evidence: Evers Vetoes GOP Bills at Record Rate [...] Consider how Evers justified his recent veto of one Republican bill, sponsored by Sen. Cory Tomczyk and Rep. Clint Moses, that would have eliminated the requirement that employers obtain a work permit to hire 14- and 15-year-olds. The veto came despite a widespread worker shortage statewide. But aides to Evers noted a U.S. Department of Labor report found that the number of minors working in violation of child-labor laws doubled between 2021 and 2023 and that many of them worked in "hazardous or dangerous" jobs. [...] And our state’s labor force participation rate also consistently remained above the national average throughout the year," Evers said, adding: