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Group Challenges Governor’s Power to “Write New Law”

Frederica Freyberg:
And the fight continues over the state budget. This time over the governor’s partial vetoes. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the governor’s powerful veto authority allows him to write new laws. The group says this violates the state’s separation of powers. Evers calls the suit partisan, saying the state needs to move on after his victory last November. The challenge will be heard by the state Supreme Court, which received its newest member, Justice Brian Hagedorn, who was sworn in Thursday.