State awards $22.4M in infrastructure grants to small communities

July 26, 2021 2:58 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers on Monday announced 25 small Wisconsin communities will receive a combined $22.4 million in grants to pay for a variety of infrastructure projects.

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State budget at a glance: Less money for building projects; I-94 expansion gets green light

June 29, 2021 12:15 pm Leave a comment

Traffic travels on Interstate 94 near Hawley Road, west of Milwaukee’s downtown, during morning rush hour on Thursday. Various state lawmakers have announced plans to push ahead again with a planned expansion of the I-94 between 16th and 70th streets even though the federal government rescinded a record of decision for that project last fall. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Wisconsin legislators were set Tuesday to begin taking the final votes on the 2021-23 state budget.

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Evers to tout budget proposal as bounce back plan

February 16, 2021 3:16 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers planned to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature Tuesday to join him in passing a two-year budget he is presenting as a "bounce back" plan to help the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Money for youth apprenticeship, workforce development in Evers’ state budget proposal

February 15, 2021 12:33 pm Leave a comment

This image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Madison, Wis. Evers issued a statewide mask mandate amid a spike in coronavirus cases. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP)

Gov. Tony Evers will propose more than $329 million in new economic development initiatives as part of his state budget proposal on Tuesday.

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Organizer: Not enough signatures for Evers recall effort

October 26, 2020 11:18 am Leave a comment

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. An effort to gather enough signatures to force a recall election of Evers has failed, the recall's organizer told supporters on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

An effort to recall Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers over his response to racial injustice protests and the coronavirus has failed, the recall's organizer told supporters on Monday.

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Evers calls for $250 million in cuts from state agencies

July 22, 2020 2:49 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Tony Evers holds a press conference in Madison on Feb. 6. Wisconsin policymakers scrambled on Wednesday to help displaced workers, closed bars and restaurants, and others reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, including asking the federal government for more medical equipment and seeking loans to help small businesses survive. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP File)

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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Evers says he’s a work in progress entering second year

December 26, 2019 2:14 pm Leave a comment

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers sits for an interview with The Associated Press Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, saying that Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, could still qualify for up to $3 billion in state tax credits in Wisconsin if it makes changes to its deal with the state to reflect current plans for a plant that's under construction. Evers said Thursday. "If we have a deal that is reflective of what they are doing, it's logical that they will get the credits," "But if they don't, that's a whole different deal." AP photo/Scott Bauer)

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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Evers calls GOP state senators’ vote ‘amoral and stupid’ (UPDATE)

November 13, 2019 12:52 pm Leave a comment

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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