Gov. Tony Evers has seen enough of Republicans monkeying with the state constitution and wants Wisconsin voters to have a chance to directly propose and vote on amendments more in line with the preferences of state residents that continue to be ignored by GOP lawmakers. Also: Jon Shelton, a UW-Green Bay professor and chair of Democracy and Justice Studies, discusses his national article about how Democrats need a big change to their year-round messaging if they want to win back “blue collar” voters.

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