Tony Evers

Lame-Duck Power Grabs Escalate Unsettling Trend

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.
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Tony Evers: Calling Wisconsin GOP Power Grab A Coup 'Seems Strong'

The Wisconsin governor-elect wants Scott Walker to veto "hot mess" legislation curbing his power.
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Appeals To Scott Walker: Don't Stain Legacy, Veto Bills

Scott Walker has 10 days after the bills are delivered to him to either sign them into law or veto them.
By Scott Bauer, AP

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.
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Wisconsin Gov.-Elect Tony Evers Will Ask Scott Walker To Veto GOP Power Grab

The incoming Democratic governor will make a personal appeal to his once-rival, Republican Governor Scott Walker.
By Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond, AP

Ron Johnson Dismisses Uproar Over Wisconsin GOP Power Grab As 'Way Overblown'

Democrats say Republicans are executing a naked partisan power grab to kneecap their incoming governor and attorney general.
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The Wisconsin Senate's Move To Undermine An Incoming Democratic Governor, Explained

Gov.-elect Tony Evers (D) is facing a nearly impossible fight to deliver on some of his campaign promises.
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Lame-Duck Republicans Stick It To The Poor In Wisconsin

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.
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Paul Ryan Silent On GOP Power Grab In Wisconsin

Republicans are subverting the will of the electorate in Wisconsin. The outgoing speaker of the House, a Wisconsin Republican, is staying mum.
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Wisconsin Republicans To Vote On Weakening Governor's Power

Members of the public testified against the measures at a sometimes raucous hearing that ran deep into the night Monday.
By SCOTT BAUER, AP