Gov. Evers: Again calls Republican lawmakers into special meeting to urge immediate release of $140 million to fight PFAS statewide, respond to hospital closures in western Wisconsin

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, as the state celebrates National Drinking Water Week, announced he is again calling the Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Finance—the state’s budget committee—into a special meeting to release $140 million in already-approved investments to respond to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination statewide and stabilize healthcare access in Wester...