WISCONSIN GOP SKIRTS DEMOCRATS, STRIPS PUBLIC WORKERS' BARGAINING RIGHTS

The nearly month-long standoff in the Wisconsin Legislature over volatile union rights legislation rocketed toward a staged finish Thursday after Senate Republicans outmaneuvered their missing independent counterparts and pushed through the bill.

The dramatic turn of events late Wednesday set up a mechanical vote Thursday morning in the Assembly on the determine that would strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers. Once the bill passes the assemblage, it heads to Republican Gov. Scott rambler for his signature.

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