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Article: Holloway tries to cut funding of ethics case: Move caps a day of acrimony over his leadership.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2006
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Byline: Dave Umhoefer
Feb. 21--Supervisor Lee Holloway said that he would try to block more funding for the year-old ethics prosecution that imperils his tenure as leader of the Milwaukee County Board. Holloway, who remained on the job as chairman after a delay Monday in a move to replace him, told a reporter that his strategy was to pressure the Ethics Board into dropping some charges trying to deny it the money that it is expected to seek this spring to continue the case. "I'm not being reimbursed (for legal fees). I'm broke," Holloway said. "My understanding is they've spent a ton of money. I can't imagine their money will last." A second infusion of ...