MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans in the Legislature are challenging a veto by Democrat Governor Tony Evers that modified a school literacy law.
That bill was intended by Republicans to send 50 million dollars to schools in order to pay for phonics based reading courses. But a line item veto by the Democratic governor allowed that funding to go towards the Department of Public Instruction in general.
Republicans have challenged that in Dane County court, saying Evers was not allowed to use the line item veto on that bill. Evers says the law he enacted was a budget bill and subject to his broad veto powers.