A new report from the non-partisan Wisconsin Policy Forum finds that, in the years prior to last summer’s protests against police violence, more than 250 Wisconsin municipalities cut funding to […]
Should Local Governments Have the Power to Defund the Police?
On June 22, the Wisconsin Assembly voted 61-37 to pass Senate Bill 119, which would penalize municipalities who seek to cut their police budgets. The bill would cut state shared […]
Unpacking How Much Wisconsin Spends on its Police
Since 2015, the Madison Police Department’s Operating Budget has grown by nearly thirty percent, according to a report recently published by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The report takes a look […]
