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Melissa Agard

Melissa Kristen Agard is an American small business owner and politician from Madison, Wisconsin. A Democrat, she is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and minority caucus vice-chair. She previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, when she was primarily known as Melissa Sargent.

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It’s true: You don’t have to pay taxes on KitKat bars and Viagra in Wisconsin
By Sophia Voight
November 3, 2023

Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."

Agard correct that GOP Senate more than doubled firings of governor’s appointees in one day
By Hope Karnopp
October 25, 2023

“Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”

How small is the turnout for Wisconsin spring elections?
By D.L. Davis
January 10, 2023

"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."

Yes, it’s true cannabis reform supported in Wisconsin, including by Republicans
By D.L. Davis
April 29, 2022

Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."

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By D.L. Davis
September 17, 2021

"No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."

Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker overstates youth marijuana claim
By Madeline Heim
March 5, 2021

"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”

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