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Nov 9, 2022 · Democratic Gov. Tony Evers defeated Republican business executive Tim Michels in Wisconsin Tuesday night to win reelection in one of the nation’s most tightly divided states.
- D.L. Davis
- Producer, Politifact Wisconsin Reporter
- The Democratic Party of Wisconsin says “Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.” In a June 15, 2022, interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Michels said he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman.
- Michels says “My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.” On his first day in office, Biden put the final nail in the coffin of the Keystone XL pipeline when he revoked its construction permit via an executive order.
- Michels and his position on exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Michels has long had a consistent opinion on Wisconsin’s 1849 law that bans abortion: He supports it the way it was written.
- Michels says “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early.
The first and only debate in the race for Wisconsin governor was short on fireworks but offered plenty of contrasts between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican challenger Tim Michels. Evers and Michels are locked in one of the closest watched and expensive races for governor in the country.
Jan 18, 2017 · Aided by the rise of Dutch domestic football on the European stage, Michels’ 1974 World Cup team were arguably the most iconic in the game’s history. If Ajax’s style had not yet taken Michel ...
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Michels said Evers and his allies were mischaracterizing his positionon abortion, “calling me a radical. I am pro life and I make no apologies for that.” Michels said he would sign a bill creating an exception to Wisconsin’s 1849 near total abortion ban for rape and incest. Before he won the August primary Michels did not support exceptions. Michel...
Evers voiced his support for so-called red flag lawsthat would allow for judges to take weapons away from people determined to be a danger and universal gun background checks. He noted that polls have shown broad support among Wisconsin residents for both. Michels said that “crime is running rampant” and “I’m going to fix it.” “And guns? I have a s...
Evers defended the 2020 presidential election, which President Joe Biden narrowly won over Trump, saying it was “safe, secure and there was no fraud.” He faulted Michels for raising questions about the validity of the election. Biden’s winover Trump has withstood reviews, audits, lawsuits and recounts. “Voting rights are on this ballot,” Evers said...
Michels voiced his support for making access to taxpayer funded school vouchers universal. He has previously said he would not increase funding for public schools. “We’re going to spend as much money as any governor has on education but we’re going to spend it wisely,” he said. Evers, a former teacher, school administrator and state superintendent ...
Michels, who co-owns the state’s largest construction firm Michels Corp., said if elected he will completely divest from the company. State records show Michels Corp. has received more than $1.1 billion from Wisconsin for construction projects since 2014. “There will be no conflict of interest,” Michels said. Evers said even if he divests, Michels ...
— Evers repeated his call for increasing funding for local governments, saying that’s the solution to addressing crime. Michels said Evers has failed to reduce crime and also faulted the state parole commission for releasing convicted murderers and rapists. — Michels described the Evers’ administration as the “Barnes-Evers administration.” Mandela ...
- sbauer@ap.org
- State Government Reporter
Nov 9, 2022 · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers defeated Republican Tim Michels to keep battleground Wisconsin under a Democratic governor heading into the 2024 presidential election, declaring in his...
Mar 25, 2016 · Under his mentor Michels, Cruyff was the embodiment of the supremely skilled, multi-purpose footballer. At that same World Cup, he invented a piece of skill that will be his calling card forever.
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