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“When I ran to be governor, I made a promise to work with Foxconn to cut a better deal for our state—the last deal didn’t work for Wisconsin, and that doesn’t work for me,” Gov. Evers said in the statement. “Today I’m delivering on that promise with an agreement that treats Foxconn like any other business and will save taxpayers $2.77 billion, protect the hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure investments the state and local communities have already made, and ensure the...

By Site staff Apr 20, 2021 9:52 PM MADISON, Wis. — State leaders have responded to Tuesday’s verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd. Gov. Tony Evers said justice for Black lives requires “meaningful, sustained, and systemic change” and is more than a single moment. “There’s no verdict that can bring peace to loved ones when someone is taken from them,” Evers said. “My heart an...

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A heartbreaking St. Patricks Day: Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and others react to the killings at Roundys in Oconomowoc Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Two employees at the Roundys distribution center in Oconomowoc were killed Tuesday night, and the suspect is also dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a crash in Milwaukee.  The distribution center, which is roughly the size of 30 football fields, will be closed as the police investigation continu...

Two employees at the Roundys distribution center in Oconomowoc were killed Tuesday night, and the suspect is also dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a crash in Milwaukee.  The distribution center, which is roughly the size of 30 football fields, will be closed as the police investigation continues. About 1,000 people are employed at the warehouse. The suspect lived in Wauwatosa, police said. A search warrant was executed at his home Wednesday afternoon. State Rep. Barbara Dittrich...

Gov. Evers, First Lady Evers receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine March 12, 2021 6:45 PM Brandon Arbuckle Updated: MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers have received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. A year ago today, I declared the first public health emergency in response to #COVID19. Today, Wisconsin leads the country in vaccine doses used, and with a third of Wisconsinites 65 and over fully vaccinated, Kathy and I were excited t...

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Legislation introduced in Wisconsin on Tuesday would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through the college level.

Evers signs bill authorizing modernization process of state unemployment system MADISON- Governor Tony Evers putting his signature on a bill to modernize the state’s much maligned unemployment system. Originating as a Special Session request by the Governor during his State of the State Address, the bill was later amended by the republican-led legislature and passed through both chambers earlier this week. “The system isn’t new, and the problems aren’t, either. We saw these problems bro...

There’s a still flash at the end of the dog video where the dog is curled up in his papa’s lap that gets me every time I see it, and that is more than I’d like to admit. The OC numbers continue to drop sharply – only 166 new cases today; huge change in a couple of weeks. Hospitalizations even lower, although ICU is flat at 235. My housemate took a client to get her second Moderna shot at Disneyland yesterday, and it was packed with twice as many tents as at the first shot. It was well s...