News Clips
Politics
Gov. Tony Evers ‘confident’ Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes truthful on college degree
Wisconsin State Journal, August 16, 2019
Taxpayers to give up $200,000 because Republican lawmakers blocked a liberal group on Twitte
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 15, 2019
Robin Vos says accommodations likely for paralyzed lawmaker
Wisconsin State Journal, August 15, 2019
Tony Evers unveils universal background check bill following nationwide mass shootings
Wisconsin State Journal, August 15, 2019
Health
CMS expands star ratings for exchange health plans
Health Leaders, August 15, 2019
Opioid deaths down in Wisconsin last year for first time since 2015
Wisconsin State Journal, August 14, 2019
Utilities & Energy
Gov. Tony Evers signs executive order calling again for carbon-free electricity by 2050
Wisconsin State Journal, August 16, 2019
Xcel to expand Minnesota renewables program, add 230 MW new solar, wind
Utility Dive, August 14, 2019
Environment
WEDC awards nearly $1 million to UWM-led Freshwater Collaborative, Connected Systems Institute
Milwaukee Business News, August 16, 2019
Evers touts need for clean water
Chippewa Herald, August 15, 2019
Wisconsinites wrestle with a changing climate
Madison.com, August 14, 2019
Clean Wisconsin, other environmental groups sue EPA over coal power rule
Wisconsin State Journal, August 14, 2019
Legal
Wisconsin receives $2.9M grant to install next-generation 911 dispatch system
Milwaukee Business Journal, August 14, 2019
Jail overcrowding costing taxpayers thousands per month
WBAY, August 14, 2019
Justice Brian Hagedorn downplays political ties at public swearing-in
Wisconsin Public Radio, August 14, 2019
Federal judge throws out union lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s Act 10
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 14, 2019
AG Kaul suggests Colorado model for “red flag” law
WKOW, August 8, 2019
Economic Development
Wisconsin gains 800 construction jobs in July
The Daily Reporter, August 16, 2019
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate ticks up to 3.0%
Milwaukee Business News, August 15, 2019
Wisconsin accepted into yearlong national policy academy on manufacturing
Milwaukee Business Journal, August 14, 2019
New Foxconn chairman in Wisconsin to meet with Evers, other officials
Milwaukee Business Journal, August 14, 2019
Transportation
Gov. Evers fills potholes in Green Bay while touting grant program for local roads
Fox 11, August 14, 2019
EV chargers to cost $2.3B through 2025 – study
E & E Publishing, August 13, 2019
Evers: Transportation grants will be distributed fairly to urban, rural communities
Wisconsin Public Radio, August 12, 2019
Governor Evers aims to fix potholes in Wausau
WAOW, August 12, 2019
Education
One year ahead of funding deadline, Wisconsin schools continue finalizing safety, security plans
The Capital Times, August 16, 2019
Republicans resurrect UW campus free speech bill
Channel 3000, August 13, 2019
DOJ training educators to identify concerning student behaviors, prevent school attacks
WMTV, August 7, 2019
