Wisconsin's shared revenue law creates recruitment challenge for Milwaukee police, fire departments

Law enforcement gathered near the scene of police shooting at the intersection of North 13th Street and Vliet Street in Milwaukee that left a man dead Tuesday afternoon in Milwaukee. Witnesses said police shot a man with a knife who had been fighting with another person. The incident occurred about 10 blocks west of the site of the Republican National Convention. Evan Casey/WPR

Wisconsin’s shared revenue law creates recruitment challenge for Milwaukee police, fire departments

A bipartisan law overhauling local government funding has placed pressure on the city of Milwaukee to hire more police officers and firefighters in the coming years. That comes at a time when interest in the profession is dwindling.