Wisconsin is killing Michigan State in Overtime.
But this is the least nervous I've felt in more than an hour.
Final Michigan State 69 Wisconsin 80
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...I'm sure the Lansing PD is breaking out their riot gear just about now, lol. Couches will burn tonight.
Congrats! 
GO BADGERS GO.😊
When I read the title of your thread, I thought that you meant that Wisconsin workers were working tons more overtime than Michigan workers. New kind of jobs report or something.
But hey, what a relief! It's a sportsy thread!
isn't Walker cooking up another way to screw over working people?
Wisconsin may eliminate ban on 7-day work weeks
Current Wisconsin law requires employers to give their workers at least one day off for every week on the job, but a new law being proposed in the state assembly could change that. Two state politicians working with the local business lobby have introduced legislation that would allow employees in the manufacturing and service sectors to work for a week or more without any mandated breaks.
One of the bill’s sponsors, Republican state representative Mark Born, said the bill was intended only to allow workers the option of volunteering for additional work. “Let’s allow businesses and employees to work together, and if there’s extra work that needs to be done, give the option to the employee to come in,” he told msnbc.
Most states don’t have mandated rest days like the one in Wisconsin, said Born, and some businesses have already had the requirement waived. But to Wisconsin labor unions and other opponents of the bill, the current law is a crucial safeguard against workplace abuse. If employees are given the “option” to work more, it ultimately won’t be up to them, said National Employment Law Project’s Catherine Ruckelshaus. “?‘Voluntary’ typically doesn’t mean that the worker has any choice in the matter,” she said. “It generally means, if you want to keep your job or have a job, you have to take what the employer is describing.”
“There has not been some sort of outcry from small business and employees asking for this protection to be removed,” said Mike Browne, deputy director for the progressive group One Wisconsin Now. Instead, the law was originally proposed by the powerful industry lobbying group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC). Rep. Born confirmed to msnbc that he began working on the legislation after he was approached by WMC. “They’ve had a tradition of being very successful in influencing Republican politicians or conservative politicians to vote with their interests,” said Browne. A WMC spokesperson did not return a request for comment.
http://www.msnbc.com/all/could-workers-lose-their-right-weekend
I'd rather talk about sports that I know nothing about!
it will make you feel glad to be from Wisconsin for the next few weeks.
Key words = "Frank the Tank" "brackets" "No.1 Seed"
You're right! I am starting to feel better!
Meet Frank
I think the Tank I found was cuter.
And what about those "brackets" and "Number 1 seed?" I suppose you're going to tell me I'm off base on those, too?
I'm afraid to ask if you know who this is.
Sometimes the sports gives a needed break from the rightwing nuttery.
If I can name him, do I get to keep him?
Aaron Rodgers, starting quarterback for the Packers, two-time NFL MVP, and team union rep!
(whaddyamean, you think I had help???)
Makes sense, he is a smart left leaning guy.
Yeah, you can keep him during the off-season.
I might learn to like this sports thing after all!
