Wisconsin Attorney General Asking for Increased Funding for the State's Crime Labs

Thursday, March 6th, 2025 -- 9:01 AM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Wisconsin’s Attorney General is again asking for increased funding for the state’s crime labs.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, Josh Kaul hosted a tour for legislators of Milwaukee’s crime lab on Tuesday. Kaul is advocating to have $2.7 million of the state budget go towards staffing the labs, which he says is vital to ensure public safety and justice.

Kaul says financing those positions “…helps ensure that we are able to remain on the cutting edge in the analysis that we do, and that we have the resources to ensure the cases are tested effectively and efficiently.” 

Wisconsin’s 72 counties rely on the state’s three crime labs for examination of forensic evidence, DNA testing, toxicology testing and other tasks.

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