Gov. Tony Evers listens to Wisconsinites' concerns during a state budget listening session at UW-Green Bay Dec. 20, 2022. PC: Fox 11 Online
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Governor Tony Evers has made his move, in a months-long dispute with Republican lawmakers over how best to address PFAs contamination in Wisconsin.
Evers on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have required the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources get approval from the Legislature’s budget committee regarding how and where cleanup funds could be spent.
Republican lawmakers have urged Evers to sign the bill.
Evers says it lets polluters off the hook.
Evers wants the Joint Finance Committee to meet in special session next week, to release $125 million to the DNR to use at its discretion.
The committee’s Republican co-chairs have already rejected that request.
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