line-item veto
noun
: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether
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But the council eventually agreed to remove that funding as part of a final compromise after Gloria used his line-item veto.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield was pleased with the line-item vetoes.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
But the final budget won’t be voted on until later this March, and Gov. Ron DeSantis has line-item veto authority.
—Jonathan Appelbaum, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
That number refers to bills Evers vetoed in their entirety, versus line-item vetoes made to parts of the state budget.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield was pleased with the line-item vetoes.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
But the final budget won’t be voted on until later this March, and Gov. Ron DeSantis has line-item veto authority.
—Jonathan Appelbaum, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
That number refers to bills Evers vetoed in their entirety, versus line-item vetoes made to parts of the state budget.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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