Tony Evers
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Wisconsin is among 9 states avoiding SNAP penalties after state investment
Wisconsin is one of nine states that won’t have to pay new federal penalty fees for the state’s FoodShare program. The penalties come from the Big Beautiful Bill that Republicans passed last year.
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Sara Rodriguez drops out, David Crowley urged to restart his race for governor
The lieutenant governor describes the “betrayal” of a campaign manager who left her finances in shambles, while the Milwaukee County Executive who had endorsed Rodriguez sits on a healthy warchest.
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No ‘conventional’ wisdom on who will win the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
Delegates are being pulled — and polled — in all directions as the seven candidates made their case at their state party convention.
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Will Wisconsin have to wait until 2027 for tax and school relief?
The rejection of a surplus spending plan takes Wisconsin lawmakers back to the negotiating table, but will they show up? Struggling school districts hope so.
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‘No gimmicks’: WI Dems push bill to curb voucher spending, boost public schools
Wisconsin Democrats continue to push a school funding proposal that increases aid by $1.3 million and consciously avoids funding private schools.
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Evers-Vos surplus deal defeated as Democrats and Republicans split their votes
All Assembly Republicans and some Democrats supported the plan, but all Senate Democrats and a trio of Republicans united to prevent it from passing.
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Question of the Week: Did Gov. Evers make a good deal?
The Democratic governor and Republican legislators use the surplus for tax relief. Would you? It’s our newsletter question for the week of May 14, 2026.
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Evers and GOP leaders reach a lame duck deal for schools that draws bipartisan critics
The governor says it’s a “blockbuster” agreement that provides $850 million in rebate checks and $600 million for education, but fellow Democrats say it’s short-term and squanders the surplus.
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New Wisconsin law taps ‘Dreamers’ to fill critical rural labor gaps
A bipartisan Wisconsin law removes barriers for more than 5,000 DACA recipients in the state, allowing them to work in high-need fields, especially in rural areas, including nursing, teaching, plumbing, and other licensed trades.
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Animal activists take protests over Ridglan Farms beagles to Capitol
Shouts of “free the dogs” rang out through the state Capitol on April 20 as protesters advocating on behalf of beagles at a Wisconsin dog breeding facility demanded a meeting with Gov. Tony Evers.
