Wisconsin Bill Advances, Then Stalls

By KATE ZERNIKE and SUSAN SAULNY, New York Times
Fri, 02/25/2011 - 9:07am

Wisconsin Bill Advances, Then Stalls

While a bill limiting collective bargaining rights was passed in the Wisconsin Assembly, the measure stalled because Senate Democrats remained out of the state.

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