Wimberger’s claim on impacts of state’s voter ID law false
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.
State representative misrepresents transportation budget figures
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 never voted to cut K-12 education
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.
Just how much has the UW System lost since 2011?
The University of Wisconsin System has faced budget cuts, even higher than what those against the cuts say.
The debt trail for Wisconsin college graduates
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.
How will the minimum wage change?
A candidate for State Senate wants to raise the minimum wage. Will his method work? What does he think the new minimum wage should be?
Holbrook ties VanderMeer to massive UW cuts
Mark Holbrook, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 70th assembly district, claimed on his campaign website that his GOP opponent Nancy VanderMeer was complicit in a $250 million budget cut to the UW system. However, VanderMeer voted against the final budget.
Gray wolf population maintained even during hunting seasons
In an attempt to educate and advocate for state control of the gray wolf population, Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, hosted the Great Lakes Wolf summit in which he argued for state-led control of the gray wolf population.
Does easy access to guns make Vermont safer?
The Observatory checks Wisconsin Libertarian candidate Jordan Hansen’s claim that Vermont’s ‘constitutional carry’ law makes the state more safe.
Bernier capitalizes on definition of deficit
Rep. Bernier claims that her vote for Act 10 eliminated the state’s budget deficit. The problem is that there never was a deficit to begin with.