{"id":6863,"date":"2023-11-04T04:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T05:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6863"},"modified":"2023-11-04T06:01:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T06:01:21","slug":"wisconsin-gov-evers-announces-36-million-in-spending-republicans-criticize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6863","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Gov. Evers Announces $36 Million in Spending; Republicans Criticize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\/news\/wisconsin-gov-evers-announces-36-million-in-spending-republicans-criticize\/tcsquare\/2023\/11\/04\/\">https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\/news\/wisconsin-gov-evers-announces-36-million-in-spending-republicans-criticize\/tcsquare\/2023\/11\/04\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<h5>by Benjamin Yount<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is a new round of criticism for Gov. Tony Evers for his latest round of federal coronavirus spending.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the governor announced plans to spend $36 million on a list of projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese five projects will have a long-term impact on our state\u2019s economy and on economic development in these communities from Green Bay to Janesville,\u201d Evers said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$15 million for the Janesville Sports and Convention Center, which will generate an estimated $23 million in new economic impact to the community, as well as provide a regional venue for in-state athletic events.<\/li>\n<li>$9.3 million for the Milwaukee Iron District new soccer stadium to transform a long-vacant property and advance both local and state tourism and athletics as well as community offerings at one of the busiest intersections in the state.<\/li>\n<li>$7 million for the Green Bay National Railroad Museum expansion to meet the growing need for museum offerings, accessibility and immersive programming.<\/li>\n<li>$5 million for the Bronzeville Center for the Arts, on the site of the former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources building in Milwaukee, which will elevate the history and culture of African Americans.<\/li>\n<li>$330,000 for the Door County Peninsula Players Theatre upgrades, which will provide safe and modern dormitory facilities for the company that draws nearly 40,000 visitors locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office says the money is leftover American Rescue Plan Act dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Evers requested all five projects be included in the budget passed last spring, but Republican lawmakers removed them.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, took to social media to point out Evers continues to find money to spend, but refuses to sign the multi-billion dollar tax cuts Republican lawmakers have approved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovEvers\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">@GovEvers<\/a>\u00a0wanted to spend your tax dollars and increase state spending rather than spend the money he had sitting in his wallet,\u201d Wanggarrd said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gae Magnafici also criticized Evers for his latest coronavirus stimulus package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3 years post-lockdown, and where has the federal relief for Wisconsinites gone?\u201d she asked on social media. \u201cUnder Gov. Evers, those funds sat unused while our families struggled. Now, they\u2019re being poured into sports stadiums in Milwaukee, Janesville, and Green Bay. Pandemic relief or misplaced priorities?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office has not said just how much ARPA money Wisconsin has left to spend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n<p><em>Benjamin Yount is a contributor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/wisconsin\/article_490bedbc-79b5-11ee-b8d5-4fc3b2bed0f2.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Center Square. <\/a><br \/>\nPhoto \u201cTony Evers\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=860994655385209&amp;set=pb.100044240478792.-2207520000&amp;type=3\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Tony Evers.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\/news\/wisconsin-gov-evers-announces-36-million-in-spending-republicans-criticize\/tcsquare\/2023\/11\/04\/\">Wisconsin Gov. Evers Announces $36 Million in Spending; Republicans Criticize<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\">The Wisconsin Daily Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\/news\/wisconsin-gov-evers-announces-36-million-in-spending-republicans-criticize\/tcsquare\/2023\/11\/04\/ by Benjamin Yount \u00a0 There is a new round&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wi-daily-star"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6864,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6863\/revisions\/6864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}