On February 21, 2019, Governor Tony Evers announced that his upcoming budget proposal will include a nearly $28 million investment in “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” initiatives aimed at improving women’s access to preventative care such as cancer screenings, health exams, and STI testing, supporting healthier pregnancies and births, and addressing racial disparities in maternal and… [Read More]
Tony Evers Archives
Gov. Evers declares state of emergency for Wisconsin due to cold, snow
January 31, 2019
Gov. Tony Evers declared a State of Emergency for the state of Wisconsin because of the ongoing winter storm and the pending dangerous wind chills that will blanket the state the rest of the week. “I’m concerned about the safety and well-being of our residents as this major storm and bitter cold moves in,” Evers… [Read More]
Governor Evers announces appointment of Major Anthony Burrell as Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent
January 24, 2019
Governor Tony Evers announced the appointment of Major Anthony Burrell as Superintendent of the Wisconsin State Patrol effective January 20, 2019. Raised in Milwaukee, Burrell has a law enforcement career spanning nearly 30 years. After graduating with the State Patrol’s 40th recruit class in July of 1990, Burrell began his career as a trooper in… [Read More]
Changing of the guard during Wisconsin mid-term elections
November 8, 2018
An eight-year reign of Republican dominance and political muscle in Wisconsin came to an end Tuesday, November 6, 2018, when Democrat Tony Evers defeated Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the central figure in Wisconsin politics for more than a decade. And his running mate, former state Rep. Mandela Barnes, will become the state’s first African American… [Read More]
Former President Barack Obama speaks at North Division High School
November 1, 2018
On Friday, October 26, 2018, former President Barack Obama came to Milwaukee, WI to help Democratic candidates drum up votes for the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Obama, along with the Democratic candidates, spoke to a crowd of 4,000 at North Division High School, located in the 53206 zip code in which Lt…. [Read More]
Wisconsin Lt. Governor candidate Mandela Barnes looks to make a change
November 1, 2018
By Karen Stokes Mandela Barnes, former two term Wisconsin State Representative and candidate for lieutenant governor has been on the road with running mate Tony Evers to discuss the issues and have conversations with the people of this state. If elected, Barnes would be the first lieutenant governor of color in Wisconsin history. “Being a… [Read More]
Wisconsin will be voting for its future on November 6th
October 4, 2018
The governor’s race is heating up between Democrat Tony Evers and incumbent Republican Scott Walker for the top job in Wisconsin. The latest Marquette Law School Poll conducted September 18th of Wisconsin voters finds Evers with 49 percent support and incumbent Walker with 44 percent support among likely voters in the state’s race for governor…. [Read More]
Democratic candidates perform well in primary election
August 16, 2018
On Tuesday, August 14, 2018, Wisconsinites all over the state went out to vote in the fall primary election. The voter turnout reached almost a million voters, with an overwhelming number of those being Democratic voters. That is not surprising with anti-Republican sentiment running high since Donald Trump’s presidential win in 2016. Two of the… [Read More]
In our country, the road to change goes through the ballot box
October 18, 2018I’m running for Governor, along with Milwaukee native Mandela Barnes as Lt. Governor, because we believe it’s time for a change. And that change can start today with early voting at different locations all across Milwaukee. Here in Wisconsin, we have witnessed a dramatic attack on the values we care about. Scott Walker has failed… [Read More]