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TopicWisconsin Lawmakers Vote To Limit Powers Of New Democratic Governor
Bio1590
12/05/18 11:59:59 AM
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The legislation would:

Limit early voting to two weeks. A similar limit was found unconstitutional in 2016 and Democrats have threatened to take legal action again.

Give Republicans more say over the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., including over its enterprise zone program that gives tax breaks to individual businesses. WEDC's board, rather than the governor, would appoint WEDC's leader.

Put lawmakers in charge of litigation, allowing them to keep alive a lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare.

Give lawmakers instead of the attorney general control over how court settlements are spent.

Make it easier for lawmakers to hire private attorneys at taxpayer expense when they are accused of violating the open records law or other statutes.

Eliminate the solicitor general's office, which oversees high-profile litigation.

Modestly lower the states income tax rates next year to offset about $60 million in online sales taxes from out-of-state retailers that Wisconsin recently began collecting.

Require Evers to get permission from lawmakers to ban guns in the state Capitol.

Bar judges from giving deference to state agencies interpretations of laws when they are challenged in court. That could make it easier to win lawsuits challenging how environmental regulations and other laws are being enforced.

Broaden lawmakers' powers to block rules written by the Evers administration to implement state laws.

Require the Evers administration to report if the governor pardons anyone or his aides release anyone from prison early.

Force Evers to get permission from the Legislature before asking the federal government to make any changes to programs that are run jointly by the state and federal governments. That would limit the governor's flexibility in how he runs public benefits programs.

If the Legislatures budget committee determined the administration was not implementing recent changes to those programs, it could reduce funding and staffing for state agencies.

Require Evers to go along with a plan aimed at reducing premiums for insurance plans offered through the Affordable Care Acts marketplaces for individuals.

Channel federal money into a smaller number of state road projects, so that other projects could avoid having to comply with federal environmental and wage laws


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