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power has shifted

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at the Wisconsin Capitol.

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over the course

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of the last year

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A few important decisions

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by the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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has eliminated

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legislative oversight

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in some key

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areas of government

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giving Democratic Governor

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Tony Evers executive branch

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more power to create rules

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without fear of Republicans

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stopping them.

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I'm Here & Now

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senior political reporter

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Zach Schultz

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and I spoke with former state

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Supreme Court Justice Janine

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Geske about these cases.

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While the decisions

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overturn decades of precedent

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of how things

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operate at the Capitol

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she stressed

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they came to a head

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because both parties

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are more partisan than ever

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and using

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every lever of government

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to stop the other side.

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Most importantly

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she stressed

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each of those decisions

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included at least some level

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of conservative support.

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