Evers Signs Two Bills Aimed at Preventing Another Rape Kit Backlog
The bipartisan bills will establish new guidelines to help sexual assault victims see justice sooner.
Dec
2021
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TONY EVERS
Dec
2021
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Evers Signs Two Bills Aimed at Preventing Another Rape Kit Backlog
The bipartisan bills will establish new guidelines to help sexual assault victims see justice sooner.
Dec
2021
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Omicron Is in Wisconsin. Here’s What We Know So Far.
The new ‘variant of concern’ has been detected in the Badger State. Vaccines still offer the best protection.
Nov
2021
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‘Tethers to These Communities’: Wisconsin Shows Up for Small Business Saturday
Wisconsinites patronized their favorite local stores for Small Business Saturday as the nation’s economic recovery from COVID continues.
Nov
2021
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Wisconsin Has 176,000 Lead Pipes. The Infrastructure Bill Will Help Take Them Out.
The bipartisan infrastructure legislation that Biden recently signed includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes across the country.
Nov
2021
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GOP Rams Through Gerrymandered Maps, Which Evers Has Said He Will Veto
Maps drafted by Evers’ nonpartisan citizen commission also fail in a bipartisan rebuke, ensuring the battle will go to the courts.
Nov
2021
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Voting Rights, COVID Safety, and Abortion: Evers Has Vetoed Numerous Harmful Bills
A year before the 2022 election, a review of Republican proposals that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed during his first term.
Nov
2021
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State Approves Construction of $370 Million Natural Gas Facility Despite Local, Climate Objections
The potential new natural gas plant planned near Ixonia and Whitewater comes as the climate crisis grows more urgent every day.
Oct
2021
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Vos Defends Gerrymandering as ‘Constitutional Allowance’ In Hearing Over GOP Maps
Republican lawmakers proposed electoral maps that will maintain their gerrymandered majority established in 2011.
Oct
2021
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Racine Sheriff Claims Election Officials Committed Fraud by Helping Nursing Home Residents Vote During COVID
Despite claims, charges haven’t yet been referred to the Racine County district attorney. It’s not clear if they ever will be.
