Report: Darling 'Flip-Flops' Stance on Fired Police Pay

State Sen. Alberta Darling’s has “flip-flopped” on her stance on whether fired Milwaukee police officers should still be paid, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s PolitiFact feature says.

Along with state Rep. Robin Vos, Darling co-authored the provision as part of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-2013 budget as co-chairmen of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance, but after pressure from city officials she backed off.

She would later urge Walker to veto the provision, PolitiFact said. Walker vetoed the measure Sunday before he approved the two-year budget.

When the Legislature was vetting the budget, Vos claimed the Milwaukee police chief could fire officers for "basically no cause. Darling agreed and argued for it on the floor of the Senate, PolitiFact says.

After looking into the matter in greater depth, Darling would changed her position on the issue. PolitiFact said Darling said fired cops were treated more fairly than she had been led to believe.

Find the full report here.