Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, used his veto power to increase school funding limits for four centuries longer than Republican lawmakers in the state had intended.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority ruled Friday to uphold Gov. Tony Evers' partial veto in the last state budget that increased school funding for 400 years. The court's 4-3 ruling signals the latest flashpoint surrounding the broad partial veto power of Wisconsin’s governor and the deep political divide within the state’s high court.