Baylor Spears

6 days ago | wisconsinexaminer.com | Baylor Spears

A split Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto in the last state budget extending school funding increases for an additional 400 years was within his constitutional powers. The executive partial veto powers granted in the Wisconsin State Constitution are uniquely expansive, though they have been limited in the past through Supreme Court decisions and constitutional amendments passed by the Legislature and approved by voters.

6 days ago | wisconsinexaminer.com | Baylor Spears

by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner April 18, 2025 The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction rejected the Trump administration’s request to certify compliance with a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 public schools. State Superintendent Jill Underly said in a statement that Wisconsin schools are following the law. “We’ve put that into writing to the USDE,” Underly said.

6 days ago | wisconsinexaminer.com | Baylor Spears

Federal funding cuts and national culture war politics cast a long shadow over a state legislative committee hearing Thursday as Wisconsin’s higher education leaders asked lawmakers for additional investments in the next state budget — warning that disinvestment by the state could damage  public universities’, private nonprofit schools’ and technical colleges’ ability to serve students and the state.

1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Baylor Spears

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1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Baylor Spears

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