Officials in Gov. Tony Evers' administration told lawmakers on Tuesday that plans to close the state's juvenile prisons ought to be delayed by two years, pushing back the 2021 deadline in state law that the Legislature unanimously approved last year.

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Campaign spending reached a state record of $93 million during Wisconsin's 2018 gubernatorial race between Republican Scott Walker and Democrat Tony Evers, according to a watchdog group's review.

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New Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is preparing to deliver his first State of the State speech to the Republican-controlled Legislature.

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The road builder Hoffman Construction has joined forces with a competitor to reel in a nearly $127 million highway project in the state’s December letting.

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A coalition of liberal-leaning groups planned to file a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to void laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans who were trying to reduce the powers of the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general.

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Scott Walker didn't want to go out like this.

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Moments after being sworn in as governor, Tony Evers called on Monday for a rejection of "the tired politics of the past," cautioning in his inaugural address that "we've become content with division."

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Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that he would be interested in running for public office again, maybe even for governor in four years.

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Gov.-elect Tony Evers named five members of his Cabinet on Thursday, including two Democratic state lawmakers and a former Obama administration official who had worked on the federal health care law.

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Gov.-elect Tony Evers said in a interview on Wednesday with The Associated Press that he isn't ruling out vetoing the entire state budget if Republicans completely ignore his proposals and decide to write their two-year spending plan.

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