MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Another Dane County judge on Tuesday blocked key portions of Republican-backed laws limiting Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul’s powers, handing Democrats a second legal victory in their battle against the legislation in less than a week. Judge Frank Remington issued a preliminary injunction blocking language that requires Kaul to get legislative approval before settling cases, forces state agencies to review publications explaining how they interpret state law by July and allows lawmakers to suspend agency regulations multiple times. He let stand other sections that grant the Legislature the right to intervene in lawsuits with its own attorneys rather than Kaul’s state Department of Justice lawyers, and prohibit Evers from withdrawing from federal waivers that enabled former Republican Gov. Scott Walker to enact a work requirement for some people receiving state health care. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, both Republicans, said in a joint statement they were encouraged that Remington left some elements of the law alone but they will appeal the rest of his order.
