AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUW Oversight: Gov. Tony Evers fired Regent Timothy Nixon after a reported altercation with support staff at a Board of Regents meeting. Board leaders backed the decision; Evers will leave the seat for Gov.-elect David Crowley to fill. Criminal Justice: Evers commuted 14 sentences, the first such grants by a Wisconsin governor in 25 years. One person will be released immediately; others received reduced sentences or earlier parole eligibility. New Legislative Majority: Democrats are preparing to take control of both chambers. Greta Neubauer will become the Assembly’s first woman speaker, Dianne Hesselbein will lead the Senate, and LaTonya Johnson will co-chair the powerful Joint Finance Committee. Their agenda includes a $2.75 billion school-aid proposal, marijuana legalization and a possible congressional map redraw. Act 10: The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the law restricting public employees’ collective bargaining rights, setting up a major test for the incoming Democratic-led Legislature and state taxpayers.
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