A complaint demanding that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers remove Milwaukee County's district attorney from office over a bail recommendation for a man who later drove his SUV through a suburban parade isn't valid, an attorney hired by the governor's administration concluded Tuesday.
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GOPs advance bill to count prior COVID infection as immunity
Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require employers to count a prior COVID-19 infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing.
Read More »La Follette preparing for another run for secretary of state
Wisconsin's longtime secretary of state, Democrat Doug La Follette, said Tuesday he is preparing to run for reelection to the office he was first elected to in 1974 and that he has held since 1983.
Read More »Evers: Voters should decide if Milwaukee DA keeps job
Gov. Tony Evers says voters should decided whether Milwaukee County's top prosecutor keeps his job
Read More »Evers to deliver State of the State address in Capitol again
Gov. Tony Evers plans to deliver the annual State of the State address in the Capitol building again.
Read More »Evers pardons 30 more people, raises pardon total to 337
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he's pardoned 30 more people, raising his pardon total to 337 over his three years in office.
Read More »Evers says he may support bail changes after Waukesha parade
Gov. Tony Evers said he might support efforts to overhaul Wisconsin's bail system, which came under scrutiny following the Waukesha Christmas parade deaths.
Read More »Evers promises to fight election constitutional amendment
Gov. Tony Evers promised to fight a proposed constitutional amendment supported by conservatives that would change election law, even as the proposal could be put on the ballot for approval without the Democratic governor's signature.
Read More »20-member FEMA headed to overwhelmed Green Bay hospital
A 20-member team from the U.S. Navy is headed to Green Bay's Bellin Hospital to help the overwhelmed facility treat patients with COVID-19.
Read More »Evers’ maps would keep, but reduce Republican majorities
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday submitted redistricting plans to the Wisconsin Supreme Court that would not be as favorable to Republicans as the one approved by the Legislature, but would still maintain their majorities in the state Senate and Assembly.
Read More »Evers’ maps would keep, but reduce Republican majorities
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday submitted redistricting plans to the Wisconsin Supreme Court that would not be as favorable to Republicans as the one approved by the Legislature, but would still maintain their majorities in the state Senate and Assembly.
Read More »Gov. Evers vetoes GOP abortion bills
Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman's right to abortion.
Read More »Republican Macco decides against run for Wisconsin governor
Republican state Rep. John Macco said Tuesday he will not run for governor next year, leaving former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch as the only high profile GOP candidate in the race.
Read More »Evers vetoes Republican-drawn redistricting
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers followed through Thursday on his promise to veto the Republican-drawn redistricting plans, calling the maps "gerrymandering 2.0."
Read More »Wisconsin GOP OKs redistricting plans while Dems can’t agree
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to the GOP's redistricting plans, after the maps proposed by a nonpartisan commission were lambasted by several Democrats.
Read More »GOP-led Wisconsin Senate OKs their own redistricting plan
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate on Monday approved a redistricting plan similar to one passed a decade ago in an apparent attempt to hold the line on GOP majorities in the Legislature.
Read More »Evers: Prosecute if election laws were broken as alleged
=Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that Racine County officials should file charges if they believe election laws were broken at a Mount Pleasant nursing home as alleged by a local sheriff who supports former President Donald Trump.
Read More »Wisconsin lawmakers to send anti-abortion bills to governor
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly was poised to give final approval Wednesday to a package of anti-abortion bills that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is all-but certain to veto.
Read More »Judge issues injunction blocking Wisconsin fall wolf hunt
A judge last week halted Wisconsin's fall wolf season two weeks before hunters were set to take to the woods, siding with wildlife advocacy groups who argued that holding the hunt would be unconstitutional.
Read More »Wisconsin Republicans release redistricting plan
The Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature released their redistricting plans on Wednesday, maps that were immediately blasted as "rigged" because they are based largely on existing districts the GOP drew a decade ago and that solidified their majorities.
Read More »Wisconsin Senate approves GOP-backed abortion bills (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday approved a package of Republican-authored bills designed to discourage abortion in the state.
Read More »Board to consider hiring outside attorneys in wolf lawsuits
The state Department of Natural Resources policy board plans to vote next week on whether to hire its own attorneys in a pair of lawsuits seeking to block the fall wolf hunt, underscoring the deepening rift between the board's Republican members and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul.
Read More »Evers issues formal apology for Indian boarding schools
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a formal apology Monday for Wisconsin's role in Native American boarding schools, joining with leaders from the state's tribes at an Indigenous Peoples Day event.
Read More »Wisconsin Legislature to take up redistricting in November
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature plans to vote on a redistricting plan when it convenes in November, the lawyer representing Legislature told the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly to vote on bill banning race theory
The Wisconsin Assembly plans to vote next week on a Republican bill that would prohibit public schools from teaching students and training employees about concepts such as systemic racism and implicit bias.
Read More »Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking removal of DNR chairman
A Wisconsin judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit seeking to remove the state Department of Natural Resources policy board's leader from his post even though his term has ended.
Read More »Evers announces COVID testing requirement for state workers
Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued an order Tuesday requiring all executive branch workers who haven't submitted their COVID-19 vaccination status to their supervisors or aren't fully vaccinated to undergo weekly testing.
Read More »Nearly 70% of state executive branch workers vaccinated
Almost 70% of state executive branch workers have received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Tony Evers' administration said on Monday.
Read More »Wisconsin governor wants to intervene in redistricting case
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal court on Monday to allow him to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fellow Democrats that seeks to have federal courts draw new boundary lines if the governor and Republican-controlled Legislature can't reach agreement.
Read More »Evers extends $100 incentive for COVID-19 vaccinations
Wisconsin's $100 reward program for those receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will be extended two weeks until Sept. 19, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday.
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