Waukesha County panel refuses to endorse Walker bill

[nadinbrzezinski]

Waukesha - A divided Waukesha County Board leadership committee on Monday refused to endorse the controversial budget-repair bill already passed by Republicans and signed by Gov. Scott Walker last week.

Supervisor Robert Hutton of Sussex had proposed a resolution stating the Waukesha County Board's support for Walker's bill, which strips most collective bargaining rights from public employee unions. The pending law also requires public employees to contribute 5.8% of their pay to the state pension fund and, if they're in the state insurance plan, 12% of the premiums. His measure failed on a 3-4 vote in the Executive Committee.

County Board Chairman Jim Dwyer said the County Board is scheduled to take up the resolution at its 7 p.m. meeting March 22.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/117965664.html

FYI this is a VERY RED county

[bluestateguy]

1. I was just going to say...

That is a very blood red county.

[buddysmellgood]

2. We actually built a fence around that county. Interesting.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Comment from me

perhaps in bad taste given what is going on at Yukushima... but I think Gov Walker is now officially radioactive.