Wisconsin GOP spent more than $8M on lawsuits since 2018: report [View all]
Source: the hill
By Lexi Lonas - 06/10/21 10:44 PM EDT
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The nonpartisan organization discovered the GOP has spent $8.5 million on lawsuits against changes in election laws, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers's response to the coronavirus pandemic and limiting the powers that Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul hold, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
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One of the lawsuits launched by Republicans was successful with a judge ruling to end Evers’s stay-at-home order last year during the pandemic, according to the local outlet.
After the report was released, Democratic lawmakers on the finance committee attempted to make a rule where attorneys would have to be voted on by the legislature.
The motion failed, but four Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee, led by Republicans, did say the report "underscores the misplaced priorities of Republicans and their disastrous financial choices that are jeopardizing billions for Wisconsin's economy."
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/557940-wisconsin-gop-spent-more-than-8m-on-lawsuits-since-2018-report?rl=1
When the WI Repugs do not like something Gov Evers does, they take him to court--waste WI tax dollars over and over. WI is so gerrymandered last last that it is impossible to stop the Repugs from wasting money. damn
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