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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.” The plan represents a $10 billion increase over Wisconsin’s last biennial budget approved in 2019....

“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 making arrests for simple possession,” Moore said. Moore does still have a few concerns, like the...

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 mandate.  The Democrat Evers said in a video message Thursday that his priority is keeping people s...

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