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More than lip service needed
The fear-mongering political ads on TV try to persuade us that Wisconsin Democrats are soft on crime and don’t support our local police. In fact, the historical track record in Madison belies this perception.
Under the Tony Evers administrative fiscal leadership, Wisconsin now has a record revenue surplus and the Democrats have consistently tried to return more of this money to local communities in the form of shared revenue to support the hiring, training and equipping our local police, firefighters, first responders and schools.
Rather than approving this funding, the state Republican leadership in the Legislature has refused to even consider such proposals and would rather provide tax breaks to their large corporate donors than fund our local law-enforcement agencies.
Putting out a yard sign saying you “Support Your Local Police” or “Protect the Thin Blue Line” without providing the resources that allows these public servants to safely do their jobs with adequate personnel and material support is nothing but false,…
