This Week in Statehouse Action: Short Cuts edition

I feel like I should have kept part of the novella that was last week’s edition for this week, because there’s just way, way less going on.

… and yes, I hear you breathing that sigh of relief, and no, I can’t blame you.

For reals, though, only eight states are still in session at the moment, and most of those are the country’s full-time legislatures.

So here’s a quick(ish) spin around what’s going on in states this week.

Badger Brief

First, a quick update on the ongoing drama surrounding a duly elected justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Republicans’ quest to prevent her from ruling on the cases she was elected to rule on.

I know I’ve talked plenty about the Justice Janet Protasiewicz saga, but the thing about sagas is that they’re long and involved, and this whole ordeal isn’t going away any time soon.

As an erudite consumer of this missive, you likely are already aware that Republicans in Wisconsin’s legislature are pulling out all the stops to prevent the new progressive majority o…