Republican lawmakers cut additional court support to Milwaukee

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,537

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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If your local court is struggling with a backlog of cases then help is on the way — except for people living in Milwaukee County. Although initially included in a Republican effort to fund more legal staff statewide, Milwaukee was largely removed from a bill authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions, in a move both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have said was purely political.

On Thursday, lawmakers voted to pass the …

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