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Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State Address in the Assembly Chambers at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Gov. Tony Evers has now been in office for a year, with a pair of State of the State addresses under his belt.
That makes it a good time to check in on a few of the promises Evers made on the campaign trail.
As a reminder, we rate results and not intent. So the Democratic governor will be assessed based on what he has gotten through the Republican-controlled Legislature, not just what he proposed. Our three latest updates:
Prohibit businesses from asking applicants about criminal histories
Create ‘blue-ribbon’ panel on agriculture, rural issues
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