Amid divide over pay raises, fire truck funding, Milwaukee council overrides all of mayor’s budget vetoes

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — The process of building Milwaukee’s 2026 city budget has highlighted how the relationship between Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Common Council is in need of repair.

The divide was apparent Tuesday, when the 15-member council voted unanimously to override each of Johnson’s budget vetoes.

A frustrated Johnson told reporters outside his office he was especially bothered by the council’s decision to roll each veto into one combined agenda item and reject all of them with a single vote…

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