MADISON, WI (AP)— The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
The split ruling from the liberal-controlled court on Friday affirms the partial veto power of Wisconsin governors. The veto has been used by both Republican and Democratic governors to reshape spending bills passed by the Legislature.
Governor Tony Evers took an increase for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years and vetoed the “20” and the hyphen to make the end date 2425.
The justices said governors are allowed to strike digits or create a longer duration than what the Legislature approved.
