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Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers is withdrawing the more than 80 Walker appointments the state legislature confirmed in a lame duck session last December. The appointments by former Gov. Scott Walker were just part of the actions deemed …
Author: Will Kenneally Dane County Judge Richard Niess ruled Thursday that the laws passed in December’s lame duck session are unconstitutional, in a decision that returns power to the office of governor and attorney general. Part of the legislation …
https://soundcloud.com/wsum/mandela-barnes-sits-down-with-wsum Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers unveiled his first budget in what he calls “the people’s budget.” That’s because he and Lt Gov. Mandela Barnes held a series of listening sessions around the state to solicit input from …
Author: Patrick Williams Newly-elected Gov. Tony Evers says he will grant pardons for convicted felons. This reverses the policy of the Walker administration who granted zero pardons in his eight years in office. According to Wisconsin Public …
Author: Will Kenneally Foxconn is backtracking on plans to produce LCD screens in southeastern Wisconsin, and to instead focus on research and development in the state. A Foxconn representative tells Reuters that the high costs of production and labor …
Gov. Tony Evers delivers his first State of the State address, outlining his policy priorities. Hear excerpts from the speech here: Author: Will Kenneally I’m Tony Evers, and I’m incredibly honored to be here tonight as the 46th governor of …
Author: Will Kenneally The Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation with bipartisan support to extend state-level pre-existing condition protections for those seeking health insurance in the state. The legislation would keep one of the more popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act …
Author: Will Kenneally The Wisconsin legislature has passed a series of bills that would take power away from the offices of governor and attorney general, and make it harder for the new administration to repeal Gov. Scott Walker-era policies. …
Authors: Will Kenneally and Sam Buisman Democrat Tony Evers denied Gov. Scott Walker a third term and will become Wisconsin’s next governor. A late surge of votes in Milwaukee were enough to push Evers over the one percent threshold needed …
Author: Sam Buisman The Wisconsin governor’s race was too close to call on Tuesday night. At press time, Democratic challenger Tony Evers edged ahead of Republican incumbent Scott Walker by 304 votes, with 89% of precincts reporting according to
Author: Will Kenneally Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers stumped in Madison on Monday with former Obama Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The two criticized Republican Gov. Scott Walker on health care issues, including his opposition to …
Author: Sam Buisman Members of the Wisconsin statewide Democratic ticket held an Aug. 26 rally in the North Woods Room of Union South, led by Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. The Democratic nominees for state treasurer, Sarah Godlewski; …