The future of Wisconsin’s Act 10, which restructured how local taxpayers fund public school unions, is uncertain after a Dane County judge struck down parts of the law yesterday.
The judge ruled that exempting some police officers from the law, which required certain public employees to contribute more to their retirements and healthcare, lacked a rational basis.
The decision to categorize UW police officers differently from state troopers was found to violate Wisconsin’s equal protection guarantee.
Republican lawmakers criticized the ruling, accusing the judge of overstepping their authority.
