MONROE - GOP State Sen. Dale Schultz is generating headlines on an unsubstantiated rumor that he plans to vote against Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.
But if Schultz is taking a stand in opposition to his own party, he's being quiet about it. Repeated attempts to reach him at his home and office for comment were unsuccessful Sunday and Monday.
Some Internet blog sites and the Appleton Post-Crescent have reported that Schultz plans to vote no on the bill.
But a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story published Monday said Schultz "has yet to say publicly whether he'd vote against it."
Meanwhile, Greg Sargent's "The Plum Line" column in the Washington Post Monday said that rank-and-file state GOP lawmakers were so angry with Schultz, they threatened to kick him out of the state senate caucus.
Sargent added that Schultz "has privately indicated" his intention to vote against Walker's bill.
Schultz had previously advocated a compromise to Walker's bill, which calls for unionized public employees to lose collective bargaining rights. The compromise plan initially pushed by Schultz would suspend collective bargaining only through 2013.
But if Schultz is taking a stand in opposition to his own party, he's being quiet about it. Repeated attempts to reach him at his home and office for comment were unsuccessful Sunday and Monday.
Some Internet blog sites and the Appleton Post-Crescent have reported that Schultz plans to vote no on the bill.
But a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story published Monday said Schultz "has yet to say publicly whether he'd vote against it."
Meanwhile, Greg Sargent's "The Plum Line" column in the Washington Post Monday said that rank-and-file state GOP lawmakers were so angry with Schultz, they threatened to kick him out of the state senate caucus.
Sargent added that Schultz "has privately indicated" his intention to vote against Walker's bill.
Schultz had previously advocated a compromise to Walker's bill, which calls for unionized public employees to lose collective bargaining rights. The compromise plan initially pushed by Schultz would suspend collective bargaining only through 2013.