The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Governor Tony Evers' use of a partial veto was legal, allowing an increase in school revenue limits until 2425. This decision came after a challenge to the governor's action to modify a budget provision passed by a Republican-controlled Legislature, initially set for just the 2023-25 school years. The ruling highlighted the constitutional authority of the governor to effect significant changes without restrictions on the extent of those changes.
The proposed state budget had outlined two years of revenue limit increases, for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. By editing out the text in red, Mr. Evers allowed increases until 2425.
However, our Constitution does not limit the governor's partial veto power based on how much or how little the partial vetoes change policy, even when that change is considerable.
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