evidence: Wisconsin Republican-controlled Senate votes to reject Evers appointees MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to reject four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees, including a member of the state’s natural resources policy board and a former lieutenant governor who was to serve on a hospital governing board. [...] The Senate had previously rejected nine of Evers’ appointees since he took office in 2019. More than 180 of Evers’ appointees to lead state agencies and serve on a variety of boards and commissions have yet to be confirmed.