"Governor Evers' Bold Moves: Funding Schools for Centuries and Vetoing Pilot Funding"
Wisconsin's Democratic Governor Tony Evers used the line-item veto power to make key changes to the state budget passed by the Republican-controlled legislature, securing education funding increases for the next 402 years. Evers leveraged the uniquely powerful line-item veto authorities in Wisconsin to target specific phrases and numbers in the budget bill. By vetoing parts of a sentence, he extended funding for the "2023-24 school year and the 2024-25 school year" to the "2023-2425" school years. Evers also made significant changes to tax cuts and University of Wisconsin jobs focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. His actions highlight how a Democratic state leader can use executive powers to combat a legislature dominated by Republicans.