Earlier this month, the Republican-led legislature filed a lawsuit against both DPI and Governor Evers for the use of his partial veto on 2023 Wisconsin Act 100, the law that creates a funding structure for new early literacy initiatives created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. At issue is whether the bill (SB 971) was an appropriations bill, and therefore able to be partial vetoed, or if the bill simply authorizes the Joint Finance Committee to release funds as the legislature claims. This lawsuit has begun to raise major questions as to the impact on Act 20’s implementation timeline (see our previous post for more information on the suit).