the collective bargaining rights law only makes competitive plans in the search for the WEA trust circuits and will remain, so that the market attractive, Lyon said.

"Yes, but I think the piece has been lost, because their budgets are decreased,

they plan to search for the best value and best price assurance, "Lyons said. "When all the dust, when all is over, the policy is intended to come to the dollar."

Walker released the budget debate of e-mail messages

(AP)-the MADISON Wisconsin .gov Scott Walker released to the Associated Press he received the day after the introduction of his plan to strip government workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights on Friday, tens of thousands of e-mail messages.

The e-mails provide the first Glimpse of public aid, Walker said he had received a proposal via e-mail to Wisconsin residents and the widespread claim that he generally downplayed the extent of the.

Signed into law a week ago, but stopped Friday after a judge from the challenge, the challenged plan Democrats drew thousands of pro-labor Klimaflüchtlinge is hot dip galvanized the Union's Capitol and supporters throughout the country.

Walker pointed out the emails on Feb 17, 14 democratic State Senator fled to Illinois when you try to keep the passing of legislation on the same day. Thousands banged on drums and Klimaflüchtlinge blew whistles outside the door of his Office, Walker told reporters he had received a variable amount of bulk-email messages, which he said supported his efforts.

"The majority are to remain firm tells us to stay strong to stand for the taxpayers," Walker said. "Even if the Klimaflüchtlinge the right of every person to be heard, I will ensure that State taxpayers are consulted and the voice are not drowned them Spiral Capitol."

On the day than the estimated 40,000 Klimaflüchtlinge flooded Capitol, Walker said he received more than 19,000 email messages and believed they were the "silent majority" of indicative that his proposal will be backed up.

On the basis of a preliminary review of the e-mail for the AP, it was found that the Walker sent State workers on Feb 11, he introduced his proposal of the date of service of the Holy Christmas, was met with the deluge answers, many of them in mass e-mail angry.

"Please, keep your backhanded ' thank you and the empty compliments to yourself," one person, that recognizes itself in the State of the corrections to the employee wrote to Walker. "Actions speak louder than words, and each one of your own activities fairly clearly speaks of irrational hatred the very individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to keep running safely and efficiently in the State."

Another woman, who identified himself as Sergeant wrote in the State prison in capital letters: "why are YOU TRYING to TAKE what we have WORKED so HARD for? WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND HAVE CHILDREN WITH THEIR OWN FEED! TIMES ARE HARD ON THE ECONOMY IS A WAY! "

One woman, who identified himself as an employee, wrote in the Milwaukee public schools in support of the Walker's plan.

"I voted for you in November and today, I am grateful that I did so," he wrote. "This legislation is more than fair for us to bring an action in the public sector and financial relief to our people. To keep up the good work the Governor. I am happy to see us move in the direction of the conservative, hallitsemistaan sound. "

Other e-mail messages from the AP reviewed came to Wisconsin residents working in the private sector.

"I urge you to protect collective bargaining rights of public employees. Making collective bargaining would be devastating for the illegal working families and the Wisconsin economy, "wrote to the resident of Oak Creek, Bryggare

A couple of Genesee, Bryggare, promote the Walker "to stay in non-dispersible form" and not the opposition. "We support what you are doing. It is the right choice to make Wisconsin, "they wrote.

AP and the Isthmus, a Madison newspaper, on a weekly basis, as well as the Open record requests to Walker on Feb 18 Office applying for a variable amount of messages ... referenced in his news conference, the Governor. In response to the request of the client network adapter by seeking a week later, Walker had received the same through all the e-mail messages.

Upon receipt of a response from the AP and the Isthmus by the Governor of the Office submitted to the joint trial March 4 retrieves emails. The solution reached March 16 were released, and Walker, the organisations the attorney fees, which came to DEM 45 000.

The agreement specified that the Walker is not accepted, the State is in breach of the law to open records.

The public outcry over the Walker n collective bargaining proposal he turned to the State and its flash-point as the Capitol of national lawmakers struggled to balance the budgets of the recession that crippled large States.

According to the law, all public employees, most of the police and the fire of a man, pay more for their benefits with the exception of the. It will also restrict the majority of the employees ' collective bargaining rights only to wages and the caps of these potential growth of inflation. The law shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them will no longer negotiate issues such as work conditions, vacation time, or grievance processes.

I think the law is needed, and help the State meet its current 137 million dollar budget deficit in the projected gap of two years and 3.6 billion dollars. He said the plan to give flexibility to absorb more than 1 billion dollars of cuts in State aid, that he has proposed, as part of his budget plan, the local government.

Opponents, such as teachers, Union leaders and the Senate Democrats who fled the State, have argued that the real target, Walker was the motion of n

a powerful public sector unions, which has traditionally served as a strong source of support for the Democrats.

On Friday, the Wisconsin judge granted temporary restraining order to prevent the law from taking effect. The law was challenged by the Dane County District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne Democrat argued the Legislative Committee that broke the stalemate situation, which was to keep the law in limbo for weeks, met in the Wisconsin open meetings law for 24 hours.

In order to keep the Secretary of State Doug La Follette, launched formally in the legislation, which is required in order for the changes to take effect.

---

Attached Press author Scott Bauer contributed to this report.

View the original article here

Read the text of the address should be .gov Walker

Read the text of Governor Scott Walker's address from Tuesday, February 22, 2011:

Good evening.

Wisconsin is showing the rest of the country how to have a passionate, yet civil debate about our finances. That's a very Midwestern trait and something we should be proud of. I pray, however, that this civility will continue as people pour into our state from all across America.

First, let me be clear: I have great respect for those who have chosen a career in government. I really do.

In 1985, when I was a high school junior in the small town of Delavan, I was inspired to pursue public service after I attended the American Legion's Badger Boys State program. The military veterans and educators who put on that week-long event showed the honor in serving others.

Tonight, I thank the 300,000-plus state and local government employees who showed up for work today and did their jobs well. We appreciate it. If you take only one message away tonight, it's that we all respect the work that you do.

I also understand how concerned many government workers are about their futures. I've listened to their comments and read their emails.

I listened to the educator from Milwaukee who wrote to me about her concerns about the legislation and what it might mean for her classroom.

That's why last week we agreed to make changes to the bill to address many of those issues.

And I listened to others like the correctional officer in Chippewa Falls who emailed me arguing that bargaining rights for public employee unions are the only way to ensure that workers get a fair say in their working conditions.

I understand and respect those concerns. It's important to remember that many of the rights we're talking about don't come from collective bargaining. They come from the civil service system in Wisconsin. That law was passed in 1905 (long before collective bargaining) and it will continue long after our plan is approved.

You see, despite a lot of the rhetoric we've heard over the past 11 days the bill I put forward isn't aimed at state workers, and it certainly isn't a battle with unions. If it was, we would have eliminated collective bargaining entirely or we would have gone after the private-sector unions.

But, we did not because they are our partners in economic development. We need them to help us put 250,000 people to work in the private sector over the next four years.

The legislation I've put forward is about one thing. It's about balancing our budget now -- and in the future. Wisconsin faces a 137 million dollar deficit for the remainder of this fiscal year and a 3.6 billion dollar deficit for the upcoming budget.

Our bill is about protecting the hardworking taxpayer. It's about Wisconsin families trying to make ends meet and help their children.

People like the woman from Wausau who wrote me saying "I'm a single parent of two children, one of whom is autistic. I have been intimately involved in my school district, but I can no longer afford the taxes I pay. I am in favor of everyone paying for benefits, as I have to."

It's also about the small business owner who told me about the challenges he faces just making payroll each week. His employees pay much larger premiums than we are asking because that's how they keep the company going and that's how they protect their jobs.

Or the substitute teacher here in Madison, who wrote to me last week about having to sit at home unable to work because her union had closed the school down to protest.

She sent me an email that went on to say, "I was given no choice in joining the union and I am forced to pay dues… I am missing out on pay today… I feel like I have no voice."

I assure you that she does have a voice.

And so does the factory worker in Janesville who was laid off nearly two years ago. He's a union guy in a union town who asks simply why everyone else has to sacrifice except those in government.

Last week, I traveled the state visiting manufacturing plants and talking to workers - just like the guy from Janesville. Many of them are paying twenty-five to fifty percent of their health care premiums. Most, had 401k plans with limited or no match from the company.

My brother's in the same situation. He works as a banquet manager and occasional bartender at a hotel and my sister-in-law works for a department store. They have two beautiful kids.

In every way, they are a typical middle-class family here in Wisconsin. David mentioned to me that he pays nearly $800 a month for his health insurance and the little he can set aside for his 401k.

He - like so many other workers across Wisconsin - would love a deal like the benefits we are pushing in this budget repair bill.

That's because what we are asking for is modest - at least to those outside of government.

Our measure asks for a 5.8% contribution to the pension and a 12.6% contribution for the health insurance premium. Both are well below the national average.

And this is just one part of our comprehensive plan to balance the state's 3.6 billion

dollar budget deficit.

Now, some have questioned why we have to reform collective bargaining to balance the budget. The answer is simple the system is broken: it costs taxpayers serious money - particularly at the local level. As a former county official, I know that first hand.

For years, I tried to use modest changes in pension and health insurance contributions as a means of balancing our budget without massive layoffs or furloughs. On nearly every occasion, the local unions (empowered by collective bargaining agreements) told me to go ahead and layoff workers. That's not acceptable to me.

Here's another example: in Wisconsin, many local school districts are required to buy their health insurance through the WEA Trust (which is the state teachers union's company). When our bill passes, these school districts can opt to switch into the state plan and save $68 million per year. Those savings could be used to pay for more teachers and put more money into the classroom to help our kids.

Some have also suggested that Wisconsin raise taxes on corporations and people with high-incomes. Well -- Governor Doyle and the Legislature did that: two years ago. In fact they passed a budget-repair bill (in just one day, mind you) that included a billion-dollar tax increase.

Instead of raising taxes, we need to control government spending to balance our budget.

Two years ago, many of the same Senate Democrats who are hiding out in another state approved a biennial budget that not only included higher taxes - it included more than two billion dollars in one-time federal stimulus aid.

That money was supposed to be for one-time costs for things like roads and bridges. Instead, they used it as a short-term fix to balance the last state budget. Not surprisingly, the state now faces a deficit for the remainder of this fiscal year and a 3.6 billion dollar hole for the budget starting July 1st.

What we need now more than ever, is a commitment to the future.

As more and more protesters come in from Nevada, Chicago and elsewhere, I am not going to allow their voices to overwhelm the voices of the millions of taxpayers from across the state who think we're doing the right thing. This is a decision that Wisconsin will make.

Fundamentally, that's what we were elected to do. Make tough decisions. Whether we like the outcome or not, our democratic institutions call for us to participate. That is why I am asking the missing Senators to come back to work.

Do the job you were elected to do. You don't have to like the outcome, or even vote yes, but as part of the world's greatest democracy, you should be here, in Madison, at the Capitol.

The missing Senate Democrats must know that their failure to come to work will lead to dire consequences very soon. Failure to act on this budget repair bill means (at least) 15 hundred state employees will be laid off before the end of June. If there is no agreement by July 1st, another 5-6 thousand state workers -- as well as 5-6 thousand local government employees would be also laid off.

But, there is a way to avoid these layoffs and other cuts. The 14 State Senators who are staying outside of Wisconsin as we speak can come home and do their job.

We are broke because time and time again politicians of both parties ran from the tough decisions and punted them down the road for another day. We can no longer do that, because, you see, what we're really talking about today is our future.

The future of my children, of your children, of the children of the single mother from Wausau that I mentioned earlier.

Like you, I want my two sons to grow up in a state at least as great as the Wisconsin I grew up in.

More than 162 years ago, our ancestors approved Wisconsin's constitution. They believed in the power of hard work and determination and they envisioned a new state with limitless potential.

Our founders were pretty smart. They understood that it is through frugality and moderation in government that we will see freedom and prosperity for our people.

Now is our time to once again seize that potential. We will do so at this turning point in our state's history by restoring fiscal responsibility that fosters prosperity for today - and for future generations.

Thank you for joining me tonight. May God richly bless you and your family and may God continue to bless the great State of Wisconsin.

People wanted change, and the Walker supply

This is what looks like the hope and change.

Last year, the candidates of all political stripes ran on a platform of "change" and "reform" and "no more business as usual" in Madison. And almost universally, the crowds cheered.

This month, that rhetoric turned into reality with the introduction of be .gov. Scott Walker's bold budget repair proposals. Not everyone is cheering anymore. That's understandable. The tonic Walker has prescribed for our ailing state economy is strong stuff. The changes he has proposed in the way taxpayer-funded workers are paid will force tough economic choices are many good, hard-working public employees.

It is a situation with which every private-sector employer can empathize because nearly every one of them has "been there, done that" to some degree over the last several years. While the public sector has been largely insulated from the effects of the recent economic smart, employers and workers in the private sector have been forced to make modifications in size, in compensation and in their business models to adjust to the new economic realities that face them.

While these tough, cost-saving measures were being taken by the private sector, government costs and government deficits continued to grow unchecked, nabs were artificially balanced by leaders from both political parties via accounting gimmicks, one-time federal funds and segregated funds is raids.

Today, the easy answers have run out for Wisconsin, government, and the bill is coming due. Santa Claus is not coming from Washington, D.C., with a new bag of cash. The easy savings and transfers within the state budget have all been tapped out.

After more than a billion dollars in new tax hikes last legislative session, our state tax climate is already so high it ranks as one of the least conducive for job growth and new business creation in the nation. In fact, in order to achieve the same budget savings without passing the reforms proposed by the governor, nearly 6,000 state employees ' jobs would have to be eliminated.

Walker's budget repair bill shows an understanding of the fact that the state can no longer simply cut or spend its way out of its fiscal mess. We must grow our way out. To that end, the governor's proposal lays the groundwork for a new day of rates budgeting and fiscal honesty that draws government costs in line with the taxpayers ' ability to pay.

It gives the government at the state and local levels powerful new tools to control their costs without requiring massive cuts in jobs or critical services. Most important, it creates a stable, sustainable fiscal model to serve as a platform for private-sector economic development and job growth.

While Walker and lawmakers supporting these reforms have had all manner of sinister motives ascribed to them by opponents of the budget repair bill, their real motive is an manau and long-overdue acceptance of some very hard realities.

• The reality is our state is broke. In fact, it's worse than broke. It's getting ready to check into a $ 3.6 billion cell in debtor prison.

• The reality is that public employee costs account for 60% of state operations costs and 75% of the costs of the local school district.

• The reality is that Wisconsin taxpayers currently pay more than $ 1 billion a year to fund health insurance for public employees-more than double what they paid for 10 years ago.

• The reality is that to fill a $ 3.6 billion budget hole via tax hikes would require more than a 50% increase in income taxes.

• The reality is that without the proposed reforms in public-employee compensation and bargaining, thousands of public employees will lose their jobs. No job. No take-home pay. No health care. No pension. No kidding.

• The reality is that the status quo is no longer an option for our state.

The reforms being proposed are not pleasant or painless. However, the Walker and the Legislature should be commended for understanding that it is only a entry to honestly confront the hard realities of today that will allow the state to build a brighter economic reality for tomorrow.

Steve Baas is vice president for government affairs of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

About Walker truth is nefarious outside Agitators

. Gov.Jo: Scott Walker needs to cough up a minimum of $ 462,346 as a matter of principle and consistency.

Here's why.

Walker told "Fox and Friends" recently: "But, I've also pointed out, at least for those from Wisconsin-there's a lot others coming in from D.C. and elsewhere. But at least those coming from Wisconsin, they have the right to have their voices heard. "

This is what they said after President Barack Obama weighed in on the Madison showdown and it became clear that unions and Democrats nationally were energized: "We're not going to be intimidated by people coming in from outside of Wisconsin trying to tell us what to do to balance our budget."

And in his "fireside chat" on Tuesday evening: "I head on, however, that this civility will continue as people pour into our state from all across America."

So, in the Walker world, there is apparently no interstate guarantee for freedom of speech. Do all that free speaking and associating freely in your own darn state, thank you. You can't be trusted to be civil in our state.

The president of The United States? Apparently Walker doesn't realize that Obama is president of the residents of all the states, otherwise they would be POTUSEW-President of the United States, excluding Wisconsin.

And the union folks nationally and other Democrats motivated by Walker's move is in the public employees ' t apparently aren't supposed to have opinions what might just become a new chapter in the national GOP playbook for the fat-cat public employees who are also Obamacare-loving socialists, repeating "Obamacare" as many times as possible.

Which brings us to principle and consistency. An alert reader brought the possibility of inconsistency to my attention. I was skeptical that Walker, who liked smoking restrictions for Milwaukee County employees but is willing to repeal the ban statewide, might be inconsistent. I thanked her anyway.

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says gubernatorial candidate Walker received at least $ 462,346 in individual campaign donations from the out-of-state agitators-er,-since January 2009 contributors. He needs to give that money back, lest these out-of-state buttinskies think they ' ve got his ear.

This is especially true of money from outside political action committees, not included in this figure of $ 462,346.

OK, I'm having a little fun with a predictable gambit when throngs, made up mostly of people he's supposed to represent, to show up. Suggest broadly that outside agitators are at work. Look, there's Jesse Jackson!

Yes, there are those agitators at work-collective bargaining assaulting. That would be the governor, among others.

No doubt, the unions would have been stirred had the governor simply tried to drive a hard bargain has benefits. But they went after collective bargaining as a whole. "Pants on fire" is how the Journal Sentinel's PolitiFact judged the governor's claim that "collective bargaining is fully intact," under his proposal.

Speaking of consistency. It's a matter of legislative gospel-presumably even subscribed to by a former state representative from Lynnfield named Walker that policy doesn't belong in budget bills.

Gutting collective bargaining is a policy measure, the unions are conceding is eliminating benefits if Walker takes off the bargaining table. Walker is pursuing the policy issue of collective bargaining in the budget repair bill anyway.

Governors of both parties have been guilty of putting policy in budget bills. They argue that their non-policy policy issue has fiscal impact. But, of course, virtually every piece of legislation costs something.

There is one matter is which Walker has been consistent, however. In 2002, then-Rep. Scott Walker offered an amendment that would give the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff's Association, which endorsed him-issue-by-issue arbitration rights such as now enjoyed by the Milwaukee Police Officers Association. The measure was naturalism defeated.

The City of Milwaukee is asking be .gov Walker to rescind issue-by-issue arbitration for city cops. Others unions have their contracts arbitrated as complete packages.

If the governor really wants to show he is not favoring police and firefighters for purely political advantage, they would either lift the exemption for them or give the city what it wants to be is issue-by-issue arbitration.

I'll be surprised if he does. If there has been one other thing which he has been consistent, it's that political advantage for Scott Walker comes first.

Walker proposes new wind farm in Receptacles.

BROWN COUNTY-wind farm development in Wisconsin could face major roadblock if gov.Jo: Scott Walker has his way.

Walker wants to switch, if wind turbines built away from homes, i.e., the farther away.

The project resulted in a lot of controversy, but the eight-turbine wind farm has been up-and-running the of Town Glenmore last fall.

And plans are another wind project, the southern Brown County joins the 100 turbines Works.

However, the Governor proposed a new rule in the Scott Walker would throw wrench wind farm development throughout the territory of the State.

Currently, the turbines have been built at least 1,250 meters from the nearby homes. Walker's plan, they must build at least 1,800 feet away.

Dean Baumgardner wind Capital Group "in the current standards are more restrictive than the majority of Member States, of the 1250 feet is more than sufficient to protect the owners of the neighboring buildings," said.

The group is currently the wind farm project planned Grant County.

Governor Walker this week, the wind capital group with other companies dealing in said letter sent to the wind, you can change the rule setback represents the death sentence, many wind projects in Wisconsin.

"Governor Walker ran around creating jobs and reducing government regulation, and I was surprised to see this provision in the context of the regulatory reform bill, in that it is intended to reduce jobs and new investment in the surrounding States instead of Wisconsin," said Baumgardner.

Governor Walker did not return calls for comment on the story of the FOX 11.

Walker's spokesman said that the proposal is in line with the Cullen Werwie aimed at addressing the concerns of wind energy, which affect individuals e-mailed statement. He added that the proposed legislation, if provided, the current owners of the rights to a minimum.

The group "Brown County citizens for responsible wind energy," said, it has encouraged the BOM. The Organization of its activities-the idea is to prevent irresponsible commercial community projects and the development of the wind.

On Wednesday, the group said in a statement, "this is the sound of the first to protect the health and safety, and forced to live in the immediate vicinity of the tuulivoimaloissa and the World Health Organization recommendations for safe noise levels more closely Align."

Walker's proposal is not formally introduced yet, so no hearings scheduled.

When the Governor Office brought the Bill to the world, it moves to the Senate Committee on economic development, and veterans and military affairs.

Sen. Randy Hopper (R-FDL) chairs the Committee.