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*'''July 1, 2011''' '''AUSTERITY BUDGET TAKES EFFECT.''' Gov. Scott Walker's austerity budget takes effect. After 6 months of slow job growth, July marks a turning point leading to 6 months of job loss in Wisconsin as seen in this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel graph.
*'''July 8, 2011''' We Are Wisconsin's political action committee raised more than $4 million for recall efforts, with most of the large contributions coming from labor unions, according to campaign finance documents. <ref> Jennifer Page [http://www.prwatch.org/node/9944 Live Reporting from the Wisconsin Protests], [http://www.prwatch.org PR Watch], June 7, 2011 </ref>
*'''July 13, 2011''''''ALEC EXPOSED.'''The Center for Media and Democracy unveiled this unveils a trove of over 800 "model" bills and resolutions secretly voted on by corporations and politicians through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). These bills reveal the corporate collaboration reshaping our democracy, state by state. They published a list of known ALEC legislative members, ALEC corporations and an article about ALEC bills in Wisconsin.(FN website.)
*'''July 19, 2011''' Dave Hansen (D-Greenbay) won the recall election against challenger David VanderLeest. <ref> [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/19/wisconsin-recall-election-results_n_904053.html Wisconsin Recall Election Results: Dave Hansen Defeats David VanderLeest], [http://www.huffingtonpost.com The Huffington Post], July 19, 2011 </ref>
