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Omaha Steve

(106,523 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:16 PM Jun 25

Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Republican Legislature in fight with governor

Source: AP

By SCOTT BAUER
Updated 10:36 AM CDT, June 25, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, reining in the governor’s expansive veto powers.

The court, in a ruling where the four liberal justices joined with three conservatives, struck down Evers’ partial veto of a Republican bill in a case that tested both the limits of his veto powers and the Legislature’s ability to exert influence by controlling funding.

The court also ruled that the Legislature can put money for certain state programs into an emergency fund under the control of its budget committee. Evers had argued such a move was unconstitutional.

The ruling will likely result in the Legislature crafting the budget and other spending bills in similar ways to get around Evers’ partial vetoes and to have even greater control over spending.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-veto-evers-literacy-8894c1879323276a89636282bfc73f3a

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Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Republican Legislature in fight with governor (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 25 OP
Both the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly have been controlled by Republicans since 2011, red dog 1 Jun 25 #1
what was the point of getting Susan Crawford in then? cadoman Jun 25 #2

red dog 1

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1. Both the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly have been controlled by Republicans since 2011,
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 06:42 PM
Jun 25

but I wonder why the four liberal justices on the State Supreme Court joined with the three Republican justices?

cadoman

(1,551 posts)
2. what was the point of getting Susan Crawford in then?
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 08:54 PM
Jun 25

I thought the whole idea was she was sympathetic to this.

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