“I promise you when we are here in one year with Gov. Michels, every single thing that Gov. Evers has vetoed is going to be considered by the Legislature,” Vos said. “And hopefully all of it becomes law.”
 

MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, WPR highlighted what’s at stake in November. If Tim Michels is elected governor, all of the radical Republican-led bills that Gov. Evers vetoed would become law. Some of these laws would allow parents to more easily sue schools, allow guns on school property, ban abortion access, and restrict voting access, especially those for seniors and voters with disabilities. 

Recent Marquette polls demonstrated most Wisconsinites disagree with Michels on important issues — Wisconsinites want common-sense gun safety measures and oppose the overturning of Roe v Wade. Michels supports the most radical positions on these and other issues — he is wrong for our state and intent on moving Wisconsin backwards.

Republicans have made it clear getting these dangerous bills around abortion access, guns, and more are a top priority under a Republican governor — even Robin Vos said that “hopefully all of it becomes law” should Michels win the election.

Gov. Evers is the only person preventing those extreme bills from becoming law, and he will continue to do the right thing for Wisconsin.

Read more below:

WPR: Tony Evers, Tim Michels agree: Evers’ veto pen is the only obstacle for more than 100 GOP bills

Sometimes it’s anyone’s guess what candidates for public office would actually do if they’re elected. But in the race for Wisconsin governor, voters have been given more than 120 examples of what they can expect.

They’re all bills that passed the Republican-dominated state Legislature only to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. In the history of the state of Wisconsin, no governor has vetoed more bills in a single session than him.

Evers vetoed bills that would have expanded gun rights, including one that would shield gun makers from lawsuits and another declaring that federal assault weapon bans would not apply in Wisconsin. He vetoed a long list of changes to Wisconsin’s safety net programs, including one that would have cut unemployment benefits by up to 12 weeks. He vetoed bills that would have dramatically reshaped education in Wisconsin, including one that would have let all students, regardless of their family’s income, get state-funded vouchers to attend private school. And he vetoed around 20 plans to change election laws in Wisconsin, many of which would have added hurdles to voting absentee. 

During a campaign rally last month in Union Grove, Michels riled up the crowd when he focused on the election proposals and made a promise to Republicans.

“We are going to take those bills — those bills that Tony Evers vetoed,” Michels said. “We’re going to get them right. I’m going to sign them.”

At that same event, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Evers’ adversary in the Legislature, went a step further.

“I promise you when we are here in one year with Gov. Michels, every single thing that Gov. Evers has vetoed is going to be considered by the Legislature,” Vos said. “And hopefully all of it becomes law.”

This is one area where Michels and Evers are on the same page. They both say the future of these vetoes hinges on who wins their race.

If Michels wins, these bills can get reintroduced in the next legislative session and Michels can sign them.

And if Michels loses, and Evers is once again governor, those bills probably aren’t going anywhere.

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