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Tony Evers: “I will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less…”

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Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address

Published January 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 49:24

And to our LGBTQ kids and Wisconsinites, you know the promise I made to you, the promise I have always been proud to keep? I will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive and less welcoming place. And I'll never stop delivering on my promise to use every power available to me to defend you. Protect your rights and keep you safe. (49:24–49:31)

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“This legislature was not elected under some of the most gerrymandered maps in America.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 02:45-02:52
“Thanks to our work cutting taxes, Wisconsinites are keeping more of your hard earned income today than any point in the last 50 years.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 03:47-03:57
“A new Wisconsin Policy Forum report says Wisconsin state and local tax burden dropped to a record low in 2024.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 03:56-04:10
“The state and local taxes Wisconsinites pay as a share of your income is the lowest it's been in over half of a century.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 04:09-04:19
“Wisconsin is at the bottom of 16 states in the country. We have seen the largest drop in our tax burden of any state over the last 20.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 04:35-04:46
“Cutting taxes has been a bipartisan priority for over the last six years.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 04:58-05:05
“I have proposed the middle class tax cuts on every budget I've introduced as governor.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 05:04-05:10
“The legislature sent me back some proposals I agreed with, including one of the largest tax cuts in state's history.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 05:10-05:18
“Through the income tax cuts I've signed into law, most Wisconsinites have seen a 15 year primarily targeted to the middle class.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 05:19-05:30
“We have ended all five fiscal years that I've been governor with a positive balance in Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 05:59-06:18
“In 2024 we reported nine counties with the lowest rates of unemployment on record.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 06:34-06:42
“We had historically low unemployment and Wisconsin ended the last year. It was seven consecutive months of record high employment.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 06:47-06:57
“For the second consecutive year we hit an all time high of nearly and had record high employer participation.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 07:22-07:31
“We had the highest enrollment ever in our registered apprenticeships program's 100 year history.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 07:30-07:37
“For the third year in a row, we launched the first ever Teacher Apprenticeship program to retain new teachers and bolster our education…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 07:36-07:59
“In 2024, we launched the largest public private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in the state history.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 08:38-08:48
“Businesses partnering with our administration last year committed to more than $2 billion in capital investments, the highest level ever in…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 09:02-09:13
“Our tech hub is projected to create over 100,000 jobs and $9 billion worth of economic development in Wisconsin over the next decade alone.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 09:48-10:00
“We expedited communities infrastructure projects for drinking water by cutting the review time for engineering plans in half.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 10:22-10:32
“We created the first ever interactive mapping tool for producers to be able to monitor animal diseases outbreaks across Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 10:38-10:48
“After I directed investments to bring our state's licensing system into the 21st century, folks can now apply for our renewal licenses…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 10:56-11:08
“Republican lawmakers can start today by releasing the $50 million we approved with bipartisan support nearly two years ago.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 13:59-14:08
“These funds were already approved. They are available now and they should not still be sitting in Madison.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 14:08-14:15
“The average Wisconsin elementary student, for example, spends less than 12% of their year receiving direct instruction in the classroom.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 15:05-15:15
“Tonight I'm declaring 2025 the year of the Kid in Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 15:50-15:55
“The budget I will introduce next month will again include my Healthy Meals Healthy Kids initiative.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 17:07-17:14
“We secured $30 million in our last state budget to support school based mental health services in schools across Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 18:07-18:18
“There is no safe level of lead exposure for kids. None. According to the CDC.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 19:06-19:13
“I'm also announcing we're going to invest over $6 million in our biannual budget to support lead poisoning intervention and response.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 20:06-20:16
“I'm announcing this week that I'll approve a Department of Health Services emergency rule strengthening Wisconsin's lead standards.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 20:16-20:24
“I've directed an additional $5 million to continue our work getting harmful contaminants out of water wells in 2025.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 20:55-21:04
“Last week I created our new Wisconsin Office for Violence Prevention.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 22:22-22:27
“I'm announcing I'm investing $66 million to support services for crime victims in our next state budget.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 23:30-23:39
“Wisconsin has seen about a 21% decrease in homicide, a nearly 30% decrease in burglary.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 24:06-24:15
“According to Every Town for Gun Safety, the rate of gun deaths increased in Wisconsin by 54% between 2014 and 2023.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 24:22-24:33
“We can take easy, simple steps to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 26:41-26:47
“Let's close the loophole so that everyone goes through a background check, no matter what kind of firearm they are buying or where they are…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 26:50-27:02
“The second thing we can do is pass a red flag law to give law enforcement and loved ones the tools they need to get guns out of the home…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 27:22-27:35
“Let's give law enforcement and loved ones the tools they need by passing a red flag law here in Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 28:24-28:32
“Wisconsin in 2022 reported 932 deaths by suicide, according to Department of Health Services report, nearly 60% of which involved a firearm.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 31:36-31:49
“A decade ago today Wisconsin had a waiting period long requiring time between when a person purchased a firearm and took possession of it…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 33:23-33:37
“Tonight I'm announcing I will be asking the legislature to restore the 48 hour waiting period in Wisconsin in our next state budget.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 33:41-33:51
“I am also announcing tonight a new self assigned firearm exclusion program or SAFE to help program will allow Wisconsinites to temporarily…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 34:12-34:29
“Investing over $500 million aimed at lowering child care costs.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 36:54-36:58
“The cost of putting two young kids in childcare costs more than the average rent or mortgage in Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 37:51-37:58
“Child care providers across Wisconsin surveyed last fall had 48,000 kids on wait list.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 38:11-38:19
“Nearly 60% of providers having unutilized capacity, often because they needed more workers.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 38:18-38:26
“Getting providers up to full capacity would mean serving another 33,000 kids.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 38:35-38:43
“I directed $170 million in emergency funding to keep our child care industry afloat.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 38:58-39:05
“Our state budget will once again include sustainable ongoing funding to make sure our child care accounts program permanent.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 39:11-39:22
“According to a 2023 national survey, more than a quarter of adults in America are having a hard time affording their prescription drugs.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 39:59-40:09
“It also found 30% of the adults aren't taking the medications prescribed due to cost.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 40:10-40:17
“Let's remove the sales tax on over the counter medications and cap the CO pay on insulin at $35.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 40:56-41:04
“The Affordable Care Act ensures coverage for millions of Wisconsinites, including folks who have pre-existing conditions.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 46:35-46:43
“Women are no longer charged more than men [under the Affordable Care Act].”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 46:42-46:46
“We no longer have annual or lifetime limits on the care patients receive [under the Affordable Care Act].”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 46:46-46:52
“I'll fight every effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 46:52-46:56
“I fought like hell to restore access to safe, legal abortion in Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 47:45-47:51
“I'll veto any bill that makes access to abortion, birth control, infertility treatments, and any other part of reproductive health care any…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 47:53-48:09
“Wisconsin will continue to be bold on clean energy, fight the climate crisis, and create good paying jobs in innovative industries of the…”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 48:33-48:43
“We know we can't afford to choose between mitigating climate change and protecting our economic development.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 48:44-48:51
“I'll never stop delivering on my promise to use every power available to me to defend you.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 49:30-49:37
“My promise to the people of Wisconsin has always been to be a governor who works for all Wisconsinites.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 49:59-50:06
“We must continue to make smart, strategic investments while staying within our means.”
Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address | Uploaded January 22, 2025 | 50:23-50:29
“We must continue to invest in needs long neglected while still finding ways to save workers.”
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