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Patrick Testin, the member-elect of District 24 for the Wisconsin State Senate, released a political video advertisement a week before the Nov. 8 election addressing how the community has been “weighed down” by the “same failed political leadership.”
Rep. Gordon Hintz claimed that changes to the Predatory Lending Consumer Act in Wisconsin boosted the number of unregulated ‘installment’ loans. We check it out.
Former Democratic Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh claimed his former opponent, Republican Rep. Todd Young, made college more expensive when he voted to index student loan rates to 10-year Treasury note yields.
Eric Wimberger said in September that Wisconsin’s voter ID law does not disproportionately affect one demographic over another. But one expert at the University of Wisconsin disagrees.
Rep. Dave Considine, D-Baraboo, said at least 25 of the state’s transportation budget goes just to pay interest on previous loans. Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Legislative Fiscal Bureau numbers tell a different story.
Romaine Quinn claimed he never voted to cut K-12 education. He voted yes on the 2015-17 budget, but has never outright voted to slash funding for K-12.
The University of Wisconsin System has faced budget cuts, even higher than what those against the cuts say.
When asked whether raising the minimum wage could help solve income inequality, Johnson said it would result in job losses. The Observatory finds this mostly true.
Julie Lassa, the Democratic incumbent for District 24 State Assembly of Wisconsin, claimed that typical Wisconsin students graduate with student loans payments of $388 per month for almost 19 years.
Although he supports reversing President Obama’s executive action, Marco Rubio’s stance on immigration is a lot more complicated.