Evers’ first budget sets up fight with Republicans
5 years, 10 months ago

Evers’ first budget sets up fight with Republicans

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers’ first budget, to be unveiled this week, will surely please his Democratic supporters by fulfilling campaign promises to legalize medical marijuana, expand Medicaid and spend more money on public education. Republicans have made clear their opposition to Evers’ proposals to accept federal money to expand Medicaid, legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize small amounts of recreational pot and freeze enrollment in private voucher schools. VOUCHER SCHOOLS: Evers, the former state schools chief, wants to freeze enrollment in voucher schools starting in 2021, a move Republicans oppose. Vos said Planned Parenthood wouldn’t be given “one more nickel.” REDISTRICTING: As he promised in the campaign, Evers proposed a nonpartisan redistricting process that would take away the Legislature’s power to draw political boundary maps.

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Evers vetoes a Republican-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals
9 months ago

Evers vetoes a Republican-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Tuesday that would have created grants to fight pollution from “forever chemicals” and took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125 million to deal with contamination. Evers said it was “just wrong” that lawmakers have not approved spending the $125 million …

Evers again asks Wisconsin Republicans to release $125M to combat forever chemicals pollution
10 months, 1 week ago

Evers again asks Wisconsin Republicans to release $125M to combat forever chemicals pollution

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reiterated Tuesday that he will veto a Republican bill that would create grants to fight pollution from so-called forever chemicals and again asked GOP lawmakers to release to environmental regulators $125 million set aside to deal with contamination. Republicans who control the Legislature’s powerful finance committee refused to budge, raising the possibility that …

Evers finds $170M in federal dollars to keep pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat
1 year, 2 months ago

Evers finds $170M in federal dollars to keep pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will use newly discovered federal dollars to keep a pandemic-era child care subsidy program going for another year and a half, his administration announced Monday after Republican legislators refused to devote any more money to the program. Officials with Evers’ administration said Monday they will use $170 million from the Federal Emergency Management …

Wisconsin Republicans dismiss governor’s call to increase funding for child care, UW System
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans dismiss governor’s call to increase funding for child care, UW System

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday called a special legislative session for September in a longshot attempt quickly dismissed by Republicans to approve funding they rejected earlier this year for child care services, a family leave program, the University of Wisconsin System and other efforts targeting the state’s worker shortage problem. Evers has been highlighting child …

Evers proposes $3.8 billion in state building projects
1 year, 10 months ago

Evers proposes $3.8 billion in state building projects

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday proposed spending $3.8 billion on building projects in 28 counties around the state, with nearly half directed toward work across the University of Wisconsin System. Two years ago, Republicans approved spending $1.5 billion on building projects out of the $2.4 billion that Evers proposed. Republican Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the …

Evers pushing for tax cuts, new paid family leave program
1 year, 10 months ago

Evers pushing for tax cuts, new paid family leave program

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers made a plea for bipartisanship with the unveiling of a nearly $104 billion state budget Wednesday that includes a new paid family leave program for most public and private-sector workers, tax cuts for the middle class, a plan to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in their stadium until at least 2043 and higher …

Wisconsin Gov. Evers details tax plan to boost middle class
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Gov. Evers details tax plan to boost middle class

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. The governor’s office released details Sunday showing the plan would limit exceptions that benefit wealthy filers, outlaw state taxes on federal student loan relief and follow through on Evers’ campaign promises for $1.2 billion in tax cuts over two years. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, who first proposed the plan for a …

Evers promises a tax cut, compromise to increase funding
1 year, 11 months ago

Evers promises a tax cut, compromise to increase funding

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday he wants to work with Republicans to divert as much as 20% of the state’s sales tax revenue to help fund local communities, including police and emergency services, while he also promised to cut taxes for the middle class and fight a GOP effort to impose a flat income tax rate. …

Evers proposes increase into local funding for public safety
2 years, 3 months ago

Evers proposes increase into local funding for public safety

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Michels has said during the campaign that public safety is a priority, and if elected he would increase funding for local governments to hire more police officers. Michels spokesperson Anna Kelly said Evers is trying to “rewrite his abysmal public safety record.” “Evers doesn’t care about public safety,” Kelly said in a statement. “Time and …

Evers calls for $2 billion increase in public school funding
2 years, 4 months ago

Evers calls for $2 billion increase in public school funding

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday called for spending nearly $2 billion more on public K-12 schools — a plan derided by Republicans that was released nine weeks before the election and designed to allow school spending to increase without resulting in higher property taxes. This is an opportunity of a lifetime.” Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos dismissed …

Evers directs $90 million to Wisconsin K-12 schools
2 years, 4 months ago

Evers directs $90 million to Wisconsin K-12 schools

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers is giving Wisconsin K-12 public schools $90 million more in federal COVID-19 relief money, a move he announced Tuesday just before schools were to open for the fall. A spokeswoman for Republican Tim Michels, who is challenging Evers, accused the former teacher, principal, school administrator and state education secretary of handing out the money …

Evers signs GOP-written state budget with $2B tax cut
3 years, 6 months ago

Evers signs GOP-written state budget with $2B tax cut

Associated Press  

WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers signed the Republican-written state budget Thursday, enacting a two-year spending plan that includes a $2 billion income tax cut while making 50 largely minor partial vetoes, saying unfinished business still needs to be addressed. Evers, a Democrat who is running for reelection next year, cast it as a bipartisan effort even though the …

Evers says vetoing entire state budget is an option
3 years, 7 months ago

Evers says vetoing entire state budget is an option

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Evers called that funding level an “insult to the kids of our state” and said a veto of the entire budget was “on the table.” Evers also said “in some instances it is a reasonable request” for businesses, health care institutions and universities to require proof of vaccination for the COVID-19 virus. This year Evers …

Republicans scrap Evers’ priorities, start writing budget
3 years, 8 months ago

Republicans scrap Evers’ priorities, start writing budget

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Legislature’s Republican-led budget committee on Thursday killed hundreds of Democratic Gov. Republicans, along a party line vote, essentially scrapped the Democratic governor’s entire two-year spending proposal and instead began crafting their own budget based off of the current budget, which the GOP-controlled Legislature passed two years ago without a single Democratic vote and which Evers …

Republicans ask Evers to discuss federal stimulus funding
3 years, 8 months ago

Republicans ask Evers to discuss federal stimulus funding

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican legislative leaders on Monday called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to meet with them to discuss his plans for spending $3.2 billion in federal stimulus money coming to the state. Evers last week said that discussing his plans for the spending money with Republicans was not a “top priority.” State law gives the governor the power …

Republicans to kill legalized pot, other Evers priorities
3 years, 8 months ago

Republicans to kill legalized pot, other Evers priorities

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans plan to vote next week to kill key parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget proposal, including legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, expanding Medicaid to capture $1.6 billion in federal funding and granting collective bargaining rights to public workers. Also on the chopping block: Making Juneteenth, the day marking the emancipation of people who …

Evers says he’s listening to the people, not GOP lawmakers
3 years, 8 months ago

Evers says he’s listening to the people, not GOP lawmakers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that he hasn’t met with Republican legislative leaders to discuss his $91 billion state budget proposal because he’s listening to what the people of Wisconsin want and that GOP lawmakers should do the same. “It’s clear from my vantage point the people of Wisconsin need to be heard from,” Evers said outside …

Evers promises details soon on how federal money to be spent
3 years, 8 months ago

Evers promises details soon on how federal money to be spent

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that he will announce within weeks, without input from Republican lawmakers, how he will spend all of the $3.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds coming to Wisconsin. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed bills ordering the money be spent on cutting property taxes, funding local road projects and in other areas, but Evers …

Evers calls for more education spending, $1 billion tax hike
3 years, 10 months ago

Evers calls for more education spending, $1 billion tax hike

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature Tuesday to bolster funding for K-12 and higher education and reform the state’s criminal justice systems, while delivering a state budget with $1 billion in tax increases and liberal policy priorities that GOP leaders promised to quickly kill. Evers pitched his $91 billion two-year state budget to the Legislature …

Evers renewing call for Medicaid expansion opposed by GOP
3 years, 10 months ago

Evers renewing call for Medicaid expansion opposed by GOP

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers will try again to expand Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin, announcing Wednesday that his state budget proposal will also have more than $150 million in other health initiatives, including bolstering student mental health support, addressing the opioid crisis and increasing telehealth accessibility. Republicans argue that accepting the federal money to expand the state’s BadgerCare Medicaid …

Evers to again push for lower prescription drug costs
3 years, 11 months ago

Evers to again push for lower prescription drug costs

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers plans to renew efforts designed to lower prescription drug costs, putting forward a proposal in his state budget that the Republican-controlled Legislature previously rejected. Evers’ prescription drug plan largely follows recommendations of a task force he created in 2019 that put forward ways to reduce the costs of prescription drugs, expand access to needed …

State of State: Evers targets broadband, fixing unemployment
3 years, 11 months ago

State of State: Evers targets broadband, fixing unemployment

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers, in his State of the State speech Tuesday delivered virtually for the first time in state history, called on the Legislature to update Wisconsin’s antiquated unemployment payment system and spend nearly $200 million to expand broadband access, two problem areas the coronavirus pandemic laid bare last year. Evers said if the Republican-controlled Legislature doesn’t …

Evers: No plan to close schools, will let locals decide
4 years, 5 months ago

Evers: No plan to close schools, will let locals decide

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers pushed back Tuesday against Republican claims that he’s secretly planning to shut down Wisconsin schools this fall, saying he’s content to let local officials decide whether to offer in-person or online instruction as the coronavirus continues to spread across the state. He pointed out that Evers initially said he wouldn’t try to postpone the …

A look at Gov. Tony Evers’ partial budget vetoes
5 years, 6 months ago

A look at Gov. Tony Evers’ partial budget vetoes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Here’s a look at some of the most significant revisions and Evers’ explanations: SCHOOL AID Evers increased funding for K-12 public schools primarily by raising the per-pupil state aid amount to $742 in each of the next two fiscal years, up from the $679 and $704 Republicans put in the budget. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Evers erased …

Evers flexes muscle, signs budget with 78 vetoes
5 years, 6 months ago

Evers flexes muscle, signs budget with 78 vetoes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers flexed his muscle Wednesday by recasting the Republican-approved state budget to increase funding for schools and shave away dozens of GOP proposals before signing the two-year spending plan into law. Evers ignored pleas from some liberals who wanted the new Democratic governor to veto the entire budget, while also angering some Republicans who …

Evers facing pressure to sign Wisconsin budget
5 years, 6 months ago

Evers facing pressure to sign Wisconsin budget

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers faced pressure Monday to sign the state budget as passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, even though it doesn’t include many of his priorities and GOP lawmakers made it difficult for him to reshape it with partial vetoes. And on Monday, a group representing long-term care facilities in Wisconsin also urged the governor to sign …

What to watch as GOP’s revised budget moves ahead
5 years, 6 months ago

What to watch as GOP’s revised budget moves ahead

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans have rewritten Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget in the past few weeks, pushing it through the Joint Finance Committee they control last week to set up floor votes in the full Legislature. After Evers’ election last year broke eight years of Republican control of state government, he pressed to enact scores of key Democratic …

GOP plans to kill Medicaid expansion, pot legalization
5 years, 8 months ago

GOP plans to kill Medicaid expansion, pot legalization

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans plan to kill some of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ signature proposals in the first vote of the budget-writing committee next week, including Medicaid expansion, legalizing medical marijuana and capping enrollment in private voucher schools. The committee’s co-chairs, Rep. John Nygren and Sen. Alberta Darling said in a memo Wednesday they will fundamentally reshape the $83 billion …

Evers wants to increase gas taxes, undo Walker laws
5 years, 10 months ago

Evers wants to increase gas taxes, undo Walker laws

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gas taxes would increase but the cost to fill up may actually drop, income taxes would be cut for the middle class and most of the laws passed during a lame-duck legislative session that weakened the governor and attorney general would be repealed under Democratic Gov. Evers’ budget unveiled Thursday checks off numerous items on Democratic wish …

Evers wants to freeze private voucher school enrollment
5 years, 10 months ago

Evers wants to freeze private voucher school enrollment

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers wants to cap enrollment in Wisconsin’s private voucher schools, setting up another fight with Republicans who made it a priority the past eight years to expand the program statewide. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Evers’ plan to freeze voucher school enrollments would do “immense harm” to the program and create uncertainty …

Evers’ higher education budget would continue tuition freeze
5 years, 10 months ago

Evers’ higher education budget would continue tuition freeze

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — People who entered the country illegally could pay in-state tuition, a long-running tuition freeze would continue for another two years and institutions would receive an additional $150 million under Democratic Gov. According to the administration’s outline of the plan, any Wisconsin resident who entered the country without legal permission would pay in-state tuition at both UW System …

Evers’ higher education budget would continue tuition freeze
5 years, 10 months ago

Evers’ higher education budget would continue tuition freeze

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — People who entered the country illegally could pay in-state tuition, a long-running tuition freeze would continue for another two years and institutions would receive an additional $150 million under Democratic Gov. According to the administration’s outline of the plan, any Wisconsin resident who entered the country without legal permission would pay in-state tuition at both UW System …

Poll shows strong support for Evers priorities
5 years, 11 months ago

Poll shows strong support for Evers priorities

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A poll released Thursday suggests there is strong support for some of Democratic Gov. The poll showed that a majority of respondents want Wisconsin to accept federal Medicaid expansion, increase the minimum wage and public school funding, and take a nonpartisan approach to drawing the state’s electoral maps. Evers’ spokeswoman, Melissa Baldauff, said the poll results show …

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