Spending in Wisconsin's governor's race shattered the previous record by more than 75%, with more than $164 million spent on the contest won in the battleground state by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a group that tracks campaign spending in state elections reported Tuesday.
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Governor bans TikTok app on state phones
Wisconsin on Thursday became the latest state to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes after nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company.
Read More »Evers to push for legal abortions in inaugural address
Gov. Tony Evers plans to outline a largely liberal agenda in his second inaugural address Tuesday, while calling for working together on issues that have long divided Republicans and Democrats — including protecting abortion rights, expanding Medicaid, legalizing marijuana and fighting water pollution.
Read More »Evers grants 171 pardons, bringing total granted to 774
Gov. Tony Evers has granted another 171 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 774.
Read More »Evers: Wisconsin monitoring TikTok, no plans for a ban
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that his administration is keeping a close eye on state devices that use TikTok, a popular social media app that national lawmakers proposed banning just a day earlier.
Read More »Can Evers and GOP Legislature work together?
Can newly reelected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the even-more Republican Wisconsin Legislature work better over the next two years than they did the previous four? That's the $5 billion question.
Read More »Man charged in fed court with threatening Evers
A Wisconsin man has been charged in federal court with threatening Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Republicans file 2 open records lawsuits
The Republican Party of Wisconsin has filed a pair of lawsuits six weeks before the election that seek records from the administrations of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson related to issues that have been campaign fodder for conservatives.
Read More »Applicants wanted for Washburn County register of deeds
Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants for appointment as register of deeds in Washburn County.
Read More »Republicans reject Evers call for abortion vote
Wisconsin Republicans on Wednesday rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' call to allow voters to get a chance to repeal the state's 1849 abortion ban.
Read More »Evers challenged to stop all inmate paroles (UPDATE)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels called Monday on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to halt all paroles in the state, even though a governor can't unilaterally order them to stop and some paroles are mandated by law.
Read More »Maki-Wallander named Adams County district attorney
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Rebecca Maki-Wallander to serve as Adams County District Attorney. The appointment fills a vacancy being created by District Attorney Tania Bonnett’s election to the Adams County Circuit Court.
Read More »Evers creates new office of environmental justice
Gov. Tony Evers on Friday signed an executive order creating a new office of environmental justice, announcing the move on Earth Day.
Read More »Evers vetoes bill increasing marijuana penalties
Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have increased the penalties for making or distributing marijuana through a process that creates a highly concentrated version of marijuana known as butane hash oil.
Read More »Evers grants 71 pardons, expands process
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been granting pardons at a torrid pace after his predecessor didn't issue any for eight years, and has announced new moves to streamline and simplify the pardon application process.
Read More »Evers signs ‘Ethan’s Law,’ tightening out-of-home placement restrictions
Gov. Tony Evers has signed "Ethan's Law," a law that tightens out-home-home placement restrictions in an effort to protect children from abusive guardians.
Read More »Senate sends police use-of-force bill to governor
The state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that establishes a uniform use-of-force policy for Wisconsin, sending the proposal on to Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Evers signs bill authorizing Wisconsin participation in opioid MDL settlement
Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that authorizes Wisconsin's participation in a settlement in a prescription opioid multidistrict litigation case.
Read More »Judicial Council considers options after Evers rejects budget request
The Wisconsin Judicial Council is considering its options after another unsuccessful attempt to restore its funding.
Read More »Legal field highlights of Gov. Evers’ $91 billion state budget plan
Highlights of Gov. Tony Evers' state budget proposal submitted to the Legislature on Tuesday.
Read More »Evers calls for justice reform in state budget proposal
Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature Tuesday to bolster funding for K-12 and higher education and reform both the state's criminal justice systems, while delivering a state budget with $1 billion in taxes increases and liberal policy priorities that are almost certainly dead on arrival.
Read More »Evers pardons 9 more, raising total to 65
Gov. Tony Evers pardoned nine more people this week, raising the total number of people he's pardoned to 65.
Read More »Evers calls for $250 million in cuts from state agencies
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday ordered $250 million in cuts to state agencies this year — the latest financial hit caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Former judges comprise selection panel for redistricting commission
Gov. Tony Evers has announced the official application and selection processes for The People’s Maps Commission, a nonpartisan redistricting commission charged with drawing voting maps following the 2020 U.S. Census.
Read More »Evers vetoes Tougher on Crime bills, approves OWI sentencing changes
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed four bills in the Republican-backed "Tougher on Crime" bill package on Friday. The measures aimed to impose tougher sanctions and sentences on criminals, including making it easier to revoke extended supervision, parole or probation for people charged with a crime.
Read More »Evers does away with public records website Walker created
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration scrapped a public website created under his Republican predecessor to track compliance on public records requests, a move criticized in a report issued Monday by a conservative law firm.
Read More »GOP lawmakers’ attorney agrees to confidentiality deal
Faced with a tight deadline, the Republican co-chairs of the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee said Thursday that their attorney will sign a confidentiality agreement requested by Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul to end a stalemate over lawsuit settlements.
Read More »Evers calls on Republicans to act on gun safety bills
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday called on the Republican-controlled Legislature to take action on bills that would limit access to guns, which he said would make the state safer following a pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left 31 people dead.
Read More »Highlights of Wisconsin’s state budget
The Wisconsin Senate is expected to give final approval to the state budget on Wednesday. After that, it will head to Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law with no changes, sign it with alterations made through his partial-veto powers, or veto the entire plan.
Read More »Evers taps assistant corporation counsel for Columbia County DA
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed an assistant corporation counsel to be the top prosecutor in Columbia County.
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