Today Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in a news conference, ratcheted up pressure on the 14 absent Senate Democrats to return to Madison. Walker singled out Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller as the “barrier” to their return, noting “a handful” of the other Democrats have signaled they wish to return soon.
Walker did not offer any indication that he would relent on his proposal to end most collective bargaining rights for public employee unions. Indeed, Senate Republican leader Scott Fitzgerald told reporters “we are not flexible on this piece.”