MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A unanimous state Supreme Court rejection of a controversial Tony Evers veto.
The court’s liberals and conservatives found the legislature’s Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee acted appropriately last year in refusing to release nearly $50 million from the Department of Public Instruction, part of an overall package designed to improve reading by Wisconsin K-12 students. The court found Democratic Governor Tony Evers exceeded his authority by partially vetoing the bill even though it didn’t include an appropriation, that is, a source of funding.
The committee declined to release the money, arguing Evers’ partial veto was improper. Governors can only veto legislation which includes an appropriation. In a statement, Evers urged lawmakers to now release the funding.