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Option to flee their state because they dont have a large enough group to prevent a quorum. but protesters in columbus, ohio gathered inside the state capitol while the legislature held hearings on a collective bargaining bill similar to the one in wisconsin. president obama made an appearance in ohio but stuck to his winning the future message at a small business forum at cleveland state university. >> small businesses like yours that help drive americas economic growth, they are the cornerston...

State senators didnt have the option to flee their state because they dont have a large enough group to prevent a quorum. but protesters in columbus, ohio gathered inside the state capitol while the legislature held hearings on a collective bargaining bill similar to the one in wisconsin. president obama made an appearance in ohio but stuck to his winning the future message at a small business forum at cleveland state university. >> small businesses like yours that help drive americas economic g...

We know its a busy time for you and we enjoy the perspective. joining us on the phone is scott pelaff, hes joining us live from illinois. you heard what the speaker had to say, what is your reaction, sir. >> i tell you what, minority parties have rights, and the people we represent have rights. and we use this power to break a quorum for one very important reason, and its used to stop the most radical. this is part of the legislative institution in the history of our country. you know what were ...

>> shame on them! shame on them! >> fourteen democratic senators fled the state last week, preventing the senate from considering the legislation for a lack of quorum. they say they wont return until the government negotiates. governor scott walker says hes is not budging. tough budget choices across the states. their actions drawing protests in several states today. besides wisconsin, demonstrations in ohio, massachusetts and california and organized labor in ohio is opposing a measure simila...

Price. more on whats driving prices higher. how all of this will effect all of us coming up inside "the fox report." first, back to america where a standoff in wisconsin is headed now to its second week. thousands of protesters marching in madison again today and all 14 democratic state senators are still in hiding across the border in illinois. they are protesting a bill to strip most state workers of most of their collective bargaining rights. republicans need at least one democrat to come bac...

Almost immediately on it. >> by the way, the university of wisconsin health department says its launching an investigation into the allegations that doctors were handing out bogus medical excuses. they call those allegations very serious, shep. >> shepard: as the people revolt behind you, i wonder will the senate convene without the democrats? and, if so, can they get anything done? the senate will convene tomorrow at 11:00. they can get a lot done. pass anything that doesnt have to do with fina...

Block votes on labor bills there. chris stirewalt is the fox news digital poll six editor. i guess they looked over at wisconsin and said, hey if it stops legislation well try it here in ohio, huh. >> reporter: somebody already said today that this is a good time to own stock in a hotel chain that has a lot of property in illinois. democrats from adjacent states seem to be fleeing there in droves. jon: why illinois in particular. >> reporter: in this case illinois has a democratic governor who w...

Dictatorship regime. >> the united states, as every country throughout the world, would look to how to engage to see if -- to see how we can support this kind of positive change in a way thats really meaningful. but for the -- but it is up to the people of each country to make the decisions about their own future. >> back in this country, protests continued today in wisconsin over that controversial budget bill. the republican-controlled assembly is planning to try and vote on the measure today....

Bargaining. in fact, the governor shot down any notion of a compromise that would limit collective bargaining on a tempterary basis. he said that would shuttle budget problems to the next election cycle. incidentally, teachers also shot down that compromise because they believe that collective bargaining is untouchable, even if only on a temporary basis. the senate will get back to business tomorrow, despite not having the democrats who fled across state lines. to decide issues that dont involve...

Saying this is reagan moment for air traffic control. >> but tactics have to be different. what he can and ought to do is take out of the bill the parts that dont have to do with the fiscal matters. the heart of the issue is take away bargaining rights. he doesnt need a quorum of 20, he doesnt need democrats. he can do that. the he passes that, then all that is left the give-back with the union made on the money. there would be no reason for chicago democrats to stay in chicago and hide. he has ...