Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers today shared a video message wishing Wisconsinites a happy Hanukkah as families and individuals across the state celebrate the end of The Festival of Lights.
Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers today shared a video message wishing Wisconsinites a happy Hanukkah as families and individuals across the state celebrate the end of The Festival of Lights.
Gov. Tony Evers, together with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) approved the state’s plans to utilize $140 million of federal funds from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the Year of Mental Health and his efforts over the past year to invest in expanding access to mental and behavioral healthcare.
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced $414.4 million has been allocated for financial assistance through the Clean Water Fund Program to 84 municipalities to improve their wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a total of approximately $589 million in key projects across the state.
Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $15 million grant has been awarded to the city of Milwaukee for their efforts to redevelop the former Northridge Mall complex located on the city’s northwest side.
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), announced today that two new loan programs, Restore Main Street and Vacancy-to-Vitality, are now available and expected to spur the development of new affordable housing units across the state.
Ahead of their Day of Resistance rallies across the country, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) issued a toolkit document that refers to Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Hamas' brutal terrorist attack in Israel that left over 1,200 dead, and it further stated that student activities are part of the movement and not just in solidarity. While the document has led some schools to move to deactivate the group, the SJP currently operates on the campus of UW-Milwaukee and has been regularly holding rallies and walkouts.
Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed Assembly Bill 465, a bill passed by Republican members of the Wisconsin State Legislature banning gender-affirming care for minor patients with gender dysphoria.
Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 394, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 86, a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing reckless driving and improving road safety by expanding access to driver education.
Gov. Tony Evers took action on 48 bills listed below in addition to Assembly Bills 465, 133, and 394, as already announced earlier today. In total, Gov. Evers today acted on 51 bills.
Gov. Tony Evers today signed two bipartisan bills passed by the Wisconsin State Legislature, Assembly Bill 438, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 40, and Assembly Bill 439, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 41, to keep the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball (MLB) in Wisconsin through 2050.