Senate fires 8 Democratic appointees, including 2 UW Regents

The GOP-controlled state Senate fired eight Democratic appointees Tuesday, including two members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents who voted against a controversial deal limiting campus diversity positions in exchange for state funding.

The Senate has rejected 21 nominations since 2019. From 1981 through 2018, the chamber rejected four appointees, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau.

Gov. Tony Evers slammed Republicans for the unprecedented move, calling it petty, partisan politics.

"Republicans have turned a basic duty of government into a political circus, and the ones who pay the price are the people of Wisconsin," he said in a statement...