Tony Evers

Wisconsin governor urges state Supreme Court to revoke restrictions on absentee ballot drop boxes

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Amanda Smith

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that banned absentee ...

Gov. Tony Evers signs bills strengthening protections for judges

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Amanda Smith

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed a bipartisan slate of bills designed to strengthen protections for judges as they face ...

Evers again asks Wisconsin Republicans to release $125M to combat forever chemicals pollution

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Amanda Smith

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reiterated Tuesday that he will veto a Republican bill that would create grants to ...

Wisconsin adopts new legislative maps, giving Democrats chance to win state

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Amanda Smith

The Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers, has signed into law a pair of new state legislative maps, undoing a Republican gerrymander that has ...

Wisconsin GOP undoes legislative gerrymander after court pressure

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Amanda Smith

The GOP-dominated Wisconsin Legislature voted Tuesday to adopt state legislative maps that would loosen the party’s grip on power in the state, ...

Republicans seek to withhold pay for state appointees who remain past the end of their terms

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Amanda Smith

MADISON – Republican lawmakers are proposing to withhold the salary of state officials who continue working beyond the expiration of their term ...

Wisconsin Republicans make last-ditch effort to pass new legislative maps

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Amanda Smith

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to avoid having the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court put in place ...

Wisconsin Republicans introduce a bill to ban abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy

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Amanda Smith

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly quietly introduced a bill Friday that would call for a binding statewide ...

Democratic law firm challenges Wisconsin congressional districts

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON – A high-powered Democratic law firm is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider the state’s congressional map ahead of the ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new state legislative maps

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Amanda Smith

MADISON, Wisconsin — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be ...