GOP lawmakers aim to include state police in law enforcement bill of rights

GOP lawmakers aim to include state police in law enforcement bill of rights

Wisconsin is one of many states to protect cops through a bill of rights, but it excludes state-employed police. Some lawmakers want to change that, while critics worry they are receiving special treatment. State troopers would be among those protected by an expanded police bill of rights. Photo from the Wisconsin State Patrol website. By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT Most police in Wisconsin are protected by their own bill of rights.  The ro…