{"id":13229,"date":"2011-03-13T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T17:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidbordwell.net\/blog\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2011-03-13T15:24:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T20:24:22","slug":"spring-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidbordwell.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/spring-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring: Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ten days ago we returned to Madison and the political turmoil that we had watched from a distance<\/a>. In just a few weeks, the Governor and the Republican majorities in the legislature thrust through a new budget and a bill drastically limiting the rights of state employees to bargain collectively. The actions, taken abruptly and perhaps in violation of Wisconsin law, triggered huge, peaceable protest demonstrations–the biggest yesterday<\/a>, with perhaps as many as 100,000 people participating. A timeline of developments is here<\/a>. A skeptical account of the Governor’s rationale is here<\/a>. His telephone conversation with Not David Koch, which hasn’t lost any of its entertainment value, is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Wisconsin State Animal: The Badger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Saturday 12 March: A tractor cavalcade around the square.<\/p>\n

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The rally continued throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Photo from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.<\/em><\/p>\n

Go here<\/a> for information about what may happen next.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin State Motto:\u00a0Forward<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Unless otherwise credited, photos by DB.<\/em><\/p>\n

PS 13 March:<\/strong> See video coverage, including cow parade,\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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