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Traffic Fine Money Back for Libraries | Milwaukee News
A Wisconsin judge just halted a controversial budget move that would’ve diverted traffic fine money from school libraries to fund Milwaukee County prosecutors — ruling it unconstitutional. The state’s Common School Fund, which supports libraries, is where the cash legally belongs, and the court ordered it returned. Despite claims from county officials and Republicans that the funding was vital for public safety, the judge sided with constitutional law, shutting down the provision tucked into a political deal. For now, Milwaukee’s traffic fines will keep feeding school libraries — not the…
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