Picture taken from Pixabay user 12019 / 10259 images. Yesterday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, said that it would not be implementing new rule changes to address nitrate contamination. The DNR has been pursuing those rule changes since 2019, when Governor Evers proclaimed “the year of clean water” and instructed state agencies […]
State senate approves 39 gubernatorial appointees
39 political appointees were approved by the state Senate today. Four are secretaries in Governor Tony Evers’ cabinet. And with today’s confirmation, they can drop the second half of the unwieldy title, “Secretary-Designee.” That includes Missy Hughes of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Craig Thompson of the Department of Transportation, Dawn Crim of the Department […]
Governor Evers rejects Republican-authored election bills
Earlier today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed a batch of six Republican-authored election bills. Legislative Republicans argued those bills were essential to preserve the integrity of future elections. Democrats and civil rights groups called them voter suppression. The package of six bills sought to — among other things — alter absentee voting procedures, change voting policies […]
You can’t always get what you want: special legislative session ends...
Today the state assembly convened in a session outside their normal floor schedule to attempt to stop federal unemployment aid. The GOP-led chamber met in what’s called an “extraordinary session” to put a stop to enhanced unemployment checks that were beefed up during the pandemic. It was an attempt to override a veto from Governor […]
Governor Evers announces plans to tackle worker shortage
Governor Tony Evers is allocating a total of $130 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid to address Wisconsin’s worker shortage. That money will be divided between three separate initiatives. A bulk of the funding, $100 million, will go towards a new program aimed at connecting workers and potential employers. Speaking at a press conference today, […]
Governor Evers signs 2021-2023 state budget
Today, Governor Tony Evers made his deadline, and signed into law Wisconsin’s next state budget. The Republican-authored spending plan, which clocks in at more than $87 billion, largely made it past the governor intact. Evers used his veto power on fifty relatively minor provisions. Despite signing the budget, Evers said at a press conference in […]
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