Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order #18 relating to as affirmation of the intergovernmental relationships among the State of Wisconsin and tribal nations located within the state

Thursday, Apr 11, 2019

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443   MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers yesterday signed Executive Order #18 relating to an affirmation of the intergovernmental relationships among the state of Wisconsin and tribal nations located within the state. The governor’s executive order reaffirms the sovereign authority tribal nations have

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Gregory Humphrey: True colors show at Wisconsin Capitol

Thursday, Apr 11, 2019

Elections have consequences. That is one of the basic understandings students will come to accept as civics is studied in classrooms around the state. But as news stories this week demonstrate some leaders in Madison, who are to work for the people ‘back home’, have forgotten that precept.

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Gov. Evers: Seeking applications for Columbia County District Attorney

Wednesday, Apr 10, 2019

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443   Gov. Evers: Seeking applications for Columbia County District Attorney   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applications for appointment as Columbia County District Attorney. The new appointee will fill the vacancy created by the resignation

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Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order #18 relating to as affirmation of the intergovernmental relationships among the State of Wisconsin and tribal nations located within the state

Thursday, Apr 11, 2019

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443   MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers yesterday signed Executive Order #18 relating to an affirmation of the intergovernmental relationships among the state of Wisconsin and tribal nations located within the state. The governor’s executive order reaffirms the sovereign authority tribal nations have over their members and territory in the state of Wisconsin.

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Gregory Humphrey: True colors show at Wisconsin Capitol

Thursday, Apr 11, 2019

Elections have consequences. That is one of the basic understandings students will come to accept as civics is studied in classrooms around the state. But as news stories this week demonstrate some leaders in Madison, who are to work for the people ‘back home’, have forgotten that precept.

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Gov. Evers: Seeking applications for Columbia County District Attorney

Wednesday, Apr 10, 2019

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443   Gov. Evers: Seeking applications for Columbia County District Attorney   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applications for appointment as Columbia County District Attorney. The new appointee will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Columbia County District Attorney Tristan Eagon, whose resignation is

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Sen. Fitzgerald: Legislation to remove R-word from administrative code heads to Governor Evers’ desk

Wednesday, Apr 10, 2019

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate passed a bill that would remove the use of the phrase “mental retardation” and its derivatives from all state administrative code. The bill, authored by Rep. John Jagler and Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, replaces the R-word with the phrase “intellectual disability.”

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Gov. Evers: Promises kept: Wisconsin withdraws from GOP lawsuit attacking ACA

Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON – The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today granted Wisconsin’s motion for dismissal from Texas v. United States, the Republican lawsuit that seeks to gut the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul released the following statements: “People in Wisconsin believe in

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Fitzgerald: Appointment controversy imperils Evers cabinet picks

Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019

Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Tuesday several of Tony Evers’ cabinet picks were in danger of being rejected by Senate Republicans following the guv’s decision to rescind appointments to the PSC, UW Regents and other bodies. Fitzgerald said some members of his caucus wanted to vote down the picks

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Gov. Evers addresses inclusivity at Toward One Wisconsin Conference 

Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers will be in Milwaukee April 11 to speak at a statewide conference addressing issues of inclusivity. “Toward One Wisconsin: A Conference on Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion” will include an appearance by Gov. Evers who will speak on his commitment to equity and inclusion for all state residents, and

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