MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting his comprehensive plan to prevent lead poisoning and protect kids and families from harmful contaminants during the 2025 Year of the Kid and expand access to clean and safe drinking water for Wisconsinites across the state.
Gov. Evers kicked off 2025 Year of The Kid making several critical announcements building upon he and his administration’s work to ensure kids and families have access to safe, clean drinking water.
The governor’s 2025-27 Executive Budget will:
- Address lead poisoning in homes, schools, and communities across the state by investing over $300 million in numerous initiatives aimed at removing lead service lines and keeping Wisconsinites’ drinking water and environment free from lead, including relaunching the Windows Plus Program to support lead-safe renovations;
- Invest over $145 million to fight PFAS contamination statewide and expand eligibility for key programs aimed at improving water quality. The governor’s comprehensive plan includes:
- Providing funding for emergency resources like bottled water to households and communities impacted by water contamination;
- Protecting innocent landowners like farmers who unknowingly spread biosolids containing PFAS on their land and invest in helping clean up biosolid contamination; and
- Strengthening PFAS standards statewide by exempting rulemaking relating to setting enforceable standards for PFAS in Wisconsin waters from the REINS Act; and
- Expand and increase funding for the Well Compensation and Well Abandonment Grant Program to continue the Evers Administration’s work getting harmful contaminants out of private wells, including PFAS.
RADIO ADDRESS…