1-10-19 evers says he will order “change in stance” in lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers appeared poised Wednesday to defy, or find a way around, a law enacted during the Republican lame-duck legislative session that prevented him from withdrawing Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law.  Evers told reporters that he will be sending a letter to fellow Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul this week calling for Wisconsin to “change our stance” in the lawsuit. Evers was coy about what exactly the letter would order Kaul to do, saying only “wait and see.”  Evers promised during the campaign that he would remove Wisconsin from the states that sued the federal government in Texas seeking a repeal of the law. But after he defeated Republican Scott Walker, who authorized joining the lawsuit, the GOP-controlled Legislature changed the law in a lame-duck session to require their approval for withdrawing.   A federal judge last month sided with the states and struck down the law as unconstitutional. The ruling is on hold pending appeal and the case is expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.