Should Act 10 Be Repealed? Assembly Candidates Divided
Candidates seeking election to state offices representing parts of Brookfield, Wauwatosa and Elm Grove sparred on issues, including the state's collective bargaining reforms, at candidates forum Tuesday.
The state's sweeping collective bargaining reforms — still being litigated in court — drew widely divergent views from area candidates seeking election to the state Assembly. Asked whether, if elected, they would try to repeal Act 10 which eliminated most public sector union negotiations, reactions fell along partisan lines at a candidates forum held Tuesday in Brookfield. "I actually voted for Act 10 and I stand by that vote," said Republican state Rep. Dale Kooyenga, of Brookfield, who is seeking a second term representing the newly redrawn 14th Assembly District, which includes Brookfield and Wauwatosa. "We made common sense reforms, said Kooyenga, who added school districts and local governments have and will continue to benefit …
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12:26 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Act 10 is now law (and will remain so despite futile stays by Dane County judges). The candidates who would repeal Act 10 need to clearly state what they would put in to replace it -- and how those changes would impact taxpayers at all levels. The time to be against Act 10 is over. It is time for candidates to be for something, rather than against something. As an aside, this article is also … more ›