- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers extended a school-funding increase for over 400 years by editing the state budget.
- Wisconsin governors have the unique power to strike out individual words, numbers, and punctuation in bills.
- Evers used his veto powers multiple times on the omnibus budget bill, including a notable maneuver to extend public-school funding.
- Republicans are discussing ways to fight the vetoes, as school spending could balloon by tens of billions of dollars.
- The odd veto clout in Wisconsin dates back to a 1930 amendment that broadened the governor's powers.
The Quirk That Let Wisconsin’s Governor Raise School Funding for 400 Years
The state has an unusual history of striking words and numbers from bills—meet the ”Vanna White Veto.”
Ben Kesling and Mari
