At a Wisconsin Town Hall, the Mood Turns Against Compromise

At a town hall meeting held in this rural community on Sunday afternoon, Republican state Sen. Dale Schultz faced loud opposition to a proposed compromise he said could end the legislative stalemate over union rights that's led to close to three weeks of protests in his state. Schultz has proposed an amendment that freezes collective bargaining rights for public employees for two years, and said he though that would be a fair compromise -- and one that could end the standoff in Madison over Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget repair bill.

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