Vote on UW Missing-In-Action project funding bill delayed; GOP cites partial veto concerns

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 1,437

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A bill that would provide funding to a program that helps identify the remains of missing-in-action service members is in limbo after an Assembly committee put off a vote Wednesday due to concerns by Republican lawmakers that Gov. Tony Evers would use his partial veto on the measure.

The University of Wisconsin Missing-In-Action (MIA) Recovery and Identification project, which was started in 2015 at the state’s flagship campus, works to further the recovery and identification …

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