Sentences with phrase «spurred by anger»

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Democrat widely viewed as a union favorite emerged Wednesday to challenge Gov. Scott Walker, a day after petition circulators spurred by anger over the Republican's moves against organized labor said they submitted more than enough signatures to force a recall election.

The recall election spurred by anger over changes Walker pushed through the Legislature last year to effectively end collective bargaining rights for most public workers is the most prominent campaign in the nation after the presidential race.

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In recent months, revelations from European authorities about the tax avoidance strategies used by Google, Starbucks and Amazon have all stirred public anger and spurred several European governments, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris - based research organization for the world's richest countries, to discuss measures to close the loopholes.

The anger was spurred largely by news stories of questionable decisions — or deception.

The move was spurred by last year's Louisiana Supreme Court decision on voucher schools and by anger among local school board members over state - approved charters in their parishes.

Students» anger at the availability of guns, access to weapons by the mentally ill and school safety spurred lawmakers to act.