Line-item veto in Cheddarland
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Gov. Tony Evers utilized a line-item veto to change a bill that was passed by the legislature.
The original bill would increase schools funding by $325 per student per year for the next 2 years (through 2025).
However, he drew a figurative line, changing the funding so it'll increase by $325 per student per year for the next 402 years.
You read that right - 402 years.
https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/7/6/23786064/wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-education-funding
Evers made full use of this power when changing a phrase that increased funding for the “2023–24 school year and the 2024–25 school year” to the “2023–2425” school years by vetoing parts of that sentence. On Wednesday, Evers signed the new $99 billion budget, which will span the next two years, into law.
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@89th said in Line-item veto in Cheddarland:
Hahahaha that is great!
Notice he vetoed the dash in 2024-25.
Now instead of reading "for the limit for the 2023-2024 school year and the 2024-25 school year, add $325 to the result under par. (b)...
it reads...
For the limit 2023-2425, add $325 to the result under par. (b).
Genius.
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At the end of the 400 years, it will be an extra USD$130K per student! LOL
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