Republicans who control the state Senate fired the first appointee of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers four years ago, voted to fire the top elections administrator last month and have set themselves up to reject five more Evers appointees this month.
The dismissals are “idiotic†and happening “just because I’m governor,†Evers said, noting that Republicans who have controlled the Legislature for 12 years didn’t oppose appointments made by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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