MUNICIPALITIES ALL AROUND THE STATE, HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER TO HIS CAUCUS AT THAT POINT.

>> AGAIN ASSEMBLY BILL BUMPS UP MINIMUM INCREASE IN SHARED REVENUE TO 15-%.

SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER TAKES US TO THE CITY OF BROADHEAD IN GREEN COUNTY.

AND 15% DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEMS.

>> MY CAMPAIGN WAS TO DRIVE AROUND THE STREETS.

>> HE LOSS THAT RACE AND SPENT MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE LIVING OUT OF STATE.

WHEN HE WON IN 2022 HE HAD A PLAN.

>> I HAVE SEVERAL BUSINESSES.

I FIGURE I COULD RUN LIKE THAT.

IT IS NOT CLOSE.

VERY SLOW.

>> FIRST THING HE RAN INTO WAS A CITY BUDGET STARVED OF INCREASE IN SHARED REVENUE FOR A DECADE.

>> THERE IS NOT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO CUT.

>> BROAD HEAD FIRE DISTRICT DECIDED TO MOVE FROM VOLUNTEERS TO FULL TIME STAFF.

CITY'S PORTION OF THE INCREASE MORE THAN $300,000 A YEAR.

>> LAST YEAR, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT $330,000.

10% OF THE BUDGET.

>> INSTEAD, MAJOR JONES SENT DISILLUSION LETTER TO BROAD HEAD FIRE DISTRICT STARTING PROCESS OF BREAKING UP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS IT WASN'T JUST NEGOTIATING TACTIC.

>> IF YOU ARE BREAKING EGGS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACK UP PLAN.

WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY VIABLE PLAN.

FIRST THING TO SAY HOW DO WE FIX WHAT WE HAVE?

>> CITY AND RURAL WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE DEAL THAT KEPT VOLUNTEERS.

IT WAS A ONE-YEAR FIX WHILE THE CITY OF BROAD HEAD WENT TO REFERENDUM TO ASK VOTERS FOR EXTRA $400,000 A YEAR.

>> IF THEY VOTE NO, NEXT YEAR WE HAVE TO CUT SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

THEN WE LOST THE REFERENDUM.

>> GREAT TO BE HERE IN WISCONSIN DELLS TODAY.

>> JONES KNEW THE STAKES FOR HIS CITY WHEN HE TRAVELED TO WISCONSIN DELLS AND WAITED SIX HOURS TO GET TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK BEFORE THE JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE.

>> I AM MAJOR JOINS FROM CITY OF BROAD HEAD.

I RETIRED 20 YEARS AGO.

IT DIDN'T FIT.

>> JONES EXPLAINED WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN SHARED REVENUE HE WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE TO POOL.

>> WE HAD A POOL, PARKS AND REC, ALL THOSE THINGS.

LOOKS LIKE MY HOMETOWN IS NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE THEM.

THAT IS HOW DIRE IT IS.

>> POOL COST ABOUT $80,000 A YEAR.

MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE REPUBLICAN PLAN WILL GIVE BROAD HEAD EXTRA $109,000 A YEAR.

>> AT THE VERY LEAST WE CAN DELAY THINGS DOWN THE ROAD.

>> WHILE THE POOL WILL STAY OPEN THIS SUMMER.

JONES KNOWS THIS ISN'T A PERMANENT FIX.

>> IT IS A START.

THAT IS -- YOU HAVE TO TAKE LITTLE VICTORIES.