Gov. Evers visits Kewaunee County farm

Posted: May 31, 2019 / 04:40 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 11, 2019 / 02:42 PM CDT

KEWAUNEE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – State budget talks continue in Madison. Lawmakers are divided on how much money the state should devote to clean water initiatives.

However, bipartisanship was on display in Kewaunee County, when Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican State Representative Joel Kitchens toured a dairy.

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