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Gov. Tony Evers says he's starting a search for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.'s next leader.
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Read More »Republican leader seeks override of road-funding veto
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate called on Thursday for a veto override after Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced $75 million worth of transportation grants to make more money available for public-transportation projects like Milwaukee's streetcar.
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Read More »Evers headed to Japan as part of first trade mission
Gov. Tony Evers is headed to Japan in September for his first trade mission.
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Read More »Evers signs new 5G wireless infrastructure rules into law
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed a bill that advocates say could make it easier to build 5G wireless networks — a cutting-edge technology that has been slow to arrive in the state.
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Read More »Drug company to build new plant in southeastern Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers says an Illinois pharmaceutical company plans to build a drug manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Read More »Evers: Foxconn will hire 1,500 workers
Gov. Tony Evers says he believes Foxconn Technology Group will hire 1,500 people by the time production begins next spring at its new display-panel plant in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Read More »Wisconsin GOP: Rewrite constitution to limit governor’s veto
Wisconsin Republicans want to rewrite the state constitution to prohibit the governor from using his veto pen to increase spending without legislative approval, marking another skirmish in the GOP's battle to diminish Gov. Tony Evers' powers.
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Read More »WHAT’S IN, WHAT’S OUT: Evers cuts Kaukauna bridge, tolling study from budget; keeps design-build
In signing his first biennial budget on Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers tossed out a number of GOP-sponsored infrastructure provisions, including a bridge project in the district of a key Republican lawmaker and rules that would make it easier for gravel quarries to operate in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Monitor finds troubles persist at Wisconsin youth prison (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that gives the state Department of Corrections an additional six months to close Wisconsin's youth prison.
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Read More »Evers under pressure to sign Wisconsin budget (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers was under pressure Monday to sign the state budget as passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, even though it doesn't include many of his priorities and GOP lawmakers have made it difficult for him to reshape it in any way through the use of partial vetoes.
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