The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) in a fight with the state’s Republican legislature, resulting in a decision that restricts the governor’s veto powers.
The court’s justices unanimously struck down Evers’s partial veto of a GOP bill that details $50 million in spending on reading literacy programs for K-12 students. The bill doesn’t allocate any of the money.
Because the bill is instead a framework for spending, the Wisconsin Supreme Court deemed the Democratic governor’s partial vetoes unconstitutional.
“The constitution gives the governor authority to veto in part only appropriation bills — not bills that are closely related to appropriation bills,” Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote.
The ruling stems from the Wisconsin legislature’s lawsuit against Evers and the Wisconsin Department of
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