Republicans say the Wisconsin Senate will be voting to override the Democratic governor’s veto of three dozen bills. The votes set for Tuesday are on everything from fighting PFAS pollution to doing away with work permit requirements for teenagers. Democrats on Monday decried the votes as desperate election year stunts. At the same time, Gov.
FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Republicans said Monday, May 13, 2024, that the state Senate would be voting to override the governor’s veto of three dozen bills on everything from fighting PFAS pollution to doing away with work permit requirements for teenagers, moves that Democrats derided as desperate election-year stunts.
Both moves come six months before the election and are just the latest bit of political jousting between Evers and the Legislature. Both are trying to use the stalemate over PFAS funding and other issues to their advantage in the November election as DemocratsThe three dozen scheduled veto override attempts on Tuesday are likely to fail. Any override would also need to be approved in the Assembly, but Republicans don’t have enough votes there to do it.
Republican state Sen. Howard Marklein, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget committee, said at a news conference that overriding Evers’ vetoes was “about doing good public policy, getting money out the door.” Evers last month called a meeting of the Legislature’s budget commit to release the $125 million that was previously approved in the budget, but Republicans didn’t show up and accused Evers of political game-playing.
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