Gov. Evers signs executive order calling special session on policing accountability, transparency
Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes announced Monday, Aug. 24 Executive Order #84, calling the Wisconsin Legislature into a special session on policing accountability and transparency.
Gov. Evers expects Pres. Trump to wear mask during visit to Oshkosh
“That’s our expectation as a state," Gov. Evers said. “We can’t afford for these events to make it more difficult for us to prevent the virus from being transmitted in the state of Wisconsin."
Wisconsin governor pardons 9 people, raising total to 56
Gov. Tony Evers has issued nine more pardons.
Wisconsin National Guard members will again serve as poll workers for Aug. 11 primary
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard will again serve as poll workers during Wisconsin's primary election Aug. 11.
Gov. Evers' Office says no record of discipline for secret recording
Governor Tony Evers has refused to name the person who recorded the May 14 phone conversation with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.
GOP leader wants Wisconsin Senate to strike down mask order
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he's talking with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos about a plan to strike down Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate.
'Will unite our country:' Gov. Tony Evers endorses Joe Biden for president
Wisconsin Democratic Gov.
Statewide mask mandate starts Saturday; officials already fielding 911 calls about violators
“If we want businesses to open up. If you want to be back to having a Brewers game where people can actually attend. If you want to go back to having schools open — you have to do the work, you can't just wish it and say that it’s going to happen,” he said.
Milwaukee leaders say mask mandate could move city to next steps of phased reopening more quickly
The statewide mask mandate issued Thursday by Governor Tony Evers could help Milwaukee move to the next steps of its phased reopening amid COVID-19 more quickly, according to the mayor.
Republican lawmaker calls for emergency session to end statewide mask mandate
A Republican state senator Thursday called for a special legislative session to kill Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19, calling it "illegal and unnecessary."
Gov. Evers responds to Pres. Trump's plan to deploy federal officers in Milwaukee: 'Not welcome'
President Donald Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention into local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a “law and order” mantle.
Wisconsin's largest teachers unions call for online school
MADISON — Teachers unions for Wisconsin's five largest school districts asked Gov.
Wisconsin unemployment drops to 8.5%, below national rate
MADISON — Wisconsin's unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in June — a bit of good news that came Thursday as Democratic lawmakers released proposals to remove obstacles and broaden access to unemployment benefits.The jobless numbers also came as Gov.
Gov. Tony Evers issues 18 more pardons: 'Making positive contributions to society'
MADISON, Wis. — Gov.
Face masks made mandatory on all UW campuses this fall
MADISON — Face masks will be mandatory inside all University of Wisconsin campus buildings statewide under a policy adopted unanimously Thursday, July 9 by the Board of Regents after interim President Tommy Thompson said there was no way to open safely amid the coronavirus pandemic without the mandate.Thompson, the former Republican governor and U.S. Department of Health Services secretary, strongly advocated for the mandatory mask policy at his first regents meeting since taking the job last week.
Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
MADISON, Wis. — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019.The court rejected arguments that the laws were unconstitutional, handing another win to Republicans who have scored multiple high-profile victories before the conservative court in recent years.The ruling marks the second time that the court has upheld the lame-duck laws passed in December 2018, just weeks before Gov.