Evers vetoes a Republican bill that would have allowed teens to work without parental consent
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Evers vetoes a Republican bill that would have allowed teens to work without parental consent

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin to work without getting consent from their parents or a state permit. “The important work permit process for 14- and 15-year-olds keeps parents’ rights intact and helps kids stay safe on the job,” she said in a statement. “The dangerous push to weaken child labor law in Wisconsin and across the country comes at a time when more children are harmed at work or work hazardous jobs.” In 2017, then-Gov. Evers also vetoed a bill last year that would have let 14- and 15-year-olds work later hours during the summer.

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Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills
7 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would vote to override up to 36 of the governor’s vetoes, including a bill to fight PFAS pollution — moves that Democrats derided as desperate election year stunts. Republican state Sen. Howard Marklein, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget committee, said at a news conference that overriding Evers’ vetoes was “about …

Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
8 months ago

Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican legislators have filed a second lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto powers, this time alleging that he improperly struck sections of a bill that set up a plan to spend $50 million on student literacy. The state budget that Evers signed weeks before approving the literacy bill set aside $50 million for the initiatives, …

Gov. Evers vetoes $3 billion Republican tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gov. Evers vetoes $3 billion Republican tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on Friday — rejecting a $3 billion Republican tax cut, political loyalty pledges for higher education employees, and a plan setting how many wolves can be hunted each year. Evers also vetoed a bill that would have allowed school boards to hire superintendents who …

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor sues Republican Legislature over blocking basic functions
1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor sues Republican Legislature over blocking basic functions

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Evers said it was “a bridge too far” and “just bull s---” that Republican state lawmakers were telling 35,000 University of Wisconsin employees who were expecting pay raises to “stick it.” “You can’t do that,” Evers told reporters at a news conference. “That’s why we’re suing and that’s why we’re going to win.” Evers …

Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees unless the university cuts diversity, equity and inclusion spending by $32 million — a move that comes amid the Democratic governor’s calls for lawmakers to spend even more on higher education. In June, the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature cut funding to the …

Wisconsin Senate votes to override Evers’ 400-year veto and his gutting of tax increase
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Senate votes to override Evers’ 400-year veto and his gutting of tax increase

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to override three of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes, including one that attempted to enshrine school funding increases for 400 years. Republicans had the necessary two-thirds majority to override the vetoes in the Senate and did so in a series of 22-11 votes along party lines, but they don’t have …

Wisconsin governor’s 400-year veto angers opponents in state with long history of creative cuts
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin governor’s 400-year veto angers opponents in state with long history of creative cuts

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s governor attempted to lock in a school funding increase for the next 400 years by issuing a partial veto that angered his Republican critics and marks the latest creative use of the unique gubernatorial powers in the state. Jim Doyle, “but he’s got ’em.” Wisconsin governors have the most expansive partial veto power in the country …

Evers vetoes Republican bills on schools, COVID-19
2 years, 8 months ago

Evers vetoes Republican bills on schools, COVID-19

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 28 Republican bills on Friday, including measures to dissolve the Milwaukee school district, make private voucher schools available to everyone regardless of income and prevent certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “As long as he’s governor, he will never stop putting the education establishment ahead of kids and their parents.” Evers, a former teacher, …

Evers vetoes more than 40 Republican-backed bills
2 years, 8 months ago

Evers vetoes more than 40 Republican-backed bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed more than 40 Republican authored bills Friday including a package overhauling election administration, while he signed a bipartisan measure that provides funding for the construction of a new juvenile prison in Milwaukee. Among the bills Evers vetoed were measures that would have prohibited schools from requiring students to wear masks and required …

Evers vetoes bill that would have allowed teens to work late
2 years, 10 months ago

Evers vetoes bill that would have allowed teens to work late

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a bill opposed by labor unions that would have allowed teenagers to work longer hours during the busy summer tourism months. Current law does not allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work later than 7 p.m. from after Labor Day until May 31 and no later than 9 p.m. over the summer. …

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills
3 years ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman’s right to abortion. One bill, which Evers also vetoed in 2019, would impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to give medical care in the …

Evers vetoes education bill meant to help ‘at-risk’ readers
3 years, 1 month ago

Evers vetoes education bill meant to help ‘at-risk’ readers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. The bill would have tripled the number of literacy tests young students take in school and require educators to create a personalized reading plan for every student identified to be an “at-risk” reader. Evers, the former state superintendent and a former educator, said in his veto message that the bill didn’t include needed funding to …

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state. Republican Senate President Chris Kapenga said the vetoes make elections less “accurate, transparent, and secure.” Biden beat Trump by just under 21,000 votes in Wisconsin. State Rep. …

Evers calls special session while GOP eyes veto override
3 years, 4 months ago

Evers calls special session while GOP eyes veto override

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers on Monday called the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to increase funding for public schools and higher education on the same day the Assembly planned to vote on a veto override of a bill ending a $300 weekly unemployment payment. Evers, in a video message announcing the special session, said as long as …

Evers says vetoing entire state budget is an option
3 years, 6 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 …

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