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Evers vetoes bill to block DATCP farm market fee increase authority

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have ended the ability of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to raise fees for an...

Evers vetoes tax exemptions for tips, overtime, along with 21 other bills

Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed 23 bills, including GOP efforts to exempt cash tips and overtime from the state income tax and to overturn his veto that extended by four centuries the...

Evers vetoes GOP bills for no tax on overtime and tips, requiring counties to cooperate with ICE 

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Republican bills that would eliminate income taxes on tips and overtime, require counties to cooperate with federal immigration agents and  overtur...

Evers vetoed late-session right-to-race in Wisconsin racing facility protections

(The Center Square) – A late-session bill that would have protected local racing facilities in Wisconsin from litigation and law changes was vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers in a flurry o...

Rep. Goeben: Evers veto preserves broken system that shortchanges Wisconsin property owners

Madison – Today, Representative Joy Goeben (R – Hobart) shared the following statement in response to Governor Evers’ veto of Assembly Bill 502: “I am deeply disappointed by the Go...

Rep. Dittrich: Evers chooses power over public safety

Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) issued the following statement after Governor Evers’ Good Friday veto of AB 750, which would give sponsored first respond...

Evers vetoes bills to exempt overtime, cash tips from income tax

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a pair of bills Friday that would have exempted overtime pay and cash tips from state income taxes. Assembly...

Evers signs dozens of new laws

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin governor has not yet signed the biggest piece of legislation on his desk. Gov. Tony Evers took action on 33 pieces of legislation,...

Gov. Evers: Takes action on several bills

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on several bills. The bills signed by the governor today include enhancing the safety of K-12 students across the state by ensuring educ...

Veto stops Wisconsin ag warehouse sprinkler bill

Legislation exempting warehouses from having fire sprinkler systems has been vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. In his veto statement, Evers says he objects to changing the commercial...

Gov. Evers: To take action on 33 bills

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today is set to take action on 33 bills. The bills the governor is expected to sign today include keeping kids safe on school buses, authorizing forest fi...

Evers signs $15M Wisconsin NIL bill into law, keeping public records exemption

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a name, image and likeness bill for the University of Wisconsin that will send the athletic department $15 million annually f...

Evers, Kaul sue to end Legislature’s ability to veto state settlements

A new legal battle is underway between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the Legislature. Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul are suing the co-chairs of the Leg...

Rebecca Draeger: The truth about Evers’ school tax credit veto

Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 602 that would have required the state to opt into a federal program to promote donations to Wisconsin Scholarship Granting Organizations in exchange for...

Wisconsin Gov. Evers Vetoes Five Bills Targeting Trans Rights

The Democratic governor rejected measures targeting transgender athletes, health care, and student protections. The post Wisconsin Gov. Evers Vetoes Five Bills Targeting Trans Righ...

Rep. Piwowarczyk: Slams Governor Evers’ vetoes on ICE detainers, UW reform

Wisconsin Family Action: Gov. Evers sides with porn industry over Wisconsin’s kids

MADISON – Nearly ten years ago, Governor Evers’ gubernatorial campaign started with a controversy over how he handled a teacher watching porn in a classroom. Now, one of Gov. Evers...

Gov. Evers: Takes action on several bills

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on several bills. The bills signed by the governor today include expanding healthcare provider costs th...

Gov. Evers: Takes action on dozens of bills

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on dozens of bills. The bills enacted by the governor today build upon “Bradyn’s Law” (2025 Wisconsin Act 48) by bolstering deterrents f...

Evers gets pushback for vetoing enhanced drug penalties near homeless shelters

(The Center Square) – The Republican sponsors of a bill to enhance penalties for drug dealers near homeless shelters say that Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of the bill continues what they...

Mark Belling: Evers’ vetoes show the consequences of Wisconsin having a leftist governor

Evers’ vetoes are an indication of where Wisconsin Democrats now are: to the left of even Gavin Newsom of California.

Wisconsin sports wagering, UW athletics NIL bills sent to Evers

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s sports wagering bill and a name, image and likeness bill that will send $15 million annually to the University of Wisconsin athletics departments...

Roys campaign: Rejects backroom deal

“Today, Tony Evers and Wisconsin Republicans have emerged from behind a curtain with a proposal to spend the state’s projected surplus before it actually materializes and almost gu...

Gov. Evers: Sends letter urging Trump administration to halt plans to rescind 2001 rule affecting the Chequamegon-Nicole...

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, during Earth Week, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins expressing his concerns with the USDA’s proposed...