Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers partially vetoed the new state budget on July 5, allowing for increased funding for public schools for the next four centuries.
The Democratic governor, who is himself a former state education secretary and teacher, signed off on the two-year $99 billion spending plan after making a number of amendments—51 partial vetoes in total—including reducing the Republican-led income tax cut of $3.5 billion to $175 million and completely scrapping lower rates for the two highest earning brackets.
While the Republican-controlled state Legislature’s budget bill had included a funding increase of $325 per student for the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 school years, Mr. Evers struck out a hyphen and the “20” in that reference, meaning Wisconsin K–12 public schools will now receive a funding increase of $325 per student every year until 2425….