Report: Evers won’t sign transgender college sports bill

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers does not plan to sign a bill currently in the Senate that would prevent individuals who were identified as male at birth from competing on women’s athletic teams in the University of Wisconsin system or at the state’s technical colleges.

Evers said “it’s a non-starter for me” to the Daily Cardinal.

Bill sponsor Sen. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, testified that the bill codifies the current National Collegiate Athletic Association rule that prevents someone who was born male from competing in women’s sports.

“While we should support the rights of individuals to live as they wish, one person’s rights should not result in unfair or unsafe outcomes for others – in this case, for women in college athletics,” Hutton testified. “Unfortunately, policies meant to ensure fairness and safety for wom...