Supreme Court's OK of Tony Evers' veto damages democracy

Supreme Court's OK of Tony Evers' veto damages democracy

Gov. Tony Evers’ “creative veto” was farcical, and the state Supreme Court decision approving it is dangerous and anti-democratic.

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s passing of Evers’ 400-year school budget sounds constitutional alarms

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to uphold Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year extension of public school funding through a creative veto in 2023. A creative veto refers to a partial veto where a governor alters a bill’s language to create new meaning or outcome, especially when it comes to budget bills. The budget sent to Evers in 2023 was intended to apply to the 2023-24 school year and the 2024-25 school year. But, using his veto power, Evers ex…

We should get rid of the partial veto…eventually

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time NINETEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.Subscribe nowGov. Tony Evers speaks at the Wisconsin State Capitol, delivering his budget address in February 2025. Photo by Dan Shafer. Do the means justify the ends? It’s a question I’ve been wrestling wi…

Constitution should clip governor’s veto wings, GOP lawmakers say

In the wake of Gov. Tony Evers’ line-item boost to school funding for 400 years, legislative Republicans want to limit veto power.