Q&A: Wisconsin governer recall effort underway

Petitioners say they have more than one million signatures, about twice as many needed to trigger a recall election of the governor.

The signature drive began two months ago, in reaction to a law supported by the governor that ended nearly all collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter Jason Stein, who covers the Wisconsin State Capitol speak with MPR from Madison, Wis.

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