BRILLION (WLUK) — Governor Tony Evers is explaining how a Calumet County dredging project went from a budget veto to receiving the green light.
A $70,000 request was made to clear cattails and sediment blocking the free flow of the North Branch Manitowoc River near Brillion. Flooding from the river has taken out farmland and trees.
On Monday, FOX 11 reported Evers vetoed the dredging work, saying it was because the legislature needed to reauthorize a stewardship fund…