{"id":2423,"date":"2023-04-27T15:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2023-04-27T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:25:57","slug":"milwaukee-threatens-sweeping-police-cuts-as-republican-lawmakers-prepare-shared-revenue-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=2423","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Threatens Sweeping Police Cuts as Republican Lawmakers Prepare Shared Revenue Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Milwaukee\u2019s Steering and Rules Committee proposed cutting the city\u2019s entire sixth police district to find the money to pay Milwaukee\u2019s skyrocketing pension payment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gloomiest days are ahead of us when really we should be building for the future,\u201d Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic said.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee is also looking at deep cuts to its fire department, as well as other city services like libraries.<\/p>\n

The threatened cuts come as Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he will release a new shared revenue plan on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we are on the cusp of an agreement, but the devil is in the details,\u201d Vos told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cI am optimistic that, hopefully, by Thursday we will have a bipartisan plan. But if not, Assembly Republicans are going to lay out their ideas\u2026with the goal of bringing a bill to the floor in the May floor period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gov. Tony Evers has said increasing the amount of money local governments get from the state is one of his top priorities this year.<\/p>\n

Vos didn\u2019t offer many specifics as to just what a shared revenue package might include, though he did talk about a new \u2018innovation fund\u2019 that would encourage local governments to spend less.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would say to municipalities that want to be able to coordinate their services, the state would incentivize that,\u201d Vos added. \u201cAnd help them be able to offer the same or better services without caring about what the color of the squad car is or the uniform that somebody wears when they respond to a call.\u201d<\/p>\n

The leaders of the legislature\u2019s Joint Finance Committee, which actually writes the new state budget, on Thursday also said they are planning to increase shared revenue i the new state spending plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll certainly look to make investments in local communities through the shared revenue program, for the first time in a long time,\u201d Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said. \u201cAs far as new money? Obviously there\u2019s a lot of state money in it already, but we want to put new money into it because we recognize that in these inflationary times [local governments] have important roles to play, and need some help too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wisconsin\u2019s shared revenue program is worth about $1 billion. The proposed \u2018innovation fund\u2019 would be worth about $100 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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