{"id":1908,"date":"2023-04-05T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2023-04-05T17:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:02:36","slug":"wisconsin-republicans-regain-senate-supermajority-voters-ok-bail-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=1908","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Republicans Regain Senate Supermajority, Voters OK Bail Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/wisconsin-republicans-regain-senate-supermajority\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Wisconsin Senate Republicans secured a supermajority in a narrow victory Tuesday and will now have enough votes to override a Governor Evers veto.<\/p>\n

Late Tuesday night Dan Knodl declared victory over his Democratic\u00a0challenger, Jodi Habush Sinykin, by telling his supporters, \u201cWe have a victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

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RIGHT NOW: State Rep. Dan Knodl declares victory in State Senate District 8 race. @WISN12News<\/a> (Says outstanding numbers in Lisbon, Wi in Waukesha Co. Are in his favor) pic.twitter.com\/vkM6c55HHG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Derrick Rose (@DRoseTV) April 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday morning, the Associated Press reported that Knodl had 38,504 (50.9%) compared to Habush Sinykin\u2019s 37,208 (49.1%) with 99% of the votes counted.<\/p>\n

The Knodl victory will give Republicans the 22nd vote required to have a supermajority in the Senate, and enough votes to override a Governor Evers veto in the Senate.<\/p>\n

A successful override however requires a two-thirds vote in both chambers. Assembly Republicans only have 64 seats, 2 seats shy of the 66 required.<\/p>\n

Habush Sinykin has not yet conceded the race.<\/p>\n

Bail Reforms Pass<\/h2>\n

Voters in Wisconsin on Tuesday said they want to change how bail works in the state.<\/p>\n

Both of Wisconsin\u2019s bail reform constitutional amendments passed by overwhelming margins.<\/p>\n

The first question that would change the constitution to allow judges to keep people in jail, or set higher bails for people accused of serious, violent crimes passed with about 67% of the vote. The second question that allows judges to look at more than just a suspect\u2019s likelihood of returning to court passed with about 68% of the vote.<\/p>\n

The amendments come after years of working to update the Wisconsin Constitution\u2019s bail requirements, and after the state\u2019s cash bail system came under fire because of the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack.<\/p>\n

The changes will now go forward, though there is some uncertainty. The Republican-controlled legislature passed a plan last month to clarify just what the constitutional amendment means by \u201cserious bodily harm\u201d and \u201cviolent crime,\u201d but Gov. Evers has yet to sign that legislation.<\/p>\n

Welfare Work Requirement Passes<\/h2>\n

Just over eight-in-10 voters in Wisconsin want people on welfare to have to work to receive public benefits.<\/p>\n

The advisory question on Tuesday\u2019s ballot that asked \u201cShall able-bodied, childless adults be required to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded benefits?\u201d got just over 80% of the vote.<\/p>\n

Preliminary returns show that more than 1.4 million people voted to require some work in exchange for welfare.<\/p>\n

The vote doesn\u2019t really matter. State law will not change, and anyone receiving public benefits in Wisconsin will not need to find a job. The question was advisory only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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