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In last State of the State address, Evers calls on Legislature to keep working
- On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his eighth and final State of the State address at the Assembly chambers to urge the Legislature to stay in session, clocking in at over 61 minutes.
- With 10 months left in his term, Gov. Tony Evers put his remaining priorities on full display, mixing reflection with a forward-looking agenda and framing 2026 as the `Year of the Neighbor`.
- Among his requests, Evers pressed lawmakers to reach bipartisan agreement on K-12 schools and property tax relief, release $125 million for PFAS response, back the Office of Violence Prevention, and support a nonpartisan redistricting process.
- The Assembly plans to sprint to the finish line over the next 48 hours, while the state Senate plans to meet into March and lawmakers could vote as early as Thursday or as late as Friday.
- Across the aisle, Republicans said the governor's priorities paint a very different picture, with Majority Leader Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, saying, `We want to give that money back to you,` while Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin, criticized Evers publicly during the speech.
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In final State of the State, Evers urges lawmakers to keep working, rejects GOP tax cut plan
Gov. Tony Evers called on lawmakers to keep working this year in his final State of the State address. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)Gov. Tony Evers urged Wisconsin lawmakers to work through the rest of this year during his final State of the State address Tuesday evening — rejecting a Republican tax cut and school funding proposal and calling for lawmakers to invest in schools. Evers, who decided not to run for a third term in off…
In final State of the State, Evers pushes for school funding, end to gerrymandering
In his eighth and final State of the State address Tuesday night, Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday night said Republicans have chronically underfunded Wisconsin schools and blamed them for increased property taxes after negotiations for a tax cut stalled this week. The post In final State of the State, Evers pushes for school funding, end to gerrymandering appeared first on WPR.
Wisconsin State Journal
Chippewa HeraldIn last State of the State address, Evers calls on Legislature to keep working
The Assembly is expected to hold its final floor period on Thursday, while the Senate will hold a session on Wednesday and plans to convene again in March.
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APG of WisconsinEvers highlights bipartisan work in his final Wisconsin State of the State
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants the public to concentrate on the bills and times that he had reached agreements with the Legislature as he is set
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