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FIL E- In this Oct. 31, 2018 file photo, Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer speaks the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit. With new Democrats set to take over the governor's mansion across the country, the charter school movement may face a shifting political landscape in a number of key states. The incoming governors in California, Michigan, Illinois and New Mexico have all said they want to take the rare step of putting a temporary halt on new charter schools. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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POLITICS
Wisconsin And Michigan Activists Are Resisting GOP Power Grabs Pretty Much On Their Own
By Daniel Marans
And for the most part, they're OK with that.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the lighting of the state Christmas Tree in the Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. The Senate and Assembly are set to send dozens of changes in state law to Walker's desk Tuesday. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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Scott Walker Indicates He'll Sign GOP Power Grab Bills
By Amanda Terkel
The outgoing Republican governor of Wisconsin said he's still considering the bills, but he indicated that he doesn't think they're all that bad.
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POLITICS
Lame-Duck Power Grabs Escalate Unsettling Trend
By Stateline, Editorial Partner
When a party loses power in a state, there’s often a last-ditch effort to pass priority legislation. What’s happening now is different, experts say.
MILWAUKEE, WI - NOVEMBER 04: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers speaks to supporters as he makes a campaign stop at the Coordinated Campaign southside office on November 4, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Tony Evers: Calling Wisconsin GOP Power Grab A Coup 'Seems Strong'
By Igor Bobic
The Wisconsin governor-elect wants Scott Walker to veto "hot mess" legislation curbing his power.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the lighting of the state Christmas Tree in the Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. The Senate and Assembly are set to send dozens of changes in state law to Walker's desk Tuesday. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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POLITICS
Appeals To Scott Walker: Don't Stain Legacy, Veto Bills
By Scott Bauer, AP
Scott Walker has 10 days after the bills are delivered to him to either sign them into law or veto them.
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GOP Power Grab!
Republicans in Wisconsin may have lost the governor’s mansion, but the GOP-controlled legislature is doing everything it can to limit the role of incoming governor-elect Tony Evers.
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators hold "Stop Lame Duck" signs at a rally outside the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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POLITICS
Wisconsin Gov.-Elect Tony Evers Will Ask Scott Walker To Veto GOP Power Grab
By Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond, AP
The incoming Democratic governor will make a personal appeal to his once-rival, Republican Governor Scott Walker.
UNITED STATES - JUNE 19: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., speaks during the Senate Republicans' news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, to call on the Senate to vote on the rescissions package. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Ron Johnson Dismisses Uproar Over Wisconsin GOP Power Grab As 'Way Overblown'
By Igor Bobic
Democrats say Republicans are executing a naked partisan power grab to kneecap their incoming governor and attorney general.
Tony Evers, Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin, speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic candidates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Senator Bernie Sanders visited Wisconsin as part of a nine-state swing with to give a boost to progressive candidates ahead of the November 6 midterm elections. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
The Wisconsin Senate's Move To Undermine An Incoming Democratic Governor, Explained
By Hayley Miller
Gov.-elect Tony Evers (D) is facing a nearly impossible fight to deliver on some of his campaign promises.
Bob Kinosian, from Wauwatosa, Wis., holds up a sign during the state Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in state Capitol Rotunda Tuesday Dec. 4, 2018, in Madison, Wis. The Senate and Assembly are set to send dozens of changes in state law to Gov. Scott Walker's desk. (Steve Apps
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POLITICS
Lame-Duck Republicans Stick It To The Poor In Wisconsin
By Arthur Delaney and Jeffrey Young
Governor-elect Tony Evers (D) was planning to dump new limits on benefit programs, so GOP legislators locked them in while they still had the chance.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., watches as his portrait is unveiled on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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POLITICS
Paul Ryan Silent On GOP Power Grab In Wisconsin
By Igor Bobic
Republicans are subverting the will of the electorate in Wisconsin. The outgoing speaker of the House, a Wisconsin Republican, is staying mum.
Opponents of an extraordinary session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators gather for a rally outside the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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POLITICS
Wisconsin Republicans To Vote On Weakening Governor's Power
By SCOTT BAUER, AP
Members of the public testified against the measures at a sometimes raucous hearing that ran deep into the night Monday.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Wisconsin Republicans Advance Lame-Duck Power Grab
By Scott Bauer, AP
It will allow outgoing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to make one last major mark on the state’s political landscape.
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Wisconsin Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers walks into a room before speaking with reporters in Madison, Wis. Evers named his transition team Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, as Republicans who control the Legislature continued to privately discuss ways to curtail the new governor's power before he takes office in less than two months. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
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GOP Legislatures Try To Curb Democratic Governors' Power
By DAVID EGGERT, AP
Some of the steps Republicans are expected to take will almost surely be challenged in court.
FILE PHOTO: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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POLITICS
Wisconsin Democrats Finally Oust Republican Governor Scott Walker
By Kevin Robillard
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers defeated Walker Tuesday night, in the fourth Democratic attempt to do so.
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers speaks at an early voting event on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Madison, Wis. Evers says he thinks the state's concealed carry law is working but he wants to be sure licensing requirements are adequate. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
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POLITICS
Democrats Are Going Bland To Beat Scott Walker — And It Might Just Work
By Kevin Robillard
It’s a test of a strategy Democrats could use against President Donald Trump in 2020.
Wisconsin state schools Superintendent Tony Evers greets supporters at a park in Fitchburg, Wis., on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, moments before announcing he will run for governor in 2018. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)
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POLITICS
Wisconsin Democrats Will Run On Education Against Gov. Scott Walker
By Kevin Robillard
State schools superintendent Tony Evers will challenge Walker in November's race.
FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell addresses high school seniors in Delavan, Wis. Mitchell, a state firefighters' union leader, has raised the second highest amount in fundraising this year, $524,000, and the most since the campaign began at about $834,000. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP, File)
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POLITICS
Democrats May Have Finally Found The Candidate To Take Down Scott Walker
By Kevin Robillard
Can a wisecracking, occasionally cringe-inducing black firefighter finally capture the Democrats’ Wisconsin white whale?
EDUCATION
Scott Walker, Wisconsin Governor, Cannot Dictate Public Education Policies, Judge Rules Law Unconstitutional
"We are confident we'll win upon appeal," Walker spokesperson Cullen Werwie told the Wisconsin State Journal. The state's
EDUCATION
Scott Walker's New Education Initiative Seeks To Revamp School Accountability -- With Or Without Union Help
By Joy Resmovits
Jennifer Marten, a Gifted & Talented coordinator in Plymouth, said the announcement of the evaluation panel comes as school