US EditionTony Evers took the long view with 400-year veto. But Scott Walker had him beat
- Wisconsin's Supreme Court upheld Governor Tony Evers' partial veto on Friday.
- This veto locked K-12 funding for centuries and increased state spending, which Republicans challenged.
- The court ruled the constitution does not limit the governor's partial veto power extent.
- An April 2025 poll found 70% of voters want to limit state spending to inflation.
- Republicans plan to address spending increases in the next budget and pursue a constitutional amendment restricting veto power.
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La Crosse teachers’ union president Schams on Brewers visit, teaching music, governor’s 400-year funding
WIZMnews.com La Crosse teachers’ union co-president Jill Schams joins to talk about the Brewers Racing Sausages visiting her school, Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year school funding bill upheld, teaching music and the new school board. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find all the podcasts here or subscribe to La Crosse Talk wherever you get your podcast…
Wisconsin State Journal
Tony Evers took the long view with 400-year veto. But Scott Walker had him beat
Evers’ veto extended school funding levels by 400 years. But in 2017, Walker used his veto to extend a state moratorium for 1,000 years.
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Poll: Wisconsin voters don’t support Evers’ spending hikes
(The Center Square) – The same poll that showed Wisconsin voters voted against President Donald Trump and Elpn Musk in the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election, also showed those same voters no appetite for large spending increases.
Wisconsin continues to turn its governor into an emperor - Washington Examiner
Wisconsin’s state government is profoundly unserious. State Democrats have decided they are fine with the governor being an emperor with magical powers to rewrite legislation to fit his agenda. The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed this view, upholding a “veto” by Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) on an education bill. In 2023, the Wisconsin legislature passed a bill that would increase spending on education by $325 per student for the 2023-2024 and 2024-20…
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