Evers vetoes 9 GOP bills, including bans on guaranteed income programs and healthcare for undocumented immigrants

CBS 58

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Gov. Tony Evers vetoed nine Republican-backed bills Friday afternoon. The pieces of proposed legislation touched on a range of issues, including healthcare for undocumented immigrants and whether cities can establish guaranteed income programs.

Evers vetoed a bill that would've banned counties, cities and villages from enacting guaranteed income programs. 150 different cities have tested such programs at different scales, including Madison. The idea is to provide a supplemental share of funding so residents can afford basic needs.

Evers wrote he vetoed the bill because it he objects "to the Legislature’s continued efforts to arbitrarily restrict and preempt local governments."

Evers also vetoed a bill that would've banned the use of government money t