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Wisconsin’s GOP Aims to Strip Power From the Incoming Democratic Governor
Republican lawmakers will try to do it this week.


https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/wisconsin-gop-scott-walker-tony-evers/
Samantha MichaelsDecember 2, 2018 4:30 PM

Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker, left, and Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File


Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are making a last-ditch effort to strip crucial powers from the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general before Republican Gov. Scott Walker finishes his term, in a move that could have sweeping implications for health insurance and voting rights in one of the country’s most important swing states.

In a special session on Monday, the Republican-held Legislature will consider a bill that would make it harder for Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ administration to implement its agenda in the state. Among other measures, it would take away his ability to approve major decisions by Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul, who ousted Republican Brad Schimel in the November midterm, granting this power to Republican lawmakers instead. The change would likely hamper the pair’s ability to follow through on a campaign pledge to withdraw Wisconsin from a federal lawsuit that is currently seeking to strike down Obamacare.

The 141-page bill was unveiled Friday, and lawmakers are expected to vote on it Tuesday. Democrats have cried foul, describing the measure as an unethical attempt to ignore the will of Democratic voters. “The people spoke in November,” former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted in a statement about Wisconsin on Sunday. “Republicans refuse to hear and seek to hold on to power-by any means. This is not good for our democracy.”..........................

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