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Labor’s last stand? Living in a state divided

For years, Katherine Cramer Walsh has had college students come into her office with concerns about grades or assignments. Lately, however, she has found herself being asked to offer romantic advice.

?I?ve had students coming to me in tears, saying, ?I?ve been dating this person for a year and I don?t know if I can do it anymore,?? said Walsh, a UW-Madison political science professor. The problem wasn?t fidelity or commitment ? it was Gov. Scott Walker?s collective bargaining law.