Tony Evers
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What a vote for a Republican legislator means for the childcare crisis
When Gov. Tony Evers and legislative Democrats pushed for a real investment to keep childcare affordable for working families, Republicans proposed larger class sizes, younger childcare workers, and a tax credit worth around $50 per month.
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Kamala Harris and Tony Evers bring new ideas designed to help the elderly, disabled, and their home caregivers
The vice president unveils a plan for Medicare coverage of vision, hearing, and home care—paid for by negotiating lower drug prices with Big Pharma—while the Wisconsin governor uses American Rescue Plan funds to boost pay for direct caregivers. Some long-needed relief is coming for the “Sandwich Generation,” the 54% of Americans who have to balance…
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This rural WI school district has a creative idea to help the childcare crisis and school funding issues
The Lincoln School District serves the Alma Center, Humbird, and Merrillan communities. Voters who live there will see a question on their ballots Nov. 5, asking them to approve a capital referendum to build a childcare center onto the elementary school in Merrillan.
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Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids
The short answer to how Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids? Hire more people to take care of those children. It’s a seemingly obvious answer to a problem that many family advocates in recent years have reached crisis level. Almost 60% of child care providers across the state have unused capacity—closed classrooms—because of staff…
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Where Harris and Trump stand on paid family leave
Trump once shocked Americans with a pledge of support— that later was significantly reduced. Vice President Harris wants to implement things President Biden proposed but couldn’t get all the way through Congress.
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Who’s helping and who’s hurting health care access in Wisconsin right now
It’s been half a year since Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers approved a bill that would help people get the health care they need in western Wisconsin.
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This Wisconsin mom had to go to another state for an abortion, and now for IVF
“It was an absolute nightmare having to organize an abortion for a wanted child,” said Heather.
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Wisconsin leaders praise Biden, rally around Harris to defeat Trump
The president’s withdrawal from the presidential race is followed by Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s immediate endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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For nearly a full year, Republicans have withheld $125 million to clean up contaminated drinking water in Wisconsin
GOP leadership doesn’t have the votes to override vetoes from Gov. Tony Evers, so they’ve chosen to sit on the money to clean up PFAS—even though the full legislature already approved the spending. A new report from the Wisconsin Legislative Council knocks down an excuse Republicans are using to justify nearly a full year of…
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How this rural Wisconsin school superintendent is working hard to keep his teachers
Wisconsin public schools are dealing with an ongoing teacher retention problem with almost 40% of teachers leaving within their first six years in the field, according to a new report by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
