
Dave Cieslewicz: Evers should have vetoed the entire budget
Evers could have (and, in my view, should have) made history by being the first Wisconsin governor to veto an entire budget.
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Evers could have (and, in my view, should have) made history by being the first Wisconsin governor to veto an entire budget.

We know our warming, stormier planet is in crisis mode. Which means we know it’s time to revive the sanity and simple science behind a half-century-old precept–“Think Globally, Act Locally.”

The biggest problem affecting the state budget process is the gerrymandering of the Legislature, which is now so severe that legislators are less interested in respecting the will of the people than at any time in Wisconsin history.

A new report shows traditional tech hubs like California and New York are no longer the only place benefitting from the tech industry. The growth of consumer technology is having a positive economic impact all over the country, including right here in Wisconsin.
Gov. Tony Evers has signed the two-year budget, but only after using his partial veto authority to pump nearly $100 million more into K-12 education than what Republicans had proposed. He also undercut former Gov. Scott Walker’s push to require
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Gov. Tony Evers says he vetoed a provision that would’ve allowed electric car manufacturer Tesla to sell directly to consumers instead of through dealers as part of a broader goal of eliminating earmarks from the budget and because it was

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Evers could have (and, in my view, should have) made history by being the first Wisconsin governor to veto an entire budget.

We know our warming, stormier planet is in crisis mode. Which means we know it’s time to revive the sanity and simple science behind a half-century-old precept–“Think Globally, Act Locally.”

The biggest problem affecting the state budget process is the gerrymandering of the Legislature, which is now so severe that legislators are less interested in respecting the will of the people than at any time in Wisconsin history.

A new report shows traditional tech hubs like California and New York are no longer the only place benefitting from the tech industry. The growth of consumer technology is having a positive economic impact all over the country, including right here in Wisconsin.
Gov. Tony Evers has signed the two-year budget, but only after using his partial veto authority to pump nearly $100 million more into K-12 education than what Republicans had proposed. He also undercut former Gov. Scott Walker’s push to require able-bodied adults with school-age children to meet work requirements to
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Gov. Tony Evers says he vetoed a provision that would’ve allowed electric car manufacturer Tesla to sell directly to consumers instead of through dealers as part of a broader goal of eliminating earmarks from the budget and because it was a “payoff” to get a vote. “It was one of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — A coalition that backed the step therapy bill says the guv is expected to sign the legislation in Janesville today. SB 26 would make it easier for patients to get prescription drugs when insurance companies require them to try
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump will be in Milwaukee on Friday for a fundraiser to benefit the joint operation he has with the RNC, according to sources with knowledge of the event. The event will include donations ranging from $2,800 per person up to $100,000