A plan to create a “shadow” state board of education controlled by Republicans met the same fate in the Senate. Snyder’s vetoes and Republican ambivalence to some more draconian bills came amid intense opposition from state residents, including some Republicans. A legal challenge is likely as Democrats contend the state constitution prohibits changes to citizen-initiated laws in the same session. That will make progressive ballot initiatives especially challenging since Republicans gerrymandered the congressional map, packing Democratic voters into a small number of districts. Democrats have promised a legal challenge and have said the bill is the most flagrantly unconstitutional of those passed in the lame-duck session.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2018 12:56 UTC