Bill Aimed at Ending Pay to Fired Officers Voted Down; Milwaukee Is Only City Where Salaries Continue

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A state legislative committee on Wednesday killed a bill that called for an end to the practice of paying Milwaukee police officers after they've been fired.

The Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts voted 6-3 to defeat the bill. All the Democrats present voted for it and all Republicans voted against it, according to the chairman, Rep. Garey Bies, (R-Sister Bay).

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Bill Aimed at Ending Pay to Fired Officers Voted Down; Milwaukee Is Only City Where Salaries Continue

Officers fired in Milwaukee remain on the payroll as they appeal their termination to the Fire and Police Commission under a 25-year- old state law that applies only to Milwaukee police. Other police officers in the state lose pay at the ti...

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