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Kansas mom wants to pay more taxes but state says no
Michelle Trouvé, a Kansas mother of three, is asking to pay more taxes to improve her children's school district.
But the state of Kansas says no; Kansas caps the amount of money raised through property taxes that can go to schools in order to ensure equity among districts. Michelle Trouvé talks to T.J. Holmes today on American Morning.
State senators spar over Wisconsin bill
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is pushing a new bill which, if passed, would take away teachers' unions' collective bargaining rights and would require that teachers contribute more to their pensions. Republicans are saying tightening the state's belt is necessary in the current economic crisis but Democrats say the bill is a drastic action that would ruin unions. Meanwhile, Democratic state senators have left the state in an effort to stall the vote on the bill.
We're getting both sides of the story from Wisconsin State Senators Jon Erpenbach (D), who's in Chicago, and Glenn Grothman (R) this morning.
Teachers’ leader lauds Democrats who hid
Thousands gathered in Madison, Wisconsin Thursday to protest a bill being pushed forward by Governor Scott Walker. If passed, the bill would strip teachers' unions of their collective bargaining rights and would require that they contribute more to their benefits. In response, Democratic state senators skipped town Thursday, stalling a vote on the divisive bill.
Bryan Kennedy, the President of the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin represents about 17,000 workers who would be affected by the bill Governor Walker is proposing. Kennedy speaks to American Morning's T.J. Holmes about the Wisconsin protests.
Rep. Jeff Flake: Obama's budget not serious
The GOP is firing back at President Obama after the release of his 2012 budget proposal Monday.
One critic of the president's budget is Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) who says Obama's budget isn't serious when it comes to spending cuts. Flake also addresses the increasingly popular "Birther" movement. Hear what Rep. Jeff Flake tells American Morning's Kiran Chetry.
Judd Gregg: More needs to be done about national debt
President Obama released his 2012 budget proposal Monday, spurring criticism from the GOP.
Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire and a former member of the Senate Budget Committee, says neither side of the aisle is addressing the fundamental problem behind the national debt. Gregg tells American Morning's Kiran Chetry what he thinks needs to happen.
The Egypt effect: Unrest spreads in Middle East
In the wake of Egypt's protests and the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, other Middle Eastern nations seem to be following suit; there have been protests in Iran, Yemen and Bahrain, as well.
Professor Emad Shahin of the University of Notre Dame went to Cairo to participate in the demonstrations there and says protests in other nations shouldn't come as a surprise. He tells American Morning's Kiran Chetry about the current situation in Egypt and the political trend Egyptians might be setting throughout the Middle East.
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