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Eric Toney: “Crime in Milwaukee bleeds across the rest of our state.”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

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Eric Toney on WISN with Dan O'Donnell, September 21, 2022

Published | Video Starts at 01:08

And now we've got the Mayor of Milwaukee proposing a budget that further erodes the resources to keep people in Milwaukee safe, but also to keep the rest of Wisconsin safe. Because we know that Crime in Milwaukee bleeds across the rest of our state. And if we can protect Milwaukee, we can protect all of Wisconsin. And that's why I proposed giving our Attorney General's office original prosecution authority over Milwaukee county, so we … (01:08–01:12)

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Asserts that crime in Milwaukee affects the entire state of Wisconsin.

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