Link to November 5 Wisconsin State Journal article, "As Dane County population nears 500,000, laws could force taxpayers to pay up".
Excerpt: A series of state laws written to apply to Milwaukee County could force local taxpayers to pay the state $59 million and require Dane County to surrender control of its child welfare system.
But local officials hope state lawmakers find a fix.
Dane County is on the verge of reaching 500,000 population in Census numbers expected to be released early next year, and that would make it subject to about 160 state laws that were written to apply to Milwaukee County, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk wrote in a memo to legislators obtained by the State Journal.
The next county to face this dilemma, though not likely until after 2020.
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