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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State patrol officers are being dispatched to the homes of multiple Democratic Wisconsin state senators in the hopes that will force them to come back in session.

The Senate met at 7 a.m. Thursday to issue a call of the house, which allows for law enforcement to be sent to find missing members. The 14 Democrats skipped town last week to avoid voting on a bill taking away collective bargaining rights from public workers.

Police can’t arrest absent members, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he hopes one or more of them will feel compelled to come back with a police officer at their door.Republicans need at least one Democrat to be present to take up the bill.