Governor Evers was in our area as he stopped in Eau Claire to talk budgets and closures.
The governor yesterday said Wisconsin Republicans are blocking his plan to spend 15 million-dollars on hospitals throughout the Chippewa Valley. The money was originally earmarked for the area’s other emergency rooms once Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls close on Friday. The governor says he changed that plan so hospitals had more flexibility to spend the money as they see fit. Chippewa Valley Republicans say the governor gummed-up their agreement, and say he’s the one standing in the way of the money being spent.
Not everyone sees it that way. We’ll show you different sides so you can decide. Republican lawmakers in the Chippewa Valley are calling Governor Tony Evers’ latest visit to Eau Claire a stunt.
A number of Republicans from across the area blasted the governor yesterday for holding a press conference in Eau Claire just days ahead of the closings at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joe’s In Chippewa Falls. The Republicans say the governor vetoed their plan to provide millions of dollars for the area’s other hospitals once the two HSHS hospitals close this week.
The Republicans say the governor is exploiting that crisis for his political gain.
