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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has granted requests by state lawmakers to intervene in a pair of cases that question whether state environmental regulators have the authority to restrict farming operations in order to protect water. The move is likely to put the state s Republican-controlled Legislature at odds with Evers administration on those cases.
The court, which was divided on the requests, ruled Tuesday that lawmakers could intervene. Justice Brian Hagedorn did not take part in the court s decision.
Lawmakers granted themselves the power to intervene in cases during a December 2018 extraordinary session. The state s high court upheld the actions of lawmakers during that lame-duck session after several lawsuits were filed challenging laws passed during that time.