Tony Evers

Schools Face Uncertain Financial Future

New report projects shrinking funding. "So many revenue sources are falling.”

Justice Suggests Evers’ Order Is ‘Tyranny’

State Supreme Court justices compare safer-at-home order to Japanese internment camps.

State Makes Progress on Bounce Back Plan

Two of six criteria have now been met. More work remains before state can reopen.

Gov. Evers Details Expanded COVID-19 Contact Tracing Efforts

Local and State public health agencies have already completed nearly 18,000 contact tracing interviews since March

Wisconsin Sets New COVID-19 Testing Record

Percent of negative results increases, a positive sign.

State Will Test All Nursing Home Residents

38% of COVID-19 deaths were in long-term care facilities. 10,000 tests per week planned.

Special Interests Battle on High Court Case

Koch and WMC filings push Supreme Court to stop Evers state shutdown, liberal groups disagree.

AFP-WI’s Statement Ahead of Oral Arguments in Safer-At-Home Extension Lawsuit

Governor Evers Suspends Rules to Ensure Patient Care, Coverage Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemic Temper Tantrums?

Republicans’ court challenge to Evers’s safer-at-home order is about anger, not state law.

Why State’s Voting By Mail Was Chaotic

And how Wisconsin could prepare for fall election by mail only.

Gov. Evers Announces Plan to Make Wisconsin One of the Top States in Testing Per Capita

Can Missy Hughes Help Businesses Recover?

WEDC director still hasn’t been approved by Senate, but has vital role in state’s economy.

Wisconsin Welcomes Donation of PPE from Sister State in China

Gov. Evers Announces Additional Community Testing Events in Northwest Wisconsin

Do Republicans Have Secret COVID-19 Plan?

Vos and Fitzgerald want high court to overrule Gov. Evers’ policies. What will their plan be?

Gov. Evers Announces New UV Decontamination Site in Sawyer County

Site is a Product of an Impressive Collaborative Effort Between a Local Host and State Support

GOP Listens To Business Lobby Reopening Plan

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce wants to replace the Badger Bounce Back plan with their own.

The State’s 1918 Pandemic Shutdown Worked

Milwaukee was one of four cities with lowest rate of disease, at least 30% lower than most cities.

Gov. Evers Announces the Launch of Community Testing Events

31 Wisconsin school districts awarded Fab Lab Grants

Press Release: Gov. Evers Commends U.S. Navy for Investment in Marinette Marine

1 in 5 Workers File For Unemployment During Pandemic

18 percent of the U.S. workforce has lost their job since the start of the pandemic.

Wisconsinites Starting To Ignore Stay-At-Home Order

State residents starting to experience “quarantine fatigue.”

Wisconsin Receives Delivery of 230,000 N95 Masks from FEMA, New Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System Coming Online in Wisconsin in Mid-May

Nearly 80 Business Associations and Local Chambers Urge Support of WMC Back to Business Plan

Groups representing thousands of employers and millions of workers call on lawmakers to safely reopen Wisconsin’s economy

Evers Orders Budget Cuts

State losing billions in revenue due to the economic shutdown.

Wisconsin 2020 Game Fish Season Opens May 2

Anglers Encouraged To Fish Close To Home, All Regulations And License Requirements Apply

Tosa Restaurant Won’t Open May 1st After All

Dan Zierath cites fear of losing his licenses.

OSHA Supervising Re-Opening of Meat Packing Plants

COVID-19 infection rate in Green Bay is skyrocketing.

Gov. Evers Delivers Democratic Radio Address Urging for Unified, Bipartisan Solutions

Business Lobby Wants State to Re-Open Monday

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is pushing its plan to reopen Wisconsin businesses next week.

The Politics of the Pandemic

Republican push to reopen state economy depends on distorting the data.

Dozens of Organizations Representing More than One Million Wisconsinites Voice Support for Safer at Home Extension

Positive Case Rate Falls, But State Wants It Even Lower

New webpage allows public to track progress on criteria in Badger Bounce Back plan.

AFP-WI Files Amicus Brief in State Legislature’s Lawsuit

The Return of Brad Pfaff

Former state agriculture secretary running for state senate, the very body that ousted him.

Evers Reopening State Parks, Forests

On May 1st, 34 parks across state to reopen, including city's Lakeshore State Park, Havenwoods State Forest.

Evers Administration Seeks to Save Lives, Stop Republican Lawsuit

Wisconsin Needs 600 Contact Tracers

State making progress on hiring and training, but still short of 1,000 person goal.

$6.9 Million Won for 317 Affordable Apartments

7 city projects win WHEDA funding that will leverage millions more private dollars.

Half of State’s Restaurants Shut Down

Many may never return. Even for those doing carryout, business down by 50%.

State Gets Federal Help with COVID-19 Supplies

But barriers remain, supplies still fall way short, particularly N95 respirator masks.

Gov. Evers Directs DNR to Reopen Several State Parks and Forests with Special Conditions

Gov. Evers Commends Wisconsin National Guard for Continued Service Across Wisconsin

Wisconsin National Guard Assists in State's Increased Testing Capacity Efforts

Some Non-Essential Businesses Can Open

Evers order says dog groomers, small engine repair, upholsterers, others can reopen with precautions.

Janesville Firm Making Millions of Masks

Monterey Mills pivots to making 65,000 masks per day for healthcare workers, others.

Gov. Evers Announces Expanded Opportunities for Certain Nonessential Businesses

Walker Says Wisconsin Should Reopen

Ex-governor tells far-right Breitbart News he’s concerned about citizens’ civil liberties.

Will Senate Act on Assembly-Passed Bills?

160 bills passed by Assembly haven’t gotten consideration by state Senate.

Affordable Housing Redevelopment for 37th Street School Gets City Funding

Plus: City assessments top 2008 values for the first time.

Wisconsin Ends Week With 1,412 New COVID-19 Cases, Surge in Testing

Despite testing boost, state still has almost three times the capacity.

Activists Plead for Release of Prisoners

Worry over spread of COVID-19 in state’s prisons, lives of most vulnerable inmates.

Many Democratic Legislators Resigning

But Assembly Minority Leader Hintz seeks reelection to his post.

COVID-19 Testing Remains High, Positive Case Rate Surges 28%

Brown County passes Milwaukee County for highest case rate. State reports biggest one day case increase.

$33 Million School Rises in Clarke Square

Cristo Rey will become anchor in southside neighborhood.

Governor Evers suspends Department of Revenue Administrative Rules in order to make certain commerce safer and maintain social distancing

More Than A Thousand Safer-At-Home Protesters Converge On Capitol

Counter-protests crop up.

Milwaukee Police Department will enforce Safer at Home ordinance violations

COVID-19 Testing Jumps Over 50 Percent To New Record, Cases Rise as Positive Rate Falls

Over 3,400 tests performed in last 24 hours, 304 new positive cases.

The Lethal Idiocy of MacIver Institute

“Freedom” and the “free market” won’t solve the pandemic. It will spread the disease.

A Bay View Scavenger Hunt From Rush Mor Records

Free game allows for education, entertainment and exploration.

WMC Announces Plan to Get Back to Business

Proposal Will Protect Lives, Livelihoods and Wisconsin’s Future

Conservative Groups Twist Coronavirus Facts

Think tank MacIver Institute and grassroots group #ReopenWisconsin misuse the data on COVID-19 for political ends.

Despite Being “Essential,” Construction Industry Experiencing Major Delays

Real estate survey reveals expanding pessimism about length of impact, most businesses still paying rent.

Gov. Evers Signs Emergency Order #32, Relating to the Operation of an Alternative Care Facility at State Fair Park

Right-Wing Groups Linked to #ReopenWisconsin Campaign

Members of Americans for Prosperity, American Majority and John Birch Society have their hands in the campaign.

Gov. Evers Delivers Democratic Radio Address on Badger Bounce Back Plan

What Legislature Didn’t Do About Pandemic

A number of good measures passed. But many important proposals were killed.

Why Aren’t More COVID-19 Tests Given?

More available now, but other factors may limit use, says Department of Health Services official.

Council Okays Fines for “Safer at Home” Violators

107 arrests so far by Milwaukee Police; now can issue fines of $500 to enforce state order.

With COVID-19 Cases Rising at Wisconsin Corrections Facilities, Data Model Shows Mass Incarceration Will Increase Death Toll By 100,000

Rep. Hintz: Statement on Republican Lawsuit

Supreme Court Asked to Block State Shutdown

Republican legislators charge that ’Safer At Home’ order will leave state “in shambles.”

Press Release: Gov. Evers Appoints Laura Waite as Waushara County District Attorney

Some Sheriffs, Police Question Evers’ Shutdown

"For those not afraid of the Devil,” says one police chief, social distancing may not be needed.

Gov. Evers Declares State of Emergency Due to Elevated Wildfire Conditions

Governor Evers Signs Emergency Order Relating to Suspending Rules for DNR-Certified Operators

Gov. Evers’ “Badger Bounce Back” Plan Not A Real Plan

We Don’t Need More Hurdles Governor Evers - We Need To Reopen

Foxconn to Assemble Procedural Masks in Wisconsin for Pandemic Relief

A Day to Consider Legalizing Pot

It can actually be a gateway to prosperity and increased opportunity, says state representative.

State Still Not Using Full Testing Capacity

Death toll from COVID-19 grows to 230, 132 in Milwaukee County.

Will High Court Limit Evers’ Veto Power?

Supreme Court hears arguments from conservatives targeting governor’s power.

Evers Releases ‘Badger Bounce Back’ Plan

Lays out six criteria for reopening economy, getting Wisconsin back to work.

Tavern League Wants May 1 Reopening

Lobbying group wants Evers to allow bars and restaurants to open then, with restrictions.

Give Me Liberty and Give Me Death

Brookfield rally rejects both state and federal health experts, while likely spreading disease.

Tosa Bar Plans to Open, Defy State

Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub will serve food and drinks. But owner's attorney, family members disagree.

Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin is Taking Big Steps to Increase COVID-19 Testing Capacity

Landlords, Tenant Groups Ask for State Relief

Both sides lobby Evers, Legislature for help to make rent payments, avoid flood of evictions.

Politicians Need Virus-Weary Voters’ Signatures

How can candidates get nomination papers signed and maintain social distance?

WILL Goes Before Wisconsin Supreme Court in Veto Lawsuit

Oral arguments in challenge to Governor Evers’ use of executive power

Utilities May Recover Pandemic-Related Costs

PSC allows them to track expenses due to state order barring disconnections for non-payment.

Milwaukee Public Schools expands Stop, Grab and Go locations

Four food truck sites and an additional school have been added

Pandemic Changing State’s Political Landscape?

69% of Wisconsin voters say Trump did too little to prepare country for COVID-19.

Evers Calls For Federal Aid As Revenues Decline

State revenues are being decimated by the economic shutdown.

Healthcare Orgs Support Safer At Home Extension

More than a dozen major organizations in Wisconsin signed letter praising the extension.

Reports of Domestic Abuse Up During COVID-19 Pandemic

Sheltering in place isn't safe if there is abuse in the home.

State Still Reviewing Triage Guidelines for Ventilators

Committee has more time to decide how scarce medical equipment will be used.

First Responders Blast COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Law

Police, Firefighters say it will be too difficult to determine where they contracted virus on the job.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Governor Evers and Wisconsin Local Officials in Calling for Additional Federal Resources for the State and Local Communities to Combat COVID-19