Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a $3 billion Republican tax cut proposal as promised, along with other GOP proposals that would have set a number of wolves that could be hunted every year and banned political loyalty pledges for higher education employees.
FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the state Legislature in the Assembly chambers during his State of the State speech at the state Capitol, Jan. 22, 2019, in Madison, Wis. Evers vetoed a $3 billion Republican tax cut proposal as promised on Friday, March 29, 2024, along with other GOP proposals that would have set a number of wolves that could be hunted every year and banned political loyalty pledges for higher education employees. MADISON, Wis.
He also signed a bipartisan bill designed to increase the number of mental health crisis centers across the state. Evers vetoed a bill that would have prohibited the Universities of Wisconsin and other higher education institutions from conditioning employment and admission decisions on diversity statements. Right now, UW doesn’t have any such spoken loyalty pledges in higher education, making the bill unnecessary, Evers said.
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