Read the full article by Laura Schulte (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
“Gov. Tony Evers isn’t ruling out filing a lawsuit to force Republicans to release funding meant to help communities across the state address ‘forever chemical’ contaminations.
Evers appeared alongside Democratic members of the Joint Finance Committee Tuesday morning after the Republican majority failed to show up. Evers last week called the meeting of the budget committee to release funding to address both PFAS and the lack of medical resources in the western portion of the state.
‘The options are kicking some people out of their positions next November, or finding a judge someplace that says we need to move forward,’ he said.
The governor accused the Joint Finance Committee of acting as a fourth branch of power within the state and not as just a part of the Legislature.” …