Posted on 06/25/2025 7:18:36 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
The court, in a unanimous 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 broad 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 against Evers comes after the court earlier this year upheld Evers' partial veto that locked in a school funding increase for 400 years. The court last year issued a ruling that reined in some powers of the Legislature's budget committee, while this ruling went the other way. Evers clashes with Legislature
Evers, in his seventh year as governor, has frequently clashed with the Legislature and often used his broad veto powers to kill their proposals. Republican lawmakers have tried to take control away from the governor's office by placing money to fund certain programs and state agencies in an emergency fund controlled by the Legislature's budget committee. That gives the Legislature significant influence over that funding and the implementation of certain programs within the executive branch.
Evers argued that the Legislature is trying to limit his partial veto power and illegally control how the executive branch spends money.
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday disagreed.
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Wow. Totally unexpected. But I'll take it! On, Wisconsin! :)
Tony Evers gets one slap on the wrist, not a total knockdown. Maybe should not get too comfortable with that, but even a small win from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, lets the gremlin of incrementalism in the door.
It may be all in how things are presented to the court. Getting to “yes” on the bigger questions is in the art of not getting a “no” on the smaller questions.
I don’t know much about Wisconsin politics but I must say that this is a pleasant surprise.
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No doubt, it was an inconsequential ruling, otherwise the four leftist justices would have been in lockstep against the conservatives.
Actually, a gimme for the far-left loons to establish “impartiality” cred.
The leftist hammer will soon come down and they will use this case to communicate the narrative -which will be pushed by MSJ and other outlets-”the new Supreme Court is impartial and looking at all aspects without preconceptions”
Progressives in this state think long game while floundering RPW (republican Party of Wisconsin) in this state can’t get out of its way and has minimal strategic or for that matter tactical thinking.
RPW (Republican Party of Wisconsin) is led by a clueless GOPe weasel named Brian Schimming. Schimming excels at two things: Piling his plate very high at a buffet table and blaming conservatives for his galactic failures in statewide and legislative elections.
Hey, remember when all the doomspoogers were out saying that if we lost the WI Supe race we’d lose everything, that Vance would lose WI in 2028?
Yeah, good times.
*YAWN*
Get back to me when YOU take the job, LOL!
I don’t know why I bother to post Wisconsin Politics. Every time we get a WIN, we get kicked in the teeth by the other states...and usually from states that are more blue than mine!
They must have already been beaten down like a dog and can see no way out, LOL!
This was a huge win.
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