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Evers Promises Bipartisan Planning on Wisconsin Prison Plan
Clip: Season 2400 Episode 2417 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Tony Evers promises collaboration on restructuring Wisconsin's prison system.
Republican lawmakers on the State Building Commission are seeking more of a role in restructuring Wisconsin's prison system, and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promises collaboration on future planning.
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Evers Promises Bipartisan Planning on Wisconsin Prison Plan
Clip: Season 2400 Episode 2417 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Republican lawmakers on the State Building Commission are seeking more of a role in restructuring Wisconsin's prison system, and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promises collaboration on future planning.
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>> Reporting from Madison.
I'm Steven Potter for "Here& Now".
>> Despite the unanimous consensus to approve funding for this initial planning phase, it was not without friction between Republican members of the commission and its chair, Democratic Governor Tony Evers, over how these funds will be used and who will have input in this forthcoming planning process.
>> And again, I think the $15 million was put forward with the idea that there could be a collaborative process that's not in what was brought forward to the building Commission.
point because we never had a vote like this.
This is important for the state of Wisconsin to understand that we are serious about this project.
We will continue.
You know, you have my word.
I'm here for another year and several months, and you have my my, my promise to you is that this is one step of many, and that step will include all the legislators that want to be involved.
We've tried to to do that in the past.
What we have thus far didn't come just from us.
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