The stalemate continued late into the night Tuesday as the state Assembly attempted to work through dozens of amendments proposed by Democrats ? most of them meant to stall the progress of Gov. Scott Walker?s controversial budget repair bill.
In a day that featured increased police presence at the Capitol, a “fireside chat” by the governor and a number of strategic maneuvers by the state Senate, the responsibility of actually moving Walker?s bill forward fell onto the shoulders of Assembly Republicans.