Big Bend Republican Rep. David Craig co-sponsored the bill, which would sharply curtail the ability of circuit court judges to stay laws they deem unconstitutional.
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The Dane County courthouse in downtown Madison. A new bill would sap county judges of much of their power to block legislation they find unconstitutional.
Tuesday night, Assembly Democrats delayed a final vote on a Republican bill that would reduce the power of county judges to block laws that they rule unconstitutional.
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Some of the protesters against Act 10 in March 2011 were law enforcement officials. The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association recently filed a lawsuit against Act 10.
Lawmakers have sent a bill to the Governor's desk that would let employers avoid layoffs by reducing workers' hours, but it was stripped of a reminder to respect union bargaining agreements.
Voters will go to the polls tomorrow to select a state Superintendent of Public Instruction. The candidates differ on many issues including education funding, voucher expansion, and the state's new math and English curriculum.
Republican Attorney General JB Van Hollen said today that despite an ongoing legal dispute, a circuit court ruling invalidating Wisconsin's collective bargaining law did not apply statewide.
