The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld an unusual veto by Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) where he changed language in a bill to secure education funding for 400 years. In July 2023, Evers vetoed select words, numbers,

Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, used his veto power to increase school funding limits for four centuries longer than Republican lawmakers in the state had intended.