Tony Evers

State COVID Restrictions Continue for Prisons

Social distancing guidelines maintained for all state’s correctional institutions.

No New State Pandemic Rules Likely

Evers and legislative leaders can’t agree. And even if they did it would take weeks to create.

Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing at sites around the state

Wisconsin Relaxes Food Stamps Rules

Residents using SNAP benefits can now buy groceries online.

Attorney General Supports Local Health Orders

Kaul opinion finds local orders enforceable, but communities continue to rescind theirs.

Are Local “Safer at Home” Orders Legal?

Kenosha and Brown counties drop theirs, while Mayor Barrett stands by city's, says politics at play.

Gov. Evers Announces Donation of 210,000 Procedural Masks for COVID-19 Response

Justice Bradley Got $20K from Safer-At-Home Plaintiff

Bradley got max contribution from one of the parties to a second lawsuit challenging the safer-at-home orders.

State Urges Supreme Court to Keep ACA Intact

AG Kaul filed a brief as a friend-of-the-court in Supreme Court Case.

Gov. Evers Approves DHS Statement of Scope, Beginning Administrative Rule Making Process

GOP Fundraiser Under Investigation for PPE Business

Mike Gula, who has fundraised for Sen. Ron Johnson, tried to cash in on the pandemic but didn't deliver.

Losing a Loved One to COVID-19

Nothing is the same for families trying to grieve during the pandemic.

Wisconsin Politicos Respond to Safer At Home Ruling

Politicians, lobbyists and activists fall back on party line in attacking or praising decision.

Press Release: Gov. Evers Delivers Democratic Radio Address on Supreme Court of Wisconsin Ruling

Gov Evers’ Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling

Supreme Court of Wisconsin Rules Against Science and the Health and Safety of Wisconsinites

Milwaukee’s “Safer at Home” Order Remains in Effect

Bars and restaurants in Milwaukee must remain closed.

Supreme Court Strikes Down “Safer at Home”

Decision goes into effect immediately. Milwaukee's order remains in effect.

Bewley Statement on Supreme Court Decision

MU Poll Finds Most Back State Shutdown

But margin reduced: 69% favor stay-at-home order versus 86% in late March poll.

State’s COVID Growth Slower Than Nation

Wisconsin below most states and all of Midwest in per-capita COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Thousands of businesses can reopen under new emergency order

Statement of Alderwoman Chantia Lewis May 13, 2020

Weishan Running for Register of Deeds

After 20 years on the county board Sup. John Weishan, Jr. seeks a better paying position.

Five of Six Badger Bounce Back Critieria Have Green Light

Testing totals should soon surge as a result of Wisconsin National Guard collections.

April Home Sales Down 9.2%

New Marquette Law School Poll finds reduced but majority support for COVID-19 restrictions, while partisan divisions increase

Please note: Complete poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll

Vos, Fitzgerald Cost Taxpayers Billions

Their latest mistake adds $25 million more lost to taxpayers.

High Court Considers Second Lawsuit on Shutdown

Two citizens argue state 'Safer-At-Home’ order violates their constitutional freedoms.

Limited Number of State Shooting Ranges To Reopen May 14

COVID-19 Testing Falls To One-Week Low

Three of six Badger Bounce Back plan criteria are now satisfied.

Gov. Evers Announces Appointments to Governor’s Task Force on Student Debt

State Allows Most Retail Stores to Open

New order by Gov. Evers says stores can allow customers in, with restrictions.

AFP Applauds Dentistry Board Urging Access to Dental Services

Gov. Evers Announces Another Turn of the Dial for Wisconsin Businesses

Republicans Test Ugly Campaign Theme

Message for 2020: ’Some of you will have to die’.

Special Election Will Have In-Person Voting

Tuesday’s 7th District election in Northern Wisconsin will use many safety measures.

Gov. Evers Announces New Community Testing Sites Being Held in Milwaukee and Madison

A Red County Questions Federal Effort

Our government could win WWII but can’t manufacture enough masks to protect us from a virus?

Wisconsin Grapples With Holding Elections During Pandemic

As more elections move forward, public officials work to ensure safe voting.

Seeking COVID Compassion

Advocates seek clemency, reduction of state’s incarcerated population.

The Portfolio of Pat Roggensack

Justice who suggested meat packers aren’t “regular folks” has big investments, campaign donations.

Consumers Will Decide When We Reopen

You can’t order people to visit movie theaters, retail shops, when most still fear a reopening.

Challenger to Robin Vos Drops Out

Vos gets dog feces in the mail, and Democrat Robert Prailes suffers "ugly" personal attacks.

Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing at sites around the state

Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System Ready and Available for Use in Wisconsin

State’s Health Care Workers and First Responders Encouraged to Submit N95 Respirators For Decontamination and Reuse

GOP Road Show Attacks Evers’ Plan

Analysis: Republicans want a Badger Bounce Back, but distort details of Evers' plan.

Joint statement on free COVID-19 testing for Milwaukee’s communities of color

From Alderman Cavalier Johnson, Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd, Alderman Mark A. Borkowski, Alderman Nik Kovac, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderman Michael J. Murphy, Alderman Scott Spiker, Alderman José G. Pérez, Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa and Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic

Gov. Evers Announces Grant Program for Ethnically Diverse Micro-Businesses

State Releases Guidelines for Businesses to Use Once Reopened

Guidelines include general advice and industry specific recommendations.

Rural Educator Running for State Superintendent

Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica School District, wants to address educational inequities caused by poverty.

UW System Expects $212 million in Losses

The pandemic has brought a fiscal crisis to the university system.

Gov. Evers Announces Best Practices and Safety Guidelines for Wisconsin Businesses

Businesses Prepare for Possible Re-Opening

State hangs in the balance while Supreme Court deliberates Safer-At-Home order.

COVID-19 Testing Up 31% in Wisconsin

State reports over 5,000 tests in a day for first time. Positive test rate drops to record low.

For Now, Milwaukee Must ‘Learn To Live With’ COVID-19

Local officials dealing with the pandemic look back on past two months of COVID-19.

Janet Bewley Is New State Senate Minority Leader

Sen. Bewley sets her sights on overcoming GOP opposition, re-taking the senate.

State Tax Revenue Down $870 Million

The pandemic has led to a massive slow down in tax collections for the state.

Press Release: Gov. Evers Delivers Democratic Radio Address Encouraging Wisconsinites to Stay Safer at Home

MMAC Wants State to Start Reopening Next Week

The group supported Evers original stay at home order that ended April 24.

Gov. Evers Seeks Applicants for Menominee-Shawano County Circuit Court

New Budget Projections Show Need for Fiscal Responsibility

Gov. Evers Continues to Expand Community Testing Programs, Announces New Online Tool

County Creating More Space in Parks

As parks usage spikes, officials closing some parkways to cars to create more space for recreation.

Is It Safe to Reopen the State?

The data shows pandemic spreading into non-urban red counties.

Vos Suggests Changes to Evers’ Order

On stay at home policies, Republican leader says legislators more in touch with people than 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