"Judge Maryann Sumi of Dane County Circuit Court said the Senate vote on March 9, coming after 13 Democratic state senators had fled the state, failed to comply with an open meetings law requiring at least two hours notice to the public."
Kate Duffy, the state’s commissioner of the Department of Human Resources, said state officials are unsure how much money will be saved. The deal is "sort of an experiment to see what is possible,"
she said.
“After many discussions and a lot of back-and-forth, we were able to reach agreement on acceptable guidelines for how the program will work, including a sunset date of June 30, 2012," explained NMU Chair Terry Lefebvre.
"Now would seem to be a great opportunity for the Democrats to rebuild their relationship with unions and their supporters in the insecure middle class."
Read Entire Speech By AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka.
VSEA member Sead Drljacic dropped by VSEA HQ to personally thank the union’s Scholarships and Awards Committee for his 2010 award.