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Lame-Duck Power Grabs Aren't New, But Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan Are ‘More Aggressive’

"THE CORPORATE DONORS BEHIND A REPUBLICAN POWER GRAB"

Legislatures in recent years have increased, and intensified, their attempts to assert authority over other branches of government.

by Alan Greenblatt | December 5, 2018

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The legislation in Wisconsin -- and similar proposals in Michigan -- appears to be driven not only by dismay among GOP legislators about the outcome of the election but by an attempt to cut off any chance that executive branch officials can change or challenge specific policies.

"It is a more aggressive use of the lame-duck session to strip power from incoming officials than I can remember," says Paul Nolette, a political scientist at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-wisconsin-power-governor-evers-michigan-walker-whitmer.html