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County staff outline governor's budget hits and next steps for Milwaukee County priorities
Summary
Jeremy Lucas of the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance briefed the committee on which county budget requests were included, partially funded, or omitted in the governor's 2025‑27 executive budget and explained next steps in the legislative process.
Jeremy Lucas, policy director in the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance, told the Committee of Intergovernmental Relations on Monday that the governor's 2025‑27 executive budget is responsive to more than half of Milwaukee County's requests in varying degrees and summarized funding items that would affect the county if the legislature retains them.
Lucas walked the committee through a list of county requests and the governor's proposed funding: the county sought $32 million over the biennium to cover half of expressway patrol costs for the sheriff's office and the governor's proposal included about $16 million; the county requested an annual $14 million Medicaid funding increase and the governor's budget includes roughly $20–21 million annually; the county…
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