{"id":2378133,"date":"2024-12-09T16:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T21:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-governor-to-veto-state-budget-if-a-return-to-work-order-for-state-employees-is-included-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T21:24:40","slug":"wisconsin-governor-to-veto-state-budget-if-a-return-to-work-order-for-state-employees-is-included-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-governor-to-veto-state-budget-if-a-return-to-work-order-for-state-employees-is-included-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin governor to veto state budget if a return-to-work order for state employees is included &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-governor-to-veto-state-budget-if-a-return-to-work-order-for-state-employees-is-included-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin has declared his intention to veto the state&#8217;s budget if it includes a \u200cpolicy mandating a return-to-work for state employees. The situation arises amidst ongoing discussions about\u200c work arrangements\u200d and employee flexibility. This stance puts\u2064 Evers at odds wiht Assembly Speaker Robin\u2062 Vos, a Republican, indicating potential tensions between state leadership on this issue. The governor&#8217;s firm position suggests a commitment to maintaining remote \u2062work options for state employees, reflecting broader trends \u2064in workplace policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin governor to veto state budget if a return-to-work order for state employees is included<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1886061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tony-evers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tony Evers<\/a> (D-WI) said he is willing to veto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin<\/a> state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">budget<\/a> if a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/remote-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">return-to-work<\/a> policy for state employees is included.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican who is frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3102613\/wisconsin-republican-backed-referendum-take-away-spending-powers-from-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at odds<\/a> with Evers, said he wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-harshly-criticize-unvaccinated-americans\/\" title=\"Democrats harshly criticize unvaccinated Americans\">require state employees<\/a> to work multiple days per week. Evers argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">remote-work policy benefits rural communities<\/a>, as they do not have to relocate to the state&rsquo;s capital, Madison.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s working. We&rsquo;ve heard for years the idea that someone &mdash; it&rsquo;s not fair that so many of the people that work for the state of Wisconsin came from Madison, Milwaukee area,&rdquo; Evers said in an interview on WISN&rsquo;s <em>UPFRONT<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He said that in response to those complaints, state agencies &ldquo;went out of our way&rdquo; during and after COVID-19 to hire people from &ldquo;all sorts of different places in the state because we knew they can work from home or work from an office that&rsquo;s remote from Madison.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s important for us to say, &lsquo;We want to get the best people working for the state of Wisconsin possible,&rsquo; and sometimes that will mean that they will work from home, part-time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kolfage-one-florida-school-combated-covid-by-going-back-to-normal-as-a-result-the-children-and-teachers-are-safe-and-happy\/\" title=\"Brian Kolfage: One Florida School Combated COVID By Going Back to Normal \u2013 As a Result the Children and Teachers Are Safe and Happy\">full-time<\/a>,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We can work that out. It&rsquo;s working fine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/25\/robin-vos-repeats-calls-for-michael-gableman-to-lose-his-law-license\/76566643007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vos<\/a> said he wants to have state employees working in the office &ldquo;at least three to four days a week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of employees aren&rsquo;t working, or they&rsquo;re working only from home and not doing it very well with little supervision,&rdquo; Vos said.<\/p>\n<p>Both chambers of the Wisconsin state legislature are some of the most inactive in the country, with their legislative calendars being in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2918513\/wisconsin-state-senators-full-time-salaries-heading-home-for-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">session less than half<\/a> the year. In 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/2020\/review-finds-wisconsin-has-least-active-full-time-legislature-in-nation-since-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>WisPolitics<\/em><\/a>  found the Wisconsin legislature to be the &ldquo;least active full-time state legislative body in the country.&rdquo; Democrats responded to Vos&rsquo;s interview by pointing out this fact.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rich stuff from a guy who adjourned the Assembly last February yet continues to draw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-moore-what-if-federal-workers-never-showed-up-for-work-and-no-one-missed-them\/\" title=\"Stephen Moore: What if Federal Workers Never Showed Up for Work and No One Missed Them?\">full-time salary<\/a>,&rdquo; Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joe_oslund\/status\/1860714484978876492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evers argued that &ldquo;the fact of the matter is I think it&rsquo;s important for the state to be open to having people working from home, especially in parts of the state that we haven&rsquo;t had a chance,&rdquo; Evers said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not all the good workers are in the Madison and Milwaukee area,&rdquo; Evers said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1886061\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1886061\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin governor may veto budget over return-to-work policy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2378134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/evers-budget.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4173,46443,46442,14351,4124],"class_list":["post-2378133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-governor","tag-return-to-work-order","tag-state-budget","tag-veto","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/evers-budget.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378138,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378133\/revisions\/2378138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}