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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic governor of Wisconsin’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.