Wisconsin governor's 400-year veto spurs challenge before state Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears challenge to governor’s ‘400-year veto’ - Washington Examiner

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard a challenge to Gov. Tony Evers‘s (D-WI) veto that one justice called “crazy.” The lawsuit being heard by the state’s high court alleged that Wisconsin law “forbids the governor from striking individual digits in an enrolled bill to create a new year.”  The group behind the lawsuit, the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s Litigation Center, believes Evers’s use of the veto violates a constitutional amendment W…

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’

Reading Time: 3 minutesJustices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” but questioned whether and how it should be reined in.“It does feel like the sky is the limit, the stratosphere is the limit,” Justice Jill Karofsky said during oral arguments, referring to the governor’s …

Wisconsin Supreme Court considers Gov. Tony Evers’ 400 year partial veto • Wisconsin Examiner

Aiming to provide schools ongoing, predictable funding increases, Gov. Tony Evers struck two digits and a dash from the years to extend the annual increases through 2425. Evers signed the 2023-25 budget bill with 51 partial vetoes on July 5, 2023. (Baylor Spears | Wisconsin Examiner)The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that extended school revenue increases for 400 years an…

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears lawsuit against governor's 400-year veto

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers partial veto of the state budget that extended a school funding increase for 400 years.The move angered Republicans when Evers signed the budget into law last year, but the governors attorneys argue it falls within his broad power to reject parts of spending bills. The states largest business lobbying group, with support from GOP lawmakers, took the case dir…

Wisconsin Supreme Court hears lawsuit challenging Evers' '400 years' veto

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices called Gov. Tony Evers' budget veto extending school funding increases for 400 years "extreme" during oral arguments in a lawsuit claiming he violated the Wisconsin Constitution. The post Wisconsin Supreme Court hears lawsuit challenging Evers’ ‘400 years’ veto appeared first on WPR.

'Crazy, absurd': Wisconsin Supreme Court debates Evers 400-year school funding veto

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