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Milwaukee threatens sweeping police cuts as Republican lawmakers prepare shared revenue plan
The Center Square ^ | 4/26/23 | Benjamin Yount

Posted on 04/27/2023 5:41:22 AM PDT by CFW

Top Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol say they are working on a plan to send more state money to local governments across the state, but the city of Milwaukee this week added a bit of urgency to that work.

On Monday, Milwaukee’s Steering and Rules Committee proposed cutting the city’s entire sixth police district to find the money to pay Milwaukee’s skyrocketing pension payment.

"The gloomiest days are ahead of us when really we should be building for the future," Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic said.

Milwaukee is also looking at deep cuts to its fire department, as well as other city services like libraries.

The threatened cuts come as Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he will release a new shared revenue plan on Thursday.

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KEYWORDS: budgets; pensions; police; policefunding; wisconsin
Liberal cities' refusal to reign in their bloated pension benefits causes tax-payers state-wide to have to bail them out when those cities are unable to meet their other obligations. This is going to become more and more of a problem in the next few years. Many cities and states took advantage of the Covid largess and used those funds to prop up their pension funds. They will quickly be back in trouble if changes to their pension structures are not made soon.
1 posted on 04/27/2023 5:41:22 AM PDT by CFW
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Their city government’s vote-buying operations need an infusion.


2 posted on 04/27/2023 5:44:50 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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Liberals holding cities hostage because they know their policies kill people.


3 posted on 04/27/2023 5:47:57 AM PDT by Spok
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“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.”


4 posted on 04/27/2023 5:55:52 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness ; Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat)
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Too late and they have pretty much tossed the Constitution.


5 posted on 04/27/2023 7:06:33 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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I suggest they allow Milwaukee to become part of Illinois where they will feel more at home. I bet the Wisconsin legislature would be quick to approve that deal as would the Illinois legislature.


6 posted on 04/27/2023 7:53:53 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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Calm down people. The bureaucracy’s safe. 😌


7 posted on 04/27/2023 8:16:36 AM PDT by Do_Tar (I wish I was kidding.)
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