READ MORE: Wisconsin Senate GOP Votes to Strip State Workers of Collective Bargaining Rights - FoxNews.com: "Bypassing Democrats hiding out in Illinois, Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted Wednesday night to strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights.
Republicans voted 18-1 to pass the stripped-down budget bill in a hastily arranged meeting. None of the Senate Democrats were present.
The State Assembly is expected to vote on the bill Thursday.
All 14 Senate Democrats fled to Illinois nearly three weeks ago, preventing the chamber from having enough members present to consider Gov. Scott Walker's so-called 'budget repair bill' -- a proposal introduced to plug a $137 million budget shortfall.."
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