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Tony Evers: “Last year, the legislature and I both approved $125 million…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Governor Evers delivers the 2024 State of the State Address

Published | Video Starts at 27:26

And after five years of calling for legislative action, we saw the first real and meaningful state investment to specifically address PFAS in our state's history. Last year, the legislature and I both approved $125 million investment to start tackling PFAS across our state. That's great news. That's great news. But here's the Rob I signed that budget last July. Today's January 23rd. It's been over 200 days and Republicans have not received released one cent of that investment. (27:26–27:37)

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Asserts approval of a $125 million investment to address PFAS contamination.

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