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Gov. Tony Evers appoints 3 to UW System Board of Regents, widening majority

Evers’ appointments include Eau Claire lawyer and former Democratic state Rep. Dana Wachs, UW-Parkside student Jennifer Staton and Angela Adams, the chief communications and diversity officer of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago. Both Wachs and Adams have been appointed to seven-year terms for seats previously held by Regents appointed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, while Staton replaces a different Evers-appointed student on the board for a two-year term.