Gov. Tony Evers announced today he has sued the GOP-controlled state Legislature, accusing it of unconstitutionally infringing on executive powers through several actions, including blocking pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
The petition filed with the state Supreme Court for original action argues the Legislature has violated the separation of powers “by creating more and more ‘legislative vetoes’ through which legislative committees comprised of only a few members of the full Legislature are enabled to operate outside of the ordinary lawmaking process to impede, usurp, or obstruct basic executive branch functions.”
See the release here.
See the petition for original action here.
Read the brief here.
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