The Growing, Unchecked Power of State Legislatures

“Half of all state legislatures are on track to have veto-proof majorities, handing the party in power a historic level of control over elections, redistricting, abortion rights, gun laws and other major policies,” Axios reports.

“Supermajorities often boast sweeping power to amend state constitutions and overrule governors. In Wisconsin, where Republicans fell barely short of a supermajority in the midterms, a governor’s veto is the only check standing in the way of a statewide abortion ban.”