Editing Wisconsin (section)

===State government===
{{See also|List of Wisconsin state agencies}}

The executive branch is headed by the [[Governor of Wisconsin]]. The current governor, [[Tony Evers]], assumed office on January 7, 2019. The Wisconsin Constitution grants the governor a veto on bills passed by the state legislature as well as a [[line-item veto]] on appropriation bills. A [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin|lieutenant governor]] succeeds the governor in the event of any removal from office and performs any duties assigned by the governor. The current lieutenant governor is [[Sara Rodriguez]]. The other elected constitutional offices in the executive branch are the [[Secretary of State of Wisconsin|secretary of state]] ([[Sarah Godlewski]]), [[State Treasurer of Wisconsin|treasurer]] ([[John Leiber]]), [[Attorney General of Wisconsin|attorney general]] ([[Josh Kaul]]), and the non-partisan [[Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin|superintendent of public instruction]] ([[Jill Underly]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lc/briefing_book/ch01_structure_government.pdf |title=Wisconsin's Structure of Government and Law |author=Letzing, Rachel |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Council |date=November 2018 |access-date=May 25, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_state_executive_offices |title=Wisconsin state executive offices |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=May 25, 2024 }}</ref>

[[File:Secretary Pompeo Delivers Remarks in the Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (50378281008).jpg|thumb|The [[Wisconsin State Senate|Senate Chamber]] of the Wisconsin State Capitol]]

The [[Wisconsin State Legislature]] is Wisconsin's legislative branch. The Legislature is a [[bicameral]] body consisting of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] and the [[Wisconsin State Senate]]. The Assembly has 99 members, and the Senate has 33 members. All 99 members of the Wisconsin Assembly are elected in a two-year term cycle without [[term limits in the United States|term limits]]. Similarly, all 33 members of the Wisconsin Senate are elected in a four-year cycle, also without term limits.<ref name="legislative">[https://archive.today/20130626174729/https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/wiscon/_13/_6 Article IV], Wisconsin Constitution (accessed April 25, 2013)</ref> Half of the Senate is elected every two years. Members of both houses of the Legislature vote within their ranks to select presiding officers, such as the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the Assembly]] and the [[President of the Senate]]. Legislators in both the Senate and the Assembly receive an annual salary of $55,141. Over two years, each legislator is allotted $66,008 to cover general office expenses, printing, postage and district mailings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/2022-legislator-compensation.aspx|title=2022 Legislator Compensation|website=ncsl.org|access-date=May 25, 2024|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012060022/https://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/2022-legislator-compensation.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Wisconsin's court system has four levels: municipal courts, circuit courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. Municipal courts typically handle cases involving [[local ordinance]] matters. The [[Wisconsin Circuit Court|circuit courts]] are Wisconsin's [[trial courts]], they have [[original jurisdiction]] in all civil and criminal cases within the state. Challenges to circuit court rulings are heard by the [[Wisconsin Court of Appeals]], consisting of sixteen judges who typically sit in three-judge panels. As the state's highest appellate court, the [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] may hear both appeals from lower courts and original actions. In addition to deciding cases, the Supreme Court is responsible for administering the state's court system and regulating the practice of law in Wisconsin.<ref name="Wisconsin Court System">{{cite web|url=http://www.wicourts.gov/courts/overview/overview.htm|title=Wisconsin Court System—court system overview|publisher=Wicourts.gov|date=September 28, 2011|access-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214080934/http://www.wicourts.gov/courts/overview/overview.htm|archive-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>