% DO THIS IN 2016, 2018 OR 2020?
% >> THE RACE FOR WISCONSIN
% ATTORNEY GENERAL DOESN'T
% RECEIVE AS MUCH ATTENTION AS
% RACES FOR GOVERNOR AND U.S.
% SENATE BUT IT SHOULD.
% THIS FALL REPUBLICAN ERIC TONEY
% IS TAKING ON THE INCUMBENT
% DEMOCRAT JOSH KAUL.
% TONY IS TRYING TO MAKE PUBLIC
% SAFETY AND CRIME IN MILWAUKEE A
% KEY ISSUE.
% >> POLICIES THAT WILL MAKE A
% DIFFERENCE MUST START AT THE
% TOP.
% >> HE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE
% IN MILWAUKEE EARLIER THIS WEEK
% TAUTING HIS ENDORSEMENT FROM
% LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WANTS TO
% PROSECUTE MORE CRIMES IN
% MILWAUKEE.
% >> IF WE PROTECT MILWAUKEE,
% WE'LL PROTECT ALL OF WISCONSIN.
% THAT'S WHY I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR
% GRANTING OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL
% ORIGINAL PROSECUTION AUTHORITY %
HERE IN MILWAUKEE SO WE CAN
% TAKE ON THE CRIME THAT THEY ARE
% UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO
% PROSECUTE.
% >> THE A.G. AND DEPARTMENT OF
% JUSTICE CAN ONLY PROSECUTE
% CERTAIN CRIMES.
% THE CHANGE WOULD REQUIRE THE
% LEGISLATURE TO PASS A LAW
% GIVING THE A.G. THAT AUTHORITY.
% DEMOCRAT JOSH KAUL DOESN'T
% DISAGREE WITH EXPANDED POWERS
% BUT SAYS IT SHOULDN'T BE
% LIMITED TO ONE COUNTY.
% >> MR. TONEY IS TARGETING
% MILWAUKEE COUNTY.
% THE AUTHORITY SHOULD BE
% CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE
% OF WISCONSIN.
% SO IT'S MY VIEW THE DEPARTMENT
% OF JUSTICE SHOULD BE
% PROSECUTING CASES AND HAVING
% STATEWIDE ORIGINAL PROSECUTION
% AUTHORITY I'M SUPPORTIVE OF FOR
% THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
% BUT WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN OUR
% COMMUNITIES IS RESOURCES IN OUR
% COMMUNITIES TO FIGHT THESE
% CRIMES.
% >> KAUL SAYS LOCAL POLICE
% DEPARTMENTS AND PROSECUTORS ARE
% UNDERFUNDED BECAUSE THE
% REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED
% LEGISLATURE HASN'T INCREASED
% SHARE REVENUE IN YEARS.
% >> HE IS SAYING THAT, HE WAS
% SILENT WHEN THE LEGISLATURE
% ATTACKED THE D.O.J. BUDGET IN
% SESSION.
% HE HAS BEEN SILENT AS THE
% LEGISLATURE HAS CONSISTENTLY
% DECLINED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO
% SUPPORT MILWAUKEE IN PARTICULAR.
% >> HE SAYS HE WILL WORK WITH
% REPUBLICANS IN NEXT YEAR'S
% BUDGET.
% IN THE MEANTIME DEMOCRATIC
% GOVERNOR TONY EVERS SHOULD TAKE
% ARPA FUNDS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM
% TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO
% FIGHT CRIME.
% >> WE HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS.
% AN ISSUE THE LEGISLATURE WILL
% HAVE TO ADDRESS AND WORK WITH
% THEM IN MAKE SURE MILWAUKEE HAS
% THE RESOURCES.
% THAT CAN'T HAPPEN UNTIL NEXT
% YEAR.
% THE GOVERNOR HAS THE ABILITY
% RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE ARPA FUNDS
% TO HELP DEPLOY AND PUT MONEY
% INTO MILWAUKEE TO KEEP
% MILWAUKEE AND ALL OF WISCONSIN
% SAFE.
% >> THIS WEEK THE LEGISLATURE'S
% JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE
% APPROVED THE ALLOCATION OF 31
% MILLION DOLLARS IN OPIOID
% SETTLEMENT FUNDS AWARDED TO THE
% STATE OF WISCONSIN.
% THE ACTION COMES AFTER
% REPUBLICANS REJECTED THE
% DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
% PROPOSAL LAST MONTH.
% OVERALL THE FUNDING WILL GO
% TOWARD THE DISTRIBUTION OF
% NARCAN AND FENTANYL TESTING
% STRIPS.%MEDICATION ASSISTED
TREATMENT,
% TRIBAL NATIONS AND LAW
% ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.%GOP CO
MMITTEE MEMBERS SAID THEY
% AGREED WITH 85% OF THE ORIGINAL
% PLAN BUT AMENDED IT TO
% PRIORITIZE FUNDS FOR LAW
% ENFORCEMENT OVER FAMILY SUPPORT
% PROGRAMS.
% >> UNFORTUNATELY, JOSH KAUL AND
% TONY EVERS CONTINUE TO TURN
% THEIR BACK ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
% AND DON'T WANT TO WORK WITH
% PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR
% COMMUNITIES.%THAT'S AN IMPORT
ANT PART OF
% TODAY'S PLAN.
% >> I THINK IT'S NEGLIGENT IN
% THIS SITUATION IF WE DON'T
% SPEAK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
% I CALLED THE SHERIFF OF ST.
% CROIX AND PIERCE COUNTY AND
% EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADER I
% KNEW IN MY DISTRICT ASKING THEM
% WHAT IS HAPPENING.
% >> FAMILY CENTERS THE MONEY WAS
% CUT AND THAT MOVED OVER TO THE
% LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THINGS.
% I CAN TELL YOU, THE AMOUNT OF
% QUESTIONS OUR FAMILY HAS WHEN
% SOMEBODY IS GOING THROUGH THE
% STRUGGLES OF ADDICTION.
% IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S
% ALCOHOLISM OR OPIOIDS OR
% WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
% THERE ARE A MILLION PLACES TO
% TURN TO BUT THERE AREN'T ANY TO
% TURN TO.
% FAMILIES DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.
% THE MORE RURAL YOU ARE IN THIS
% STATE, THE TOUGHER IT IS TO GET
% ANSWERS.
% SO THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
% THESE WILL HELP THE STABILITY
% OF THE FAMILY UNIT.
% THESE WILL HELP THE FAMILY