Dane Co. judge says legislative committees cannot block Evers from publishing rules

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 385

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A Dane County judge ruled Friday that lawmakers could not block administrative rules that had been through the rulemaking process and received approval from Gov. Tony Evers.

Evers and the Republican-led Legislature have been fighting over administrative rulemaking abilities for years. The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided in its July 2025 Evers v. Marklein II ruling that statutes allowing a legislative committee to pause or suspend administrative rules indefinitely were unconstitutional.

Following that decision, Evers started …

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