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Proposal follows Evers school-funding line-item vetoes in latest state budget.

By Tim Kowols -- The red pen of Wisconsin governors could be less powerful moving forward thanks to a proposed constitutional amendment by members of the Republican-held legislature.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his partial veto power last summer to lock in K-12 school funding for the next 400 years when he signed the states two-year spending plan.

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The effort to restrict the governor's veto powers comes after Gov. Tony Evers used his authority to lock in school aid levels for four centuries.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his partial veto power last summer to lock in K-12 school funding for the next 400 years when he signed the states two-year spending plan.

Wisconsin governors have the most expansive partial veto power in the country because, unlike in other states, they can strike nearly any part of a budget bill.

Wisconsin Republicans have proposed a constitutional amendment that would curtail the governor’s veto powers by prohibiting a veto to increase any tax or fee. The amendment proposed Wednesday comes after

The bill, co-author Rep. Gae Magnafici, is aimed at helping address severe health care provider shortages, especially in rural areas.

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would call for a binding statewide referendum to ban abortion after 14 weeks of pregnancy.