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Evers unveils health facility upgrades in capital budget

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 23, 2021 | State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers on Monday proposed a series of upgrades to state-run healthcare facilities as part of his $2.4 billion, two-year capital spending plan.

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Joint Finance Committee leader signals support for nursing home, mental health investments

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 19, 2021 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

One of the leaders of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee predicted Thursday more investments in long-term care and mental health in the state’s next budget.

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Evers touts budget, Republicans say overhaul likely

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 17, 2021 | State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers called his plan for the state’s next biennial budget, unveiled Tuesday night, a “blueprint” to help the state recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but Republican lawmakers said they’d rework it.

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Evers’ budget to provide $329 million to support economic recovery from COVID-19

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers plans to put more than $329 million in his 2021-23 budget toward helping the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Long-term care, mental health advocates praise Evers’ budget plans

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 11, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin long-term care and mental health advocates praised proposals that Gov. Tony Evers said he’s including in his budget, but it remains unclear how many depend on dollars coming from Medicaid expansion, a policy Republicans won’t back.

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Evers calls for expanding Medicaid, lays out mental health, telehealth budget plans

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 10, 2021 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday called for expanding Medicaid, further supporting telehealth and investing $150 million into mental health.

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Evers unveils long-term care plans for budget

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 9, 2021 | Long Term Care, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday he wants to invest more than $600 million into long-term care through the state’s 2021-23 budget.

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Evers proposes legalizing recreational marijuana

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 8, 2021 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers plans to propose legalizing recreational marijuana in his 2021-23 budget, a policy that’s unlikely to move forward in the Republican-led Legislature.

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Evers proposes farmers’ mental health investment

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2021 | Legislature, Mental Health, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that farmers’ mental health and well-being initiatives will be part of his 2021-23 biennial budget’s $43 million investment in the agricultural industry.

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