Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday ordered $250 million in cuts to state agencies this year — the latest financial hit caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Former school teacher and state education education secretary Tony Evers isn't ready to give himself a grade on his first year as Wisconsin's governor.

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Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he doesn’t believe Republicans are “bastards” for firing his agriculture secretary, despite using the word when urging state workers not to be deterred by the move.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced appointments to a task force that will examine worker misclassification and payroll fraud in Wisconsin.

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Gov. Tony Evers plans to sign a bill to regulate electric scooters on roads and sidewalks.

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Republican lawmakers say they're still looking to build new state facilities to house juvenile offenders after Wisconsin's youth prison closes.

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As Republicans on the state's budget-writing committee voted last week to send more money to Wisconsin tech schools and worker training, a new bipartisan bill would support careers in two emerging industries: wind and solar.

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Despite mounting evidence that bipartisan action by Wisconsin's elected officials is wishful thinking on our part, we'll keep advocating for it. Because we believe that's what Wisconsinites want, and we believe that taking bipartisan action is the right thing to do.

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Republican legislative leaders say they're skeptical about a plan in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget that calls for borrowing $40 million to replace lead water pipes around the state.

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A judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Wisconsin Republicans' contentious lame-duck laws limiting the powers of Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, both Democrats.

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