Wisconsin Republicans reject Evers' $125M request for "forever chemicals" combat, citing political game-playing concerns.
Wisconsin Republicans have rejected Gov. Tony Evers' request to spend $125M to combat "forever chemicals." Despite Evers invoking a rarely used power to call a meeting of the Republican-led Legislature's budget committee and urging the release of the previously approved funding, Republican co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee said they would not meet, calling Evers' move "blatant political game-playing." The stalemate between Evers and the Legislature continues over how to best combat PFAS chemicals, which have polluted groundwater in communities across Wisconsin.
April 16, 2024
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