Wisconsin GOP threatens to withhold Milwaukee funding without agreement.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has threatened to remove all provisions related to Milwaukee from a bill increasing state aid to local governments if no deal is reached this week. Negotiations have stalled over a disagreement about who determines whether the Milwaukee city and county can raise the local sales tax to pay for pension costs and emergency services. Milwaukee city and county officials have warned of dire consequences, including deep cuts to police, fire protection, and emergency services.