Cavalier Johnson: “We can now collect a sales tax in the City of Milwaukee.”

“If shared revenue from the state had simply kept pace with inflation, we'd have $250 million more than what we do. So, yes, because change in state law, We can now collect a sales tax in the City of Milwaukee. But that money is not money that we can apply to just any space or any place. We have to use that money for specific purposes that are strictly outlined in state law.” (20:34–20:36)

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