Bill removing residency requirement advances

    The Assembly Labor and Workforce Development Committee has passed a bill eliminating the requirement that Milwaukee police officers and firefighters live within the city.
    AB 65 would require those employees in a first class city to instead live within the city’s county or any adjacent county. The measure passed 5-4, with Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, joining Dem members in voting against the bill.
    Kapenga said officers and fire fighters who don’t want to live in Milwaukee could take a job in another community, and that the residency requirement for those employees isn’t a statewide concern.

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    The Assembly Labor and Workforce Development Committee has passed a bill eliminating the requirement that Milwaukee police officers and firefighters live within the city.
    AB 65 would require those employees in a first class city to instead live within the city's county or any adjacent county. The measure passed 5-4, with Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, joining Dem members in voting against the bill.
    Kapenga said officers and fire fighters who don't want to live in Milwaukee could take a job in another community, and that the residency requirement for those employees isn't a statewide concern.

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