Doyle's veto deemed lawful; GOP lawsuit would fail, attorney general says

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 13, 2005| Author: STEVEN WALTERS and PATRICK MARLEY | Copyright information

Madison A budget veto by Gov. Jim Doyle that gave his top deputy broad authority to move money between state funds appears to have been lawful, Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said Friday.

Although her advisory legal opinion does not have the force of law, it means she thinks Republican legislators would lose any court test over Doyle's vetoes of the GOP state budget.

State Senate Majority Leader Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) said suing remains an option.

But he an...

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