If there's one lesson to learn from today's court hearing its to make sure you never tell your probation officer things like, "I'm going to spit in that bitches face" or "I'll kill that cock sucking bitch." "Better stop asking questions about my family, or else." These are some of the statements the parole officer received from Lamar Collier and his girlfriend.
Another lesson that can be learned is that you do NOT get into a vehicle while on probation with someone else carrying a weapon. You do NOT have to be the person in possession of a weapon to violate probation and go back to jail.
The honorable Judge in this case received quite the challenge from defense attorney McDonald. He wanted the language to be understood that you must be in possession of the gun but when you listen to the actual language it clearly states you do not and Mr. Collier signed numerous documents stating he clearly understood he could not even be around a weapon.
Mr. Collier had been on probation and the Honorable Judge ruled that he did not follow the instructions referencing the weapon. He did not follow the regular monthly payments for his parole. He did not follow instructions as to where he lived and even though he had been seen by Police Officers in another residence, (other than the one he reported) at 3:30 AM, Collier maintained he lived elsewhere.
Collier also admitted he goes by the name "Flames," apparently a gang name. He stated there are other people in the neighborhood that go by the same name. However, the Judge wasn't buying any of it.
OK, so what are we seeing here. It was clear to me that Wicomico County is taking a firm stand against Gang Members, sending a clear message such activity will not be tolerated. One person I spoke with stated that this is a huge win for the County.
Collier was looking at 18 1/2 years in jail and the Judge sentenced him to serve 15 years. The Judge felt Mr. Collier isn't willing to follow the guidelines of his parole, therefore Mr. Collier was escorted away by Sheriff's Deputies immediately following the Judge's ruling and taken to jail.
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Friday, March 04, 2011
The Power Of Maryland's Public Sector Unions
National Review’s Kevin Williamson wrote an excellent piece debunking the left’s useful myth that public sector unions are a “counterweight” to “the power of big money” in our politics. Williamson points out that public sector unions are no countervailing force, but in reality, a “large and prevailing” big money force all their own. Big money indeed, unions account for five of the top ten political donors in U.S. politics.
Two years ago Charles “Mac” Middleton (D-Charles County), the powerful chairman of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee, delivered an unintentional dose of truth to a healthcare panel. Middleton said, “You recognize the people that get you there. It's labor and trial lawyers that get Democrats in office. And you don't bite off the hand that feeds you.”
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Four Charged In Cocaine Distribution Case
Location:
300 block Cubbage Drive, Cedar Creek Estates, Lincoln, DE
Date of Occurrence:
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Defendant(s) Charges and Bond Information:
Victor Saucedo-Canales-33 Lincoln, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine (2 Counts)
Delivery Of Cocaine (2 Counts)
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Maintaining A Dwelling For The Keeping Of Controlled Substances (3 Counts)
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $87,000 Cash Bond
Gerardo Saucedo-Canales-25 Lincoln, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Maintaining A Dwelling For The Keeping Of Controlled Substances
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $81,000 Cash Bond
Jose Saucedo-Canales-26 Lincoln, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Maintaining A Dwelling For The Keeping Of Controlled Substances
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $81,000 Cash Bond
Jose L. Cruz-Perez-35 Greenwood, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $81,000 Cash Bond
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Lincoln-Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit, Delaware State Police Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations completed an eleven month investigation into a Cocaine distribution operation in the Lincoln area.
The Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit, Delaware State Police Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations culminated the eleven month investigation by executing a search warrant in the 300 block Cubbage Drive, Cedar Creek Estates, Lincoln, DE. As a result of the investigation and search warrant, Victor Saucedo-Canales-33 Lincoln, DE, Gerardo Saucedo-Canales-25 Lincoln, DE, Jose Saucedo-Canales-26 Lincoln, DE, and Jose L. Cruz-Perez-35 Greenwood, DE were taken into custody.
As a result of the search warrant Delaware State Police seized approximately 2.6 Kilograms of Cocaine, approximately $41,000 United States Currency, and assorted drug paraphernalia.
Victor Saucedo-Canales-33 Lincoln, DE, Gerardo Saucedo-Canales-25 Lincoln, DE, Jose Saucedo-Canales-26 Lincoln, DE, and Jose L. Cruz-Perez-35 Greenwood, DE were arrested and charged with the above crimes, with all committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of Cash Bond as listed above.
300 block Cubbage Drive, Cedar Creek Estates, Lincoln, DE
Date of Occurrence:
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Defendant(s) Charges and Bond Information:
Victor Saucedo-Canales-33 Lincoln, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine (2 Counts)
Delivery Of Cocaine (2 Counts)
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Maintaining A Dwelling For The Keeping Of Controlled Substances (3 Counts)
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $87,000 Cash Bond
Gerardo Saucedo-Canales-25 Lincoln, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Maintaining A Dwelling For The Keeping Of Controlled Substances
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $81,000 Cash Bond
Jose Saucedo-Canales-26 Lincoln, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Maintaining A Dwelling For The Keeping Of Controlled Substances
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $81,000 Cash Bond
Jose L. Cruz-Perez-35 Greenwood, DE
Trafficking in Cocaine
Possession With Intent To Deliver (Cocaine) Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance
Conspiracy Second Degree
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 Counts)
Committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $81,000 Cash Bond
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Lincoln-Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit, Delaware State Police Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations completed an eleven month investigation into a Cocaine distribution operation in the Lincoln area.
The Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit, Delaware State Police Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, and ICE Homeland Security Investigations culminated the eleven month investigation by executing a search warrant in the 300 block Cubbage Drive, Cedar Creek Estates, Lincoln, DE. As a result of the investigation and search warrant, Victor Saucedo-Canales-33 Lincoln, DE, Gerardo Saucedo-Canales-25 Lincoln, DE, Jose Saucedo-Canales-26 Lincoln, DE, and Jose L. Cruz-Perez-35 Greenwood, DE were taken into custody.
As a result of the search warrant Delaware State Police seized approximately 2.6 Kilograms of Cocaine, approximately $41,000 United States Currency, and assorted drug paraphernalia.
Victor Saucedo-Canales-33 Lincoln, DE, Gerardo Saucedo-Canales-25 Lincoln, DE, Jose Saucedo-Canales-26 Lincoln, DE, and Jose L. Cruz-Perez-35 Greenwood, DE were arrested and charged with the above crimes, with all committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of Cash Bond as listed above.
Ricky’s “Disappointment”, Fredericksen’s Hissy Fit
Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt is “disappointed” that our elected council members saw fit to put the long term fiscal health of Wicomico County ahead of politics and ego. Sorry Rick. I realize that you believe that you run the show in Wicomico County, but I’m personally grateful that someone is actually doing the work of the people.
Reading Pollitt’s statement, one can only conclude two things:
- This is more about ego than it is about finding solutions to a real problem.
- Someone – Pollitt, BOE Superintendent John Fredericksen, and / or BOE Facilities Director Brian Foret is not being honest with the council, and the public.
According to Pollitt:
My staff and I have been working diligently with the Board of Education and others to identify new and innovative funding options such as lease/purchase and we have been carefully examining our budget opportunities for ways to fund the school project.
Yet, during his little display of shirt tearing and teeth gnashing at Tuesday’s council meeting, Fredericksen stated that alternative financing is now “out the window”. Leasing was going on before this project; before Pollitt and Fredericksen were born. It will continue long after we are all dead and gone. So … Was Fredericksen AGAIN deceiving the council and public? Is Pollitt deceiving his constituents? If leasing was the “alternative financing”, then that option certainly didn’t disappear because the project was delayed for a year. Since Pollitt made a point that HIS staff has been working with the BOE on this, he can’t claim that the BOE was deceiving him. NO! Pollitt, like Fredericksen, is upset because the county council refused to put their collective egos ahead of the fiscal well being of Wicomico County.
Kudos to council members Bartkovich, Culver, Holloway, Holloway, and Prettyman. Shame on Pollitt and Fredericksen.
It appears quite evident that Pollitt just doesn’t get it. His own notes in his own CIP state that the county cannot afford this project at the present time. Yet, he attacks the council for doing the fiscally prudent thing and dares to wrap himself in the flag by claiming that he “refuses to give up”:
The council’s vote at this early stage of the process sends the unfortunate message that our challenges overwhelm us and rather than fighting to confront them, we are simply going to throw up our hands and say, ‘We quit.’ Well, I don’t intend to quit. The new middle school is long over-due and our community deserves our best efforts at seeing it through. I strongly encourage our community to rally behind this cause and demand that their county government do better.
NO Rick. The council isn’t giving up. They are simply stating that they weren’t elected to write blank checks for you OR John Fredericksen. IF and when the BOE returns with a realistic proposal, I am sure that the full council will give the project a fair hearing. I for one am grateful that SOMEONE in county government is taking a thoughtful approach to this matter. I’m sorry it isn’t you.
I am reminded of a comment made by John Fredericksen on Tuesday night. He stated, “We’re disappointed BUT we’ll work with you. The emphasis was Fredericksen’s, not mine.
Perhaps Pollitt and Fredericksen should both take a basic government class. The council, as our local legislative body, is the appropriating authority. Both Pollitt and Fredericksen have no choice BUT to work with our council. Without them, nothing can be appropriated.
If Pollitt, Fredericksen, and their staffs were so concerned about the problems facing Wicomico County and our school children, perhaps they would have been better served by working on a solution rather than trying to play politics with this important issues. Maybe council should take a closer look at funding positions such as the county PIO when budget time approaches.
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release
Date of Incident: 4 March 2011
Location: 400 N. Fruitland Blvd., Fruitland, MD
Suspects: William E. Byrd, Jr., 63, Accomac, VA
Narrative: On 4 March 2011 at 1:49 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office was checking on a vehicle parked in the parking lot of a closed restaurant with its headlights on. Upon approaching the vehicle, the deputy discovered the operator, William E. Byrd Jr. of Accomac, VA, slumped across the front seat. Upon waking Byrd and having him exit the vehicle, it was observed that Byrd appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. Byrd was also discovered to have a loaded .380 handgun inside the vehicle.
During the administration of Field Sobriety testing Byrd swayed and stumbled and at one point the deputy had to grab his arm to prevent him from falling on the ground.
The deputy placed Byrd under arrest for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and the handgun that was located in the vehicle. Upon the reading of the DR15 Advice of Rights, Byrd refused to submit to a breath test. Byrd was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Byrd was detained in the Detention Center in lieu of $10,000.00 bond.
Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Handgun in Vehicle
Handgun on Person
Possession of Handgun while Under the Influence of Alcohol
A COMMENT WORTHY OF A PROMPT RESPONSE
This comment was made to a post yesterday regarding the Bennett Middle School mess:
"The 2 county council members on the School Building Commission should have put a stop to this a long time ago."
Be advised that those 2 "county council members" do not control the School Building Commission, which includes a number of tax and spend liberals, appointed either by the County Executive, Mr. Pollitt, or the Board of Ed. And where was the person who made this comment during the months that those "county council members" tried to have the proposed facility redesigned to cut the cost (value engineering)?
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GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR ANIMAL HEALTH BUILDING
Salisbury Mayor James Ireton, Jr., invites the public to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Salisbury Zoological Park Animal Health Building, on Monday, March 28, 2011. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be held next to the Salisbury Zoological Administrative Building behind Ben’s Red Swings.
The project includes the construction of a new Animal Health Clinic. This health clinic will enable the Salisbury Zoological Park to have a facility that will house and treat our current and future animal collection. It will also enable us to further the Zoo’s involvement in conservation breeding programs. This project will include geothermal heating and air for efficiency, necropsy room, surgery room, multiple animal holding areas and quarantine space. A secondary use of the new Clinic will be for emergency housing during inclement weather.
“The construction of this building is very important to the future of the Salisbury Zoological Park. As we move towards the implementation of our Master Plan (completed in 2006), AZA accreditation is very critical to our success. Phase One of that Master Plan includes the Animal Health Clinic. The ability to provide consistent, modern medical care to our animal collection is very important,” said Zoo Director, Joel Hamilton.
“This project, funded by a City of Salisbury Public Improvement Bond of 2009, a Maryland Historic Grant, a State Bond Bill, and private donations to the Renew the Zoo capital campaign and managed by the Delmarva Zoological Society is an example of the community and all levels of government working together for the good of the zoo, and ultimately, for the good of Salisbury,” said Mayor Ireton.
This project will begin construction this month (March 2011) and is expected to be completed by March 2012.
The project includes the construction of a new Animal Health Clinic. This health clinic will enable the Salisbury Zoological Park to have a facility that will house and treat our current and future animal collection. It will also enable us to further the Zoo’s involvement in conservation breeding programs. This project will include geothermal heating and air for efficiency, necropsy room, surgery room, multiple animal holding areas and quarantine space. A secondary use of the new Clinic will be for emergency housing during inclement weather.
“The construction of this building is very important to the future of the Salisbury Zoological Park. As we move towards the implementation of our Master Plan (completed in 2006), AZA accreditation is very critical to our success. Phase One of that Master Plan includes the Animal Health Clinic. The ability to provide consistent, modern medical care to our animal collection is very important,” said Zoo Director, Joel Hamilton.
“This project, funded by a City of Salisbury Public Improvement Bond of 2009, a Maryland Historic Grant, a State Bond Bill, and private donations to the Renew the Zoo capital campaign and managed by the Delmarva Zoological Society is an example of the community and all levels of government working together for the good of the zoo, and ultimately, for the good of Salisbury,” said Mayor Ireton.
This project will begin construction this month (March 2011) and is expected to be completed by March 2012.
High Ranking Bloods Gang Member Sentenced To 15 Years Today
Lamar Collier was tried and convicted today for violation of probation and received 15 years in jail today. I'll provide more details later.
A Letter To The Editor
DOES WICOMICO COUNTY REALLY NEED RICK POLLITT’S "PIO"?
The annual cost to the taxpayer for the salary and benefits of the public information officer – probably $75,000 or so – is but a drop in the County’s waste bucket, but it’s not chump-change either. He may perform well as Mr. Pollitt’s mouthpiece and "fixer" – and now the producer of Rick’s TV program. But do we really need those services?
Do we need to have someone to speaking to the media for Mr. Pollitt about matters such as the "issue" involving the proposed new Bennett Middle School? And if Rick wants to have a TV show, shouldn’t it be D-I-Y.
Should this PIO position on the County Executive’s staff be eliminated or at least made a part time position to reduce its cost? What do you think?
Today's Survey Question
We Make Better Decisions When We Gotta Go
In addition to making you walk funny and drop your keys five or six times while trying to get inside your house, a full bladder may actually do something useful: help you make better decisions.
According to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands performed experiments on more than 500 college students to determine if the inhibitory signals sent to a full bladder would “spill over” into other inhibitory responses, such as holding out for a larger monetary reward rather than going with a smaller immediate one.
According to lead author Mirjam Tuk, researchers had test subjects drink either five cups of water or sip a bit from each cup. After about 40 minutes -- the amount of time it takes for the water to reach the bladder -- the subjects were asked to participate in a choice test.
“We asked them to choose between a small, but soon-to-be-received reward or a large but later-to-be-received award, e.g., $18 tomorrow or $30 in 25 days,” says Tuk in an e-mail interview. “The number of times respondents opted for a later but larger reward was higher for people who experienced high bladder pressure.”
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According to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands performed experiments on more than 500 college students to determine if the inhibitory signals sent to a full bladder would “spill over” into other inhibitory responses, such as holding out for a larger monetary reward rather than going with a smaller immediate one.
According to lead author Mirjam Tuk, researchers had test subjects drink either five cups of water or sip a bit from each cup. After about 40 minutes -- the amount of time it takes for the water to reach the bladder -- the subjects were asked to participate in a choice test.
“We asked them to choose between a small, but soon-to-be-received reward or a large but later-to-be-received award, e.g., $18 tomorrow or $30 in 25 days,” says Tuk in an e-mail interview. “The number of times respondents opted for a later but larger reward was higher for people who experienced high bladder pressure.”
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Wis. governor to Dems: Return or 1,500 workers will be axed
Capitol is cleared of demonstrators for 1st time in 17 nights after judge orders building closed during non-business hours
MADISON, Wis. — Thousands of Wisconsin state workers were bracing for layoff notices Friday as Republican Gov. Scott Walker and absent Democrats remained in a standoff over a budget balancing bill that would also strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights.
Walker said he would issue 1,500 layoff notices Friday if at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats doesn't return from Illinois to give the Republican majority the quorum it needs to vote. Senate Republicans voted Thursday to hold the missing Democrats in contempt and force police to bring them back to the Capitol.
USPS Financial Rescue May Not Stop 'Death Spiral'
Some members of Congress are poised to give the Postal Service some relief to its crushing financial requirements. But it's far from a done deal.
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, will follow Collins' lead and introduce a version of the bill as early as this week.
"We collectively, and by collectively I'm referring postal management, workers, mailers and the administration as well as this Congress, must come to the realization that some difficult decisions made rather quickly in order to address the Postal Services current financial situation," said Lynch during a subcommittee hearing Wednesday. "However before we tackle issues such as changing delivery frequency, cutting services and laying off hard working Americans, there are certainly some more palatable actions we should consider first."
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 353) Feb. 15. The ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee introduced a similar bill last session of Congress. The latest version of her legislation calls on the Office of Personnel Management to redetermine the postal surplus or supplemental liability as of the close of fiscal 2010, and for each year thereafter through 2043. That surplus would remain in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund until distribution is necessary as long as USPS meets certain criteria.
"We collectively, and by collectively I'm referring postal management, workers, mailers and the administration as well as this Congress, must come to the realization that some difficult decisions made rather quickly in order to address the Postal Services current financial situation," said Lynch during a subcommittee hearing Wednesday. "However before we tackle issues such as changing delivery frequency, cutting services and laying off hard working Americans, there are certainly some more palatable actions we should consider first."
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Immigration And Customs Under Investigation
Allegations of fraud and personal misconduct being investigated at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An FBI agent says that ICE deputy director of intelligence James Woosley was suspended from the agency after a raid found that he had filed bogus travel reports for analysts in exchange for a cut of the refunded money. ICE says that it is cooperating with an investigation by Homeland Security's inspector general.
Curbing Entitlement Programs
House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans will propose a budget in the spring that curbs the growth in Social Security and Medicare. He tells the Wall Street Journal, he hopes to persuade the American public that entitlement programs must be curbed if there's any hope of bring federal deficits under control. At this point, most Americans don't have a clue to how big the fiscal problem is, Boehner says. Entitlement programs comprise more than 60 percent of the budget, and they are growing fast.
NJ Protesters Suspended For Calling Out Sick
Three union workers who called out sick to attend a labor rally at the New Jersey Statehouse last week have been suspended.
The move comes a day after Gov. Christie told NBC New York in an interview that "people who call in sick better be sick." Christie issued his warning ahead of another labor rally that drew thousands on Thursday.
The county said the workers were among 14 in the department who called out sick; officials alleged that 174 developmentally disabled adults who depend on the county's services ended up "waiting for buses that never came."
"These employees are being suspended without pay based on the fact that we have evidence to prove that they were not home sick as they had claimed," said Lillian Burry, a county official.
The union representing the workers, the Communications Workers of America(CWA) put out a statement through its District One calling this a "politically-motivated attack on public workers who perform vital services."
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The move comes a day after Gov. Christie told NBC New York in an interview that "people who call in sick better be sick." Christie issued his warning ahead of another labor rally that drew thousands on Thursday.
The county said the workers were among 14 in the department who called out sick; officials alleged that 174 developmentally disabled adults who depend on the county's services ended up "waiting for buses that never came."
"These employees are being suspended without pay based on the fact that we have evidence to prove that they were not home sick as they had claimed," said Lillian Burry, a county official.
The union representing the workers, the Communications Workers of America(CWA) put out a statement through its District One calling this a "politically-motivated attack on public workers who perform vital services."
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Wisconsin Layoff Notices To Come Friday
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that he will issue layoff notices to 1,500 state workers on Friday if his proposal forcing them to pay more for benefits and taking away nearly all their collective bargaining rights isn't passed by then.
Walker also said in an interview with The Associated Press that he is negotiating with Democrats who stymied passage of the bill by leaving the state for changes to the proposal that would get them to return. Walker said he won't compromise on the collective bargaining issue or anything that saves the state money.
"I can't take any of that off the table," he said.
Walker said he has to issue the layoff notices starting Friday so the state can start to realize the $30 million savings he had assumed would come from the state worker concessions contained in the bill. The layoffs wouldn't be effective for 31 days, and Walker said he could rescind them if the bill passed in the meantime.
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Walker also said in an interview with The Associated Press that he is negotiating with Democrats who stymied passage of the bill by leaving the state for changes to the proposal that would get them to return. Walker said he won't compromise on the collective bargaining issue or anything that saves the state money.
"I can't take any of that off the table," he said.
Walker said he has to issue the layoff notices starting Friday so the state can start to realize the $30 million savings he had assumed would come from the state worker concessions contained in the bill. The layoffs wouldn't be effective for 31 days, and Walker said he could rescind them if the bill passed in the meantime.
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