As the standoff in Wisconsin enters its third week, the 14 Democratic Senators who left the state to prevent Governor Scott Walker's union-busting budget bill from being passed, once again offer to negotiate:
The leader of Senate Democrats hiding out in Illinois is seeking a face-to-face meeting with Gov. Scott Walker and the Senate GOP leader.
Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D-Monona) said in a letter sent out Monday that he wants to meet with Republicans "near the Wisconsin-Illinois border to formally resume serious discussions" on Walker's budget repair bill. Two other Democratic senators met with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) last week in Kenosha. [...]
"I assure you that Democratic state senators, despite our differences and the vigorous debate we have had, remain ready and willing to find a reasonable compromise," Miller said in the letter.
And this willingness to compromise reflects exactly what the people of Wisconsin want, where:
... nearly two-thirds of the state's adults (65 percent) prefer that Walker "negotiate with Democrats and public employee's unions in order to find a compromise solution" to the "current conflict over public employee benefits and collective bargaining rights."
Despite that, Walker continues to insist that he will not compromise.
Meanwhile, the Wisconsin Democratic Party plans to file a complaint later today, based on comments made by Walker during the infamous call, where Walker thought he was talking to David Koch, that:
... alleges Walker repeatedly violated Wisconsin statutes by appearing to request support from Koch in shoring up vulnerable Republicans and by indicating that he would use the threat of layoffs as a political tool.
Read the complaint here.
Stay tuned for developments throughout the day.