Gov. Scott Walker will be here in Green Bay shortly to sign legislation that diminishes some of his Democratic successor’s powers, among other measures.
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Walker notes there’s been a lot of “hype and hysteria” around this legislation. But, he says, the executive authority he has as governor will remain in tact regardless of what he does here today.
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Walker: The national media have implied this is a power shift, but it’s not.
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Walker: “Economic development shouldn’t be a partisan issue.” Adds that this legislation assures people going forward there will be development in the state regardless of party.
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Walker: “I like early voting...I just like it to be fair.” He contends this bill makes early voting uniform and doesn’t punish smaller municipalities that can’t afford to manage early voting for several weeks.
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And here it is...
Walker: “I’ll be signing each of these three bills in their entirety.”
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Walker talks legacy again, touting low unemployment, the surplus of available jobs, school graduation rates and health care.
Also says Act 10, more than anything, put power back into the hands of taxpayers.
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Walker said even with his broad veto powers, there still wasn’t anything in these bills that he could apply a line-item veto to.
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