I'm Dan Schaefer, let's recombobulate.
In a chaotic and somewhat discombobulating end to the process, Wisconsin lawmakers passed
a state budget and Governor Tony Evers signed it into law at about 1.30 a.m. on July 3rd.
What made this budget different from the other signed in this era of divided government
is that democratic votes were needed to pass the budget in the state senate.
Part of the reason that was made possible is because of new fairer maps.
Since November, Senate Democrats flipped four seats, shrinking the Republican majority
to just an 18 to 15 margin.
Now candidates are already lining up to take this the rest of the way and flip the chamber.
Democrat Janet Jacobson, who currently serves in the assembly, is now running for Senate,
challenging Republican Howard Marklein in the 17th district.
If Democrats can flip that district and one more seat, they could control the state
senate for the first time in more than 15 years.
That would be a big deal for state politics in Wisconsin.
And all of Dan's work at the Recombobulation Area.
