MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is calling the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to increase funding for public schools and higher education on the same day the Assembly plans to vote on a veto override.
While the Legislature plans to return on Tuesday to take up veto overrides, @GovEvers is also calling a special session
— Scott Bauer (@sbauerAP) July 26, 2021
It's a tactic he's used frequently, and that lawmakers have largely ignored, to bring attention to his priorities https://t.co/Z8ykVvLai0
The override of a bill ending a $300 weekly unemployment payment was almost certain to fail because there aren’t enough Republicans to vote for them without Democrats crossing sides.
Likewise, Evers’ special session call is also likely to be ignored, which Republicans have done repeatedly when he’s made similar calls to pass his priorities.
