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Budget bill foes say stealthy vote broke open meetings law; challenges coming

Shortly after Senate Republicans? surprise vote Wednesday to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for most public employees, protesters started collecting signatures from citizens in preparation for filing an open meetings complaint. It is not yet clear where these complaints will be filed, but former Attorney General Pat Lautenschlager said they can be filed with either the Dane County District Attorney?s Office or the Attorney General?s Office.