In #Michigan, control of the state house was decided by <1600 votes over 3 districts. Current reps know they must compromise in #lameduck. Proud that @MariManoogian @MattforMichigan @JimHaadsma @MIRepPadmaKuppa @lpohutsky19 + @Angela4MIHouse won seats. A #WhyStatesMatter thread
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#Michigan legislature had a plan to strip powers from the incoming Dem secretary of state and to push back on a voter ballot initiative that would end partisan gerrymandering. But the legislature is backing away from those two#MIPowerGrab plans.https://twitter.com/GongwerMichigan/status/1075224699557330944 …FutureNowUSA added,
Gongwer Michigan @GongwerMichiganBREAKING - House GOP will not take up one of the most controversial bills of the lame-duck session, moving campaign finance oversight away from secretary of state and to a commission. The bill was seen as a GOP ploy to weaken incoming Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likesShow this thread -
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#Michigan House bring more balance to the chamber, & because of the voices of the people, current reps must compromise. This is one more way that state legislatures are on the front lines battling anti-democratic maneuvers and policies.#WhyStatesMatter1 reply 1 retweet 0 likesShow this thread -
#Wisconsin was a different story — the GOP has a lock on their majorities in both the state house and state senate, even as the people elected a Democratic Governor. That means that the legislature felt empowered to be bolder in the#lameduck moment. https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/amid-backlash-wisconsin-republicans-struggle-to-justify-lame-duck-laws/article_b4e73f22-4ebc-5366-8e7f-683e718b0d89.html …1 reply 1 retweet 0 likesShow this thread -
#Wisconsin has passed laws to curtail new Dem Gov@Tony4WI's power to guide economic development, halt litigation on the state’s behalf & make administrative rules. They also limited the state AG's power. All while they still have GOP Gov Scott Walker's signature on their side.1 reply 2 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
The difference between #Michigan and #Wisconsin, and what has happened in their #lameduck sessions, is that one state has elected a more balanced legislature, and one has not. Michigan still did some bad things but they had to curtail their boldest moves. #Wisconsin plowed ahead.
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