Madison- Representative Jim Piwowarczyk released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision upholding Governor Evers’ 400-year tax hike:
“I am extremely disappointed that the liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court chose to uphold Governor Evers’ 400-year tax hike, enabled by his creative use of the partial line-item veto in the 2023–2025 state budget. In doing so, the Court has granted the governor free rein to rewrite bills, superseding the elected legislature. The governor can now write new laws, completely disregarding the legislature’s intent.”
“This decision by the Supreme Court is exactly why Representative Allen and I introduced a constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s veto authority. The amendment would limit the governor to vetoing an appropriation in its entirety, rather than allowing them to rewrite fiscal legislation. Now more than ever, we need to pass this constitutional amendment.”
