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By Naomi Kowles Feb 16, 2021 7:37 PM MADISON, Wis. — Governor Tony Evers kicked off Wisconsin’s biennial budget planning Tuesday night with a $91 billion plan and a range of proposals prioritizing education, mental health, justice reform, reinstatement of collective bargaining rights for some public employees, and more. “Change is possible,” Evers said in his budget address. “The future we want to build is possible, because I know you will hold us to account and demand it.” ...

“It’s a frequent occurrence that we come across marijuana,” Janesville Police Chief David Moore said. Moore is looking to the 15 states that have fully legalized marijuana for answers on how it might affect his department’s role in the community if the governor’s proposal to join them is approved. He said he’s relieved to know those states haven’t seen a spike in crime. “Actually, there’s been a decrease on the responsibility of the criminal justice system, because we’re not...

Wisconsin governor issues new mask order after Assembly vote Gov. Tony Evers could defy the Legislature by issuing a new order, forcing them to vote again to repeal that. Author: Associated Press, Scott Bauer Published: 1:41 PM CST February 4, 2021 Updated: 10:08 PM CST February 4, 2021 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued a new statewide mask order an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous ...

Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday he'll sign the Senate's COVID-19 relief package if it passes.

Gov. Tony Evers will dedicate his 2021 State of the State address to the more than 5,000 Wisconsinites who have died from COVID-19.

Governors say the federal government is holding back 50% of produced vaccine. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Freshly drawn up doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are placed in a tray Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison. Angela Major/WPR Eight state governors including Gov. Tony Evers have written to the Trump administration asking the federal government to release more COVID-19 vaccine. In a le...

By Rob Sussman A flashbang goes off amid tear gas at the US Capitol Building. (Reuters) WASHINGTON, DC (WTAQ) — Officials from both parties across the state of Wisconsin decried Wednesday’s events at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, where the US Capitol building was stormed by attendee’s of the “Stop the Steal” rally in support of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In a press statement, Governor Tony Evers said “A...

In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. Joe Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin was certified Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over President Donald Trump, who has promised to file a lawsuit seeking to undo the results. Evers, a Democrat, signed a certificate that completed the process after the canvass report showing Biden as the winner following the recount...

By Logan Rude Jan 5, 2021 4:47 PM MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday afternoon that the decision to not file charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake is evidence that promises of justice, equity and peace for Black people still have not been met. “Today’s decision is further evidence that our work is not done—we must work each day in earnest toward a more just, more fair, and more equitable state and country, and to combat the racism experienced by Black Wiscon...