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Gridlock, infighting likely on tap for Wisconsin Legislature
Source: Associated Press
Gridlock, infighting likely on tap for Wisconsin Legislature
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. — Dec 30, 2018, 7:30 PM ET
Wisconsin's new legislative session begins Jan. 7 with Democrats still seething over a Republican lame-duck session that weakened incoming Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' powers. With divided control for the first time in a decade, there's fear that partisan gridlock and infighting among Republicans who control the Senate and Assembly may produce few meaningful compromises with Evers.
Here's a look at the challenges lawmakers face as they head into the two-year legislative session:
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COMPROMISE OR GRIDLOCK
Evers made big promises on the campaign trail, including pledges to reduce the state's prison population by half, find a long-term funding solution for roads, expand Medicaid and hand public schools an additional $1.4 billion. But he can't do anything without the approval of the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said "trust isn't there" following the GOP-led lame-duck session.
"It's fresh, it's pretty significant and it's pretty toxic," Hintz said. "The best-case scenario (going forward) is compromise and the worst case scenario is gridlock."
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By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. — Dec 30, 2018, 7:30 PM ET
Wisconsin's new legislative session begins Jan. 7 with Democrats still seething over a Republican lame-duck session that weakened incoming Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' powers. With divided control for the first time in a decade, there's fear that partisan gridlock and infighting among Republicans who control the Senate and Assembly may produce few meaningful compromises with Evers.
Here's a look at the challenges lawmakers face as they head into the two-year legislative session:
———
COMPROMISE OR GRIDLOCK
Evers made big promises on the campaign trail, including pledges to reduce the state's prison population by half, find a long-term funding solution for roads, expand Medicaid and hand public schools an additional $1.4 billion. But he can't do anything without the approval of the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said "trust isn't there" following the GOP-led lame-duck session.
"It's fresh, it's pretty significant and it's pretty toxic," Hintz said. "The best-case scenario (going forward) is compromise and the worst case scenario is gridlock."
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gridlock-infighting-tap-wisconsin-legislature-60083943