Democrats Introduce First Legislative Priorities |
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Written by Wisconsin Assembly, Aaron Collins |
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:17 |
Bills focus on non-partisan redistricting, campaign finance reform, and restoring democracy. Promise “A Fresh Start For Wisconsin”. MADISON – Today, legislative Democrats rolled out their initial priorities for the 2019-20 legislative session including non-partisan redistricting. Over the course of the last eight years, Republican majorities pursued and passed policies that created the most partisan maps in the country, allowed for unlimited individual and corporate campaign contributions, and limited the public’s ability to see how their government is operating. Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on these initial Democratic priorities: “You can't have good policy without good government. Unfortunately, over the last eight years, our state government has become increasingly disconnected from the public it was elected to serve. There is no greater reminder of the importance of an open and transparent democracy than the 2018 election,” Rep. Hintz stated. “Republican gerrymandering led to a 63 seat majority despite Democrats winning every single statewide election. And gerrymandering lead to the greatest attack on democracy in our state’s history during a lame duck session that stripped Governor Evers of executive power before he took the oath of office. “In addition to the rigged maps, increased influence of massive unlimited special interest spending and repeated attacks on transparency have undermined the central pillars of a functioning, accountable democracy. Because of this, these fixes must be our first and most urgent priorities. We need a fresh start for Wisconsin to put the power back in the hands of the public.” The four proposals discussed today at the press conference are:
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