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A man walks by the Wisconsin Capitol, Oct. 10, 2012, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin’s parole commission would be forced to post its decisions online about who has been granted and denied parole under a Republican-authored bill up for final approval in the state Senate on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer) **FILE**

Wisconsin Senate votes to increase parole transparency

Associated Press

The Pride Flag flies at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Governor raises gay pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during the annual State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Legalizing marijuana, paying for renovations at the Milwaukee Brewers' stadium and creating a paid family leave program are among the more than 500 items proposed by Gov. Evers that the Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee plans to kill with a single vote on Tuesday, May 2. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin Republicans to kill legalized pot, stadium repairs

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, appears at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Jan. 4, 2021. The leader of the Wisconsin Senate said Tuesday, April 25, 2023, that Republicans who control the Legislature remain in favor of cutting income taxes for all income earners, even if there is not enough support for his plan that would phase in a a flat tax rate. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) **FILE**

Wisconsin GOP leader wants income tax cut for all taxpayers

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

State Rep. Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) is shown during debate on Assembly Bill 24 Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. A special election to fill an open Wisconsin Senate seat could give Republican legislators enough votes to impeach Gov. Tony Evers and other civil officers. Voters on Tuesday will pick either Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin or Republican state Rep. Dan Knodl to represent the 8th Senate District. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Wisconsin Senate election could give GOP impeachment power

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

FILE - Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a campaign stop, Oct. 27, 2022, in Milwaukee. Evers promises to cut taxes and to compromise with Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature in order to increase funding for schools and local governments, according to excerpts from his State of the State speech released ahead of its delivery Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Tony Evers vows a tax cut, compromise to increase funding in Wisconsin

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, watches as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address virtually as members of the Senate watch from the Senate Chambers at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate plans to propose moving to a 3.25% flat income tax rate on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 a proposal that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to block.(Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Wisconsin GOP leader proposes flat income tax; Evers opposes

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the state Legislature in the Assembly chambers during the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Feb. 15, 2022. On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, Wisconsin became the latest state to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes from Evers amid a push for a federal ban and after nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular app. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin gov bans Chinese-owned TikTok app on state phones

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the state Legislature in the Assembly chambers during the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Feb. 15, 2022. Evers is slated to be sworn into office for a second term Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, where he will once again face a Republican-controlled legislature just as he did that past four years. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Evers to push for legal abortions, expanded Medicaid

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the Legislature in the Assembly chambers during the governor's State of the State speech at the state Capitol Feb. 15, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin Republicans who control the state Legislature are poised to clash with Evers in the new two-year legislative session beginning next week over tax cuts, how to fund local governments and whether to expand the private school choice program to wealthier families.(AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin Republicans, Evers clash over tax cuts, schools

By Scott Baur and Harm Venhuizen - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during an event attended by President Joe Biden at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, on Sept. 5, 2022. Evers said he will veto any flat income tax cut plan passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, favoring instead his proposal to reduce taxes for the middle class by 10 percent. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin Gov. Evers opposes GOP flat income tax cut plan

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Tim Michels is introduced at a televised Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial debate July 24, 2022, in Milwaukee. On Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, Michels called on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to halt all paroles in the state, even though a governor can't unilaterally order them to stop and some paroles are mandated by law. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin governor challenged to stop all inmate paroles

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, right, speaks as former President Donald Trump listens at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Trump ally takes on Walker protege in Wis. governor’s race

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the Legislature in the Assembly chambers at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. on Feb. 15, 2022. Republican legislators in Wisconsin were poised Wednesday, June 22, to meet in a special session Evers called to repeal the battleground state's dormant abortion ban and quickly adjourn without taking any action. (AP Photo/Andy Manis) **FILE**

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vows clemency for those who violate state abortion ban

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks at Cumberland Elementary School, July 8, 2021, in Whitefish Bay, Wis. Gov. Evers on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 called a special session for the Republican-controlled Legislature to repeal the state’s 173-year-old law banning abortion, a move that’s more likely to win him political points with his Democratic base in a reelection year than it is to result in action by lawmakers. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin governor asks GOP to repeal dormant abortion ban

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

FILE - Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks at Cumberland Elementary School, July 8, 2021, in Whitefish Bay, Wis. Gov. Evers on Friday, May 13, 2022, implored the chairman of the Wisconsin Parole Commission to reconsider his decision to parole a convicted murderer who served less than 25 years of his 80-year sentence, a move that came as the Democrat up for reelection this year faced mounting criticism. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin governor asks panel to reconsider killer’s parole

By Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Jane Mooney, a volunteer physician assistant with the Benevolent Specialists Project, attempts to squeeze an extra Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose out of a vial during a free vaccination clinic at Life Center, on March, 9, 2021, in Madison, Wis. The Hmong Institute ran the clinic, which targeted Hmong and Southeast Asian adults 65 and older. Moderna vials are labeled as containing 10 doses, Mooney says, but vaccinators can often retrieve one or two additional doses. Forty people initially signed up to receive shots at the clinic, but nurses squeezed 10 extra doses out of vials, allowing people on a waiting list to receive shots. (Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch via AP)

Wisconsin Senate approves protections for unvaccinated

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

A police officer uses a flashlight while looking for evidence in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV sped through a barricade and slammed into a Christmas parade, injuring multiple people Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Wisconsin lawmakers push for higher bail after parade deaths

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n this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

A man wearing an Oath Keepers shirt stands outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 in Kenosha, Wis. Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Wisconsin governor urges peaceful response to Rittenhouse verdict

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times