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Cavalier Johnson: “The Act 12 law requires us to grow the number of police…”

Featuring: Cavalier Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Tuesday Luncheon - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 29:17

… guys are looking at reducing the size of the budget or reallocating dollars, again, without compromising public safety, to address issues in innovative, creative ways? Yeah. So, as I mentioned, The Act 12 law requires us to grow the number of police officers in the city of Milwaukee. And even though that was one of the requirements that Republican legislators decided to add to Act 12, it was not out of line with what I wanted to do. (29:17–29:24)

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Asserts that Act 12 mandates an increase in Milwaukee's police force.

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