Wisconsin Dem Senate candidate spent nearly $600k on police detail while cozying up to defund police movement
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Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, a Democrat, paid nearly $600,000 in taxpayer money over two years for his state police detail while cozying up to defund the police groups.
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Fox News Digital has learned Barnes’ total bill for his police detail between January 7, 2019 and November 6, 2021, was $587,281 in pure taxpayer funds.
The $587,281 went to paying for 8,868 regular hours of police protection, 4,900 hours of overtime protection, and 203 hours of holiday protection, records requests show.
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