Abele backs benefits for domestic partners

County Executive Chris Abele officially announced his support Monday for extending health care and other benefits to domestic partners of county employees, a sharp reversal from his predecessor’s stance. In 2009, then-County Executive Scott Walker vetoed a measure to study domestic health partner benefits for the county workforce, and he has refused to defend the domestic partnership law granting similar benefits to state employees. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 6/14)