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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 to call for the passage of a 2021-23 state budget that envisions a broader role for state government and swings for the progressives’ fences by:
-Legalizing marijuana sales to those over 18, which goes beyond his 2019 call to decriminalize it. Evers says recreational marijuana users could pay $165 million a year in taxes.
GOP controlled legislature refuses to take up reform bills. //end headline wrapper ?>Gov. Tony Evers. File photo by Emily Hamer / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
Gov.
Tony Evers urged the Legislature Thursday to stop sitting on his proposal to update the state’s beleaguered unemployment insurance (UI) system.
GOP legislative leaders have ignored the governor’s special session call to pass bills to fix the system, gaveling in Jan. 19 and adjourning without action. Evers has proposed legislation to modernize the system at an initial cost of $5.3 million. The full rehab would require a 10-year project with a potential cost of $90 million.
Evers Faces Daunting Odds In 2022
Democrats have lost 32 of the last 33 elections for governor when the president was a Democrat. //end headline wrapper ?>Gov. Tony Evers. File photo by Emily Hamer / Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
2022 could be a tough year for Democrats in Wisconsin. A new report highlights the historical hurdles Democrats will face next year to hold the state’s top political office, even if Governor
A Smart Politics analysis of Wisconsin election data finds that Democrats have lost a staggering 32 of the last 33 elections for governor when a Democrat resides in the White House dating back to 1855. The lone exception came in 1962 when Attorney General