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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature...

The budget is the best way for Evers to try to drive his agenda for the second half of his term as he decides whether to run for re-election and Republicans try to take the governor's office in 2022.

I remain firmly opposed to any proposal to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin, Republican Joint Finance Committee member says

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday dramatically reshaped Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' plan to upgrade the state's antiquated unemployment claim technology, eliminating...

The costs of legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin Shop owners make investments in hopes Wisconsin lawmakers will make marijuana legal statewide Share Updated: 10:35 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 Shop owners make investments in hopes Wisconsin lawmakers will make marijuana legal statewide Share Updated: 10:35 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SELLING WEED. PATRICK: WE LOOK INTO HOW MUCH IT COULD COST. >> JUST MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO, WEED STORES LEGALLY OPENED DO...

Gov. Tony Evers wants to allow counties to be able to double their existing sales tax — from half-a-percent to a full percent — and allow larger municipalities, like Racine,

Legislators require federal education aid to be used to push in-school instruction. By Catherine Capellaro - Feb 15th, 2021 09:45 am //end headline wrapper ?> School classroom. (Pixabay License). A Legislative committee’s decision to tie federal COVID relief aid to in-person instruction strips control from local elected officials and could make it more difficult for schools to plan for safe re-opening, according to education advocates. “This is a partisan att...

Republicans warned him not to include budget items they oppose. He will anyway. By Steven Walters - Feb 15th, 2021 10:32 am //end headline wrapper ?> Gov. Tony Evers. File photo by Emily Hamer / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will ignore Republicans’ pleas to not recommend big spending increases and other “divisive” issues in the budget he hands the GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday. Instead, Evers is poised...

It’s no coincidence that state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski rolled out recommendations of the Retirement Security Task Force she led six days before another Democrat, Gov. Tony Evers, hands the Republican-controlled Legislature his two-year budget plan. The timing suggests the big changes Godlewski wants are a likely centerpiece of the governor’s budget proposal, along with other big changes—legalizing and taxing marijuana, for example—Evers announced before his Tuesday speech....

UPFRONT recap: Gov. Evers thinks plan to legalize, tax recreational marijuana could pass Governor expects state Supreme Court to settle dispute over his pandemic-related public health emergency orders, mask mandate Share Updated: 9:30 AM CST Feb 14, 2021 UPFRONT recap: Gov. Evers thinks plan to legalize, tax recreational marijuana could pass Governor expects state Supreme Court to settle dispute over his pandemic-related public health emergency orders, mask mandate Share Updat...