(The Center Square) – While the Milwaukee Public Schools balanced $1.5 billion budget would have the short-term benefit of avoiding large staffing cuts and limiting property tax hikes, a new report says long-term fiscal concerns still remain.
An estimated $72.5 million increase in state aid limiting the district’s property tax hike and a 2024 voter referendum giving the district a one-time $51 million boost brightened the short-term fiscal outlook.
However the report by Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan research policy organization, says “this apparent fiscal stability does not tell the full story.”
The report says potential federal funding cuts, continued reliance on savings from vacant positions to balance the budget and the district’s growing structural budget deficit projected to hit $57 million by 2030 will pose serious threats if left unaddressed.
“The lack of considerable budget pain in 2026 should not mask the severity of MPS’ longer-term fiscal challenges, which are likely to emerge with greater intensity as soon as 2027,” the report said.
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius delivered the budget in less than three months since assuming the role in March.
If approved by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, her budget would authorize a long-awaited $16 million project to stabilize lead paint in schools and fund 61 additional facilities maintenance positions.
Under the budget, a central office would be created and maintenance activities would be relocated there to ensure they are prioritized.
The budget would also address the national teacher shortage and the district’s low test scores in math and reading by hiring 10 teachers for instruction of English as a second language and 35 teachers for special education.
Additionally, more than two dozen administrative positions would be eliminated and a plan would be implemented to shift 40 teachers who perform districtwide duties into vacant positions in classrooms.
However, the report points to the budget’s reliance on $75.9 million in savings from vacant positions as a problem, which it calls “a less-than-ideal budget balancing tool.”
“We have urged MPS leaders to reduce the use of a vacancy adjustment,” the report says. “Over the next year, it will be a difficult but critical task” for Cassellius and her management team “to determine a more reasonable vacancy adjustment that is based on the number and types of positions the district genuinely needs.”
Cassellius acknowledged the difficulty of the next year’s budget in a statement first reported by CBS 58 News.
“I want to be real transparent with the public that next year is going to be a really hard year for us,” Cassellius said. “We are going to have to make budget cuts if, in fact, we don’t see new revenues from the state Legislature that are keeping pace with what our students need.”
While Wisconsin Policy Forum concludes the 2025-26 budget cannot be the exact mold for future plans, it applauds Cassellius’ ability to hit the ground running by delivering on lead paint and maintenance issues while staving off academic and workforce challenges for a later budget.
Final adoption of the budget is set to be voted on by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on Tuesday.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is sending $2.5 million for three housing developments as part of the Vacancy-to-Vitality loan program.
The funding includes $1 million for Kelly Station in Dane County, $757,752 for South Shore Landing in Milwaukee County and $562,807 for Indianhead Conversion in Chippewa County.
The Dane County project will include 76 units, 20 units will be built in South Shore Landing and 27 units in Indianhead Conversion.
“Housing is one of the issues I hear most about everywhere I go, and it’s an issue that connects dots between some of the most pressing issues facing our state, from our kids’ success in the classroom to bringing talented folks to our workforce,” Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement.
The workforce housing units were funded through grants awarded by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
Overall, the program received $525 million in funding during the 2023-25 budget process in order to build 1,000 workforce housing units statewide.
“I was proud to sign into law the largest state investment in workforce housing in our state’s history, and it’s great to see these funds go out the door to communities across our state,” Evers said in a statement. “During my administration, more than 17,000 affordable housing units have been built in Wisconsin, and with these critical programs and millions of dollars left to award, we’re not slowing down anytime soon.”

(The Center Square) — Wisconsin’s real estate agents say there are too few homes for sale, and those that are available are once again getting more expensive.
“Existing home sales fell for a third straight month,” the May 2025 Realtors report released Thursday says. “Specifically, closed sales fell just 2.1% over the past 12 months. Relative to May 2024, the median price rose 4.3% to $330,000.”
The report said May’s 2.1% drop in sales is much smaller than the 8.6% drop in sales in March, and 9% year-over-year drop in sales in April.
“As we move into the peak period for sales, it’s good to see a solid improvement in inventory levels over the last 12 months,” Realtors Chairman Chris DeVincentis said in a statement. “More housing inventory will help moderate price appreciation and will lead to more buying opportunities.”
The report said 6,607 homes sold in May compared to 22,033 listing. The listing total is up 8.5% from May of last year.
The median home price, compared to a year ago, rose 4.3% to $330,000. April was $322,000 and March $310,000.
Realtors President and CEO Tom Larson said 2025’s price increases are offset, a bit, by other economic news.
“Median family income increased 7% since May of last year,” Larson said. “This increase, combined with a slight improvement in the 30-year mortgage rate and moderately lower price appreciation over the last year, led to a slight improvement in affordability.”
The report said southeastern and south central Wisconsin led in home sales. The Milwaukee area accounted for nearly 36% of sales in the state and the Madison area nearly 21%.

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Senate approved an exception to the state’s tax incremental financing rules for a planned data center in Port Washington.
The data center is expected to be constructed and could open before the end of the year.
The bill allows the data center to be part of a TIF, meaning that the increased property taxes from the property being developed will be captured and allowed to be used for future improvements on the property instead of going to the local tax base.
The bill creates an exemption to a statewide 12% limit on the amount of property in a municipality that can be part of a TIF.
The 12% rule is in place related to local property taxes because the exemptions mean that businesses in a TIF aren’t paying into the local property tax base yet are using local resources. Therefore, companies are able to retain the funds to spend on future improvements of their facilities.
Tax breaks for data centers nationwide are being questioned due to the lack of long-term jobs at the sites, the energy needs and the potential increase in consumer energy bills that accompany those data centers.
Sen. Jodi Habush-Sinykin, D-Whitefish Bay, claimed the project would lead to “hundreds or even thousands of good paying” while claiming the Vantage Data Centers project would “meaningfully expand the local tax base of Port Washington.”
The expansion of tax base, however, has not proven true as at least 10 states are currently losing $100 million or more in taxes from data centers, according to an April report from Good Jobs First.
Assembly Bill 140 passed the Senate 28-3 after passing the Assembly 91-6.
The average American’s energy bill could increase from 25% to 70% in the next 10 years without intervention from policymakers, according to Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Jack Kemp Foundation.

(The Center Square) – Josh Schoemann, the only Republican currently in the race for governor next year, is criticizing Gov. Tony Evers’ approach to the next state budget by comparing it to his plans in Washington County.
“In Washington County our budget cycle starts right now, and it’s not due until November. We will propose our budget goals to the County Board in the next couple of months. We will share ‘This is what we’re thinking.’ It gives them months of time to think those through, give us feedback, and [have] that kind of dialogue,” Schoemann explained in an interview on News Talk 1130 WISN.
Schoemann said that is far better than the approach Evers is taking again this year.
“That’s not how government is supposed to work,” Schoemann said. “It’s not the vision of the governor. It’s not the vision of any one person.”
Evers and the Republican legislative leaders who will write the budget have been involved in on-again, off-again budget talks this month. On Thursday, the governor’s office said those talks were off once again because of gridlock in the Senate.
“Ultimately, the Senate needs to decide whether they were elected to govern and get things done or not,” Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback said in a post on X.
Schoemann’s criticism of Evers is nothing new. He has long been a critic of the governor and has turned that criticism up since launching his campaign for governor.
But the recent criticism was also aimed at other Republicans who may jump into the 20206 governor’s race later this year.
“Nobody else in this race on the Republican side, being rumored to this point, has the executive leadership of skills and history to be able to show ‘This is how I’ve done it before, and here’s how we’ll do it Madison,’” Schoemann said. “The results in Washington County speak for themselves.”
Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany is also rumored to be looking to get into the Republican race. Before he went to Congress, Tiffany was a Republican lawmaker in Madison.
Businessman and veteran Bill Berrien is also on the short list of likely GOP candidates for 2026.

(The Center Square) – While a Republican-backed bill to raise penalties for inciting and participating in riots cleared the Wisconsin Senate, its future now depends on whether Republican Assembly lawmakers can resolve internal disagreements that have stalled the legislation in committee.
While Senate Bill 94, dubbed an “anti-riot bill” by its co-author, Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, was approved by a full floor vote in the Senate on Wednesday, its companion Assembly Bill 88 has not left committee.
Without full Senate and Assembly approval, the bill is effectively dead for the session.
Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, who chairs the Assembly Judiciary Committee, previously said he wouldn’t schedule the legislation for a meeting until its “problems are addressed.”
“Assembly Bill 88, in its current form, fails to be good legislation,” Tusler told The Center Square. “I wanted to give the bill author a chance to explain the bill out of respect for Rep. Sortwell and the victims of riots. But in its current form, this bill has constitutional, common-sense, and enforcement issues.”
Sortwell did not address the bill’s stalling in committee, but previously told The Center Square, “I am in discussions with colleagues on the committee, which is standard practice for bill authors.”
The bill, however, was not revised or amended before receiving approval in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 88 defines a riot as “a public disturbance involving 3 or more people” that includes actual violence or threats of violence.
The bill would make inciting a riot punishable for up to 3.5 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, and committing violence during a riot punishable for up to 6 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
However, it would also limit public officials from stopping or restricting police officers from responding to riots or detaining rioters, and protect whistleblowers who call out public officials who violate those limitations.
The bill would additionally require a court order for offenders to repair or pay for property damage to victims.
A spokesperson for Tusler’s office did not disclose details as to which parts of the legislation he saw as having “constitutional” or “common-sense” issues, adding that the bill is not on Tusler’s priority list as he has been focused primarily on the budget.
On the other hand, a spokesperson for Sortwell’s office said they would continue to try to hold talks with Tusler’s office to get the bill past committee.
Critics argue the bill’s language could lead to people not even involved with a riot being arrested.
“This legislation contains contradictory and unclear language and chills the constitutional rights of speech,” ACLU Wisconsin told The Center Square. “The Constitution does not allow people engaged in lawful protest to be punished for the actions of others, but this bill is attempting to do just that.”
However, Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, gave support for the bill before the Senate’s floor vote.
“Stricter penalties are needed to deter protestors from crossing that line between a peaceful protest to a violent and dangerous, destructive riot,” Feyen said, adding that the bill is “simple and straightforward.”
The Senate passed the bill in an 18-14 vote along party lines.
At the time of publication, there were no meetings scheduled for the bill in the month of June on the Assembly Committee on Judiciary’s website.

(The Center Square) – Republican leaders are racing to pass the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act by Independence Day, but more than a dozen GOP members of Congress still harbor major concerns that could tank the giant package.
The House-passed OBBBA, a multitrillion-dollar budget reconciliation bill implementing President Donald Trump’s major policy priorities, has undergone Senate committee revisions and is currently under the Senate parliamentarian’s review.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., made a variety of delicate compromises to placate Republican factions in his chamber, narrowly passing the bill in May after months of assembling it.
Johnson helped accelerate the phaseout of Inflation Reduction Act subsidies and reform entitlement programs like Medicaid and SNAP to help offset the bill’s 10-year extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill’s total of $1.7 trillion in spending cuts won over enough fiscal hawks — including Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas; Ralph Norman, R-S.C.; Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.; and Josh Brecheen, R-Okla.; — for the bill to pass.
The speaker also compromised with Blue-state Republicans who wanted a higher state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, settling on a $40,000 cap to place New York Reps. Rep. Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, Andrew Garbarino and Elise Stefanik.
But, as The Center Square reported, Senate committees have either significantly scaled back or completely removed those very compromises in their revisions to the bill, alienating not only those lawmakers but also some in their own chamber.
Among other things, Senate committees increased the House’s $4 trillion debt ceiling raise to $5 trillion, extended most TCJA tax provisions permanently rather than for 10 years only, and dramatically slowed the phaseouts of energy-related IRA subsidies.
They also lowered the House’s hiked tax on university endowments, axed its tax on private foundations, softened its work requirements for Medicaid, and reduced fiscal penalties on states with high SNAP payment error rates.
These changes infuriated fiscal hawks in both the House and the Senate, with all four in the House who flipped, plus Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., pledging not to vote for the bill again if the Senate passes it.
Additionally, Senate committees completely killed the House’s SALT provisions, losing the support of the four House members from New York, who are still hopeful for a future compromise but would also not support the bill when or if it returns to the lower chamber.
But the bill may not even pass the Senate, even though budget reconciliation rules require only a majority vote, because Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., have decried the spending changes as well.
Other GOP senators — including Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Jim Justice, R-W.Va., — have said they have “major concerns” with the Senate version lowering the House’s 6% Medicaid provider tax cap to 3.5%, potentially impacting rural hospitals.
Johnson and Senate leaders are continuing to hold closed-door negotiations with holdouts in both chambers, and the Senate parliamentarian might rule out some of the more controversial changes if they violate the Byrd Rule.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.3% in May, below the national mark of 4.2%.
The state’s labor force was down 7,700 from April and 9,400 from May 2024 while the number of people employed in the state was down by 8,400 from April to just more than 3 million, down 20,300 workers from May 2024.
The number of total nonfarm jobs were down 1,000 from April but up 14,600 from May 2024 while the state’s labor force participation rate was 65.3%, above the national rate of 62.4%.
Wisconsin’s main labor force issue remains the projections of a decreasing and aging population as Baby Boomers age out of the workforce, according to Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Section Chief of Economic Advisors Scott Hodek.

(The Center Square) – A bill requiring Wisconsin technical colleges to fund Emergency Medical Services training was passed by the state Senate and is set to be voted on by the full Assembly, but some argue its lack of actual funding makes it problematic.
If signed into law, Senate Bill 182 would establish a grant program to reimburse tuition or materials for EMS responders, practitioners and employers who paid for their employees’ training.
The bill also creates a “Live 911 Pilot Program,” allowing 911 callers and dispatchers to communicate using real-time video or other multimedia communication to improve response times, accuracy and situational awareness.
“Many prospective EMS professionals are deterred by the cost of training,” Wisconsin EMS Association, which has endorsed the bill, said in a statement. “This bill supports longer sustainability of an EMS workforce and supports individuals to get licensed as an EMS professional.”
Co-author Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, said the bill was written to address the shortage of EMS volunteers and units in the state.
“Our tech colleges are the primary source of training for our EMRs and EMTs, but the problem is that there are not enough people enrolled in a training class to fill it up,” Marklein said.
Because technical colleges regularly have to cancel EMS training courses due to low enrollment, the grant program would reimburse tuition for the unfilled seats, according to Marklein.
This would potentially allow the college to still train that class even if it doesn’t meet the usual enrollment numbers.
However, Sen. Brad, Pfaff, D-Onalaska, criticized the bill for not appropriating any funds for the grant programs it authorizes.
“This is a good bill, and that’s why money should be in the bill right now,” Pfaff said. “Let’s not play any games. Let’s not wait.”
Pfaff added that if money were attached, the Senate would have been able to pass it on a “unanimous vote.”
“This literally is life or death when it comes to rural areas making sure we have EMS assistance and the technicians and the volunteers that dedicate countless hours to make sure that their community members can continue to stay safe,” Pfaff said.
He concluded that leaving the funds up to the Joint Finance Committee and not legislation would be a “tough sell” to EMS personnel who rely on them.
However, Marklein, who co-chairs the Joint Finance Committee, only said “I look forward to funding the bill after the governor signs it.”
The bill awaits a floor vote by the full Assembly.

(The Center Square) – A bill that would create portable benefits options such as health care and retirement for gig workers who drive for companies such as Uber or DoorDash passed both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly.
DoorDash estimated that there are 100,000 app-based workers in the state. Wisconsin would be the first state to create such an option.
“While today is a huge victory for Wisconsin Dashers, the work is not quite done,” DoorDash said in a statement. “Gov. Evers still needs to sign this bill into law. We look forward to working with the governor to make Wisconsin a national model for empowering independent workers with the benefits and security they deserve.”
Assembly Bill 269 passed the Assembly 56-36 and was concurred by the Senate 17-15.
The bill was applauded by legislative workers and the companies but critics say it is a covert way to deny employment protections for these drivers.
“The real point of this bill, of dangling possible benefits to workers, is that it creates a special exemption for these powerful corporation tech giants at the expense of hard-working Wisconsinites, our families and every taxpayer,” said Sen. Melissa Ratcliff, D-Cottage Grove. “Let’s be clear about what this bill is. It’s not a bold new idea, it’s a corporate strategy, an attempt to avoid treating workers as employees and to sidestep the legal, moral and economic responsibilities that come with that.”
A fiscal note on the bill stated that the bill would create a staff costs of $180,500 for two new employees in the Department of Workforce Development to audit and administer the program while it would lead to 2.7 million less collected for unemployment benefits from the companies “due to transportation network companies not having to pay into to the UI Trust Fund for drivers who would be considered employees under current law, but not under this bill.”
Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin applauded the bill, saying it allows workers to maintain their independence while gaining access retirement savings, health insurance and occupational accident coverage.
The bill would allow workers who make more than $750 in a calendar year to be eligible for a portable benefits account, with the company being obligated to pay 4% of the driver’s earnings in the previous quarter, minus tips, if a company contributes to the account.
Contributions to the account from drivers will be tax preferred and subtracted from their income for state income tax purposes.
“We are grateful to the principled lawmakers for standing up for these workers and supporting the economic freedoms they deserve,” said AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak. “Because of their leadership, we are one step closer to empowering a workforce that works for everyone. AFP-WI urges Governor Evers to sign this bill into law and deliver the benefits Wisconsin workers deserve.”

(The Center Square) – Judge Hannah Dugan will not go on trial in her immigration collusion case next month after the federal judge handling the case delayed the trial Wednesday.
Judge Lynn Adleman told the court he wants to make sure the case is “done right.”
Dugan is facing two federal charges, one of them a felony, after prosecutors say she helped sneak an illegal Mexican immigrant out of the side door of her courtroom in May.
Video shows Dugan leave the bench to speak with ICE agents outside of her courtroom. It also shows her return to court, then order the suspect through the jury room, and eventually into a side hallway.
Dugan’s legal team is claiming judicial immunity.
This week they filed another brief that said the case should be dismissed because all judges have wide latitude in managing their courtrooms.
Dugan’s lawyers have said from the beginning that she cannot be held accountable.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Milwaukee essentially has said Dugan overstepped her authority when she allowed the immigrant to use the non-public section of her courtroom to try and evade immigration authorities.
Dugan was indicted on May 13. She was originally set for trial July 21.
Adleman did not set a new trial date, instead he said “I don’t think this is going to get lost.”
Dugan is on paid leave from her job as a Milwaukee County circuit court judge. She has raised more than $130,000 for her defense through an online legal defense fund, though she has not publicly said who has donated, or how much.
She has pleaded not guilty.
If convicted, Dugan is looking at six years in prison and a $350,000 fine.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin will be sending $1.8 million to the cities of Green Bay and Ashwaubenon along with Brown County to help cover additional public safety costs related to the NFL draft.
The funding was originally part of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget and also was a separate bill proposed by area lawmakers before the funding ultimately came from the Opportunity Attraction and Promotion Fund.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Gov. Evers and WEDC for their critical support in covering public safety expenses related to the NFL Draft,” Green Bay Mayor Genrich said in a statement. “This was a historic event that brought enormous economic benefits to our community and the entire state of Wisconsin. The allocation of this funding recognizes that positive statewide economic effect and protects our local taxpayers from bearing the costs—a win-win for our state’s and our city’s residents.”
The large events funding that program with $30 million initially and Evers has proposed adding $5 million to the fund in the next budget.
A year ago, Evers asked the Joint Committee on Finance to release $10 million in funds for events such as this.
“The 2025 NFL Draft was a booming success, and I’ve said all along that nobody could have pulled it off other than the Green Bay Packers and the good folks in Green Bay and across the region,” Evers said in a statement. “So, it was critically important to me that Green Bay and our local partners received the support they need to cover public safety costs, and I’m glad we were able to get this done.”
Earlier this year, a group of area lawmakers asked for $1.25 million in law enforcement funds to go to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department ($500,000), Green Bay Police Department ($475,000), Green Bay Metro Fire Department ($200K) and Ashwaubenon Public Safety Department ($75,000).
The funds were released by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
“The NFL Draft was a chance for the city of Green Bay to shine on a national stage and showcase the great things taking place here in Wisconsin,” WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes said in a statement. “We have the facilities to host major events, the people needed to prepare for and staff the event, and the community to rally behind such a large undertaking. Green Bay rose to the occasion and did a phenomenal job.”
Evers went on to repeat claims from marketing groups about the economic benefits of hosting the NFL draft, something economists who have studied large sporting events and facilities believe are unfounded.
“Though I am not aware of any academic study of draft events, the extensive study of sports and mega-events demonstrates that there is little reason to believe that the NFL draft might have some large economic impact that might justify these public expenditures,” economic J.C. Bradbury of Georgia’s Kennesaw State University recently told The Center Square. “We know that these events largely just replace existing tourist spending and represent a small share of the local economy.”

(The Center Square) – The Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday added 42 new Assistant District Attorney positions and awarded one-time raises for assistant and deputy DAs to help combat rising courtroom backlog in the state.
The committee also passed funding for the State Public Defender’s office, which would add 12.5 positions to address workload and timeliness in Wisconsin’s judicial system.
The budget investments would cost more than $17.5 million over the next two years if passed.
“These ADAs will help process cases and deliver swift justice,” Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Oconto said in a statement after the meeting. “I’m happy to have guided these initiatives through the budget committee, and thank my colleagues for their support.”
However, the motion does not fund 28.5 federally-funded staff positions in attorney offices throughout the state, which would eventually expire.
While some of the cut positions would be replaced by the 42 newly added ones, Democrats objected that counties like Milwaukee and Dane Counties – which received no new positions in the motion – would get no replacements for the staff they’re losing.
“Given that we have positions that are gonna be eliminated under this motion, I don’t think that it’s necessarily fair to say that this is gonna be preserving safety throughout the state,” said Rep. Tip McGuire, D-Kenosha. “We’re gonna be increasing need in a lot of different counties.”
Brown County would receive seven new ADA positions, Waukesha County would receive six and and Fond du Lac County would receive four.
At the end of 2024, Brown County had 2,812 pending felony criminal cases according to a statewide caseload summary.
The total backlog in the county, including felonies, misdemeanors and criminal traffic cases, was 4,677.
“The Brown County court system has faced a serious case backlog for several years, primarily due to staffing shortages,” Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, previously said in a statement. “This can lead to a myriad of issues, such as overworked judges and DAs, unprosecuted crime, and hearing delays.”
ADAs, Deputy DAs, and State Public Defenders across the state would receive one-time pay raises totaling to $6 million over the next two years.
However, Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, criticized the lack of funding for Milwaukee and Dane Counties and “commensurate” investment between the 42 new ADAs but only 12.5 new SPDs, arguing it could lead to further backlog.
“You can have prosecutors charging and charging all day, but if you don’t have defense attorneys, people are gonna languish in jail, these cases are gonna continue to sit there and not get resolved, and we’re gonna see that backlog increase,” Roys said.
Overall Roys called the motion a “nod in the right direction” but said it still fell short, especially when coupled with the pending cuts to federally funded staff.
But to committee co-chairman Rep. Mark Born, the investments in ADAs in certain counties and SPDs to a lesser amount were necessary according to the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association analysis he had read.
“When people ask ‘Why didn’t Milwaukee get any?’ Because the analysis doesn’t show that,” Born said, arguing that because there are around 400 total DAs and ADAs in the state, 42 new ADAs would be a “massive” increase.
“What other agency are we giving a 10% increase in their workforce?” Born said.
The motion passed 11–3 along party lines.