Appeals Court Sides With Evers In Dispute Over Walker Appointees


Appeals Court Sides With Evers In Dispute Over Walker Appointees


Judges Found Evers Did Not Violate A Court Stay When He Rescinded The Appointments

A state appeals court has sided with Gov. Tony Evers in a dispute with Republican lawmakers over Evers` decision to rescind 15 lame-duck appointees made by Gov. Scott Walker.

Republican state Senators confirmed 82 Walker appointees during December`s lame-duck session. Evers rescinded all 82 of them last month, shortly after Dane County Judge Richard Niess ruled that the entire lame-duck session was unconstitutional.

Evers later reappointed 67 of those same people, effectively removing 15 of the Walker picks from various state boards and commissions....

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