State Republicans Now Pushing Agenda Through Constitutional Amendments
The GOP seeks to lock in policy wins by bypassing courts, governor.
Source: urbanmilwaukee.com
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The GOP seeks to lock in policy wins by bypassing courts, governor.
To amend the constitution, lawmakers must approve identical changes in consecutive two-year legislative sessions. From there, Wisconsin voters must approve the change via a majority vote on a referendum.
New Republican proposal is a thinly-guised veil to reduce election competition for Republicans
Amendments would prevent state Supreme Court from overturning the 2011 law.
The bill overrides a state labor commission opinion that local governments did not have to cover health care for public safety employees.