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On the recordJuly 8, 2025
It’s pretty simple—a handful of Republican lawmakers should not be able to single-handedly and indefinitely obstruct state agencies from doing the people’s work.
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Tony Evers
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Evers comments on the Supreme Court ruling against Republican obstruction of state agencies.

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