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,

"The legislature may address those partial vetoes during the 2025–27 biennial budget process, or in a subsequent biennial budget," the court wrote.