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Governor Evers highlights the need for redistricting reform as a focal point for 2021

  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his 2021 State of the State address. As previously announced, the address was held virtually this year and is available to watch on the governor’s Facebook here and YouTube channel here. Below are Gov. Evers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: Good evening, Wisconsinites. Welcome, and thank you for tuning in this evening. I’m Tony Evers, and I’m incredibly proud to be the 46th governor of the great state of Wisconsin and to deliver my 2021 State of the State Address to you tonight. The Wisconsin Constitution requires that each year the ...

By Casey Nelson Governor Tony Evers during a December 3rd media briefing. MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — After a year marked by a pandemic and social unrest, how is Wisconsin doing? We’ll get some answers tonight as Gov. Tony Evers delivers his annual State of the State address. Excerpts of the speech released this afternoon address the pandemic and its health and fiscal impacts, school funding, help for rural communities and the redistricting process in the wake of last year’s census. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle told FOX 11 Monday what they wanted to hear i...

RILEY VETTERKIND and MITCHELL SCHMIDT Wisconsin State Journal Gov. Tony Evers during his annual State of the State address Tuesday called for a special legislative session to overhaul the state’s unemployment system and a transparent process for drawing the state’s political maps. Many of Evers’ proposals, including $200 million for broadband infrastructure, will be included in his upcoming state budget request. But they will test an already rocky relationship with the Republican-controlled Legislature as lawmakers seek to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. â€...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After a year marked by a pandemic and social unrest, how is Wisconsin doing? We'll get some answers tonight as Gov. Tony Ev...