Wisconsin is the only state where governors can partially veto spending bills by striking words, numbers and punctuation to create new meaning or spending amounts.

(AP) — The Wisconsin governor's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for ... “We are acutely aware that a 400-year modification is both significant ...

What they're saying: "We are acutely aware that a 400-year modification ... at the time that his partial veto was intended to give school districts increases in funding "in perpetuity." ...

“We are acutely aware that a 400-year modification is both ... at the time that his partial veto was intended to give school districts increases in funding “in perpetuity.” ...