Doing more with less may help with a budget crisis, but it's not seen as a sustainable solution if you're running a fire department and responding to a growing number of emergencies.
"Dire Straits really doesn't begin to describe it," said Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. He was a guest on @TheTable Thursday night. Governor Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers are in the process of trying to work out a shared revenue deal that would send more money back to local governments to pay for public safety services like fire and police.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson has been talking with key lawmakers for months about the budget crisis facing the city.
Chief Lipski, a fourth-generation Milwaukee firefighter, says millions of additional dollars are needed to replace what has already been cut or closed.