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Testing Scott Walker claim on record education funding in Wisconsin

By Alison Dirr

May 17, 2017

"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."

Ron Johnson: Opponent Russ Feingold “got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University.”

By Alison Dirr

November 2, 2016

Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University."

Is the Democratic Party the oldest continuous political party in the world?

By Alison Dirr

October 24, 2016

The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."

Feingold: Johnson voted five times for tax breaks that help ship Wisconsin jobs overseas

By Alison Dirr

August 26, 2016

Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says Wisconsin’s per-inmate cost ‘cheap’ compared to country

By Alison Dirr

July 8, 2016

"Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up," she said. "That’s actually cheap when you…

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Testing Scott Walker claim on record education funding in Wisconsin

Ron Johnson: Opponent Russ Feingold “got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University.”

Is the Democratic Party the oldest continuous political party in the world?

Feingold: Johnson voted five times for tax breaks that help ship Wisconsin jobs overseas

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says Wisconsin’s per-inmate cost ‘cheap’ compared to country